Luca Gasparotto

Luca Gasparotto
Personal information
Full name Luca Robert Gasparotto
Date of birth (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995
Place of birth North York, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
Ajax SC
2011 SC Toronto
2011–2013 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Rangers 4 (0)
2013–2014 → Stirling Albion (loan) 3 (0)
2014–2015 → Airdrieonians (loan) 26 (2)
2015–2016 → Greenock Morton (loan) 20 (0)
2016–2018 Falkirk 34 (1)
2017 → Greenock Morton (loan) 4 (0)
2018 Greenock Morton 11 (0)
National team‡
2011 Canada U17 7 (1)
2015 Canada U20 4 (0)
2015– Canada U23 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:40, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 August 2016

Luca Robert Gasparotto (born 9 March 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who last played as a centre back for Greenock Morton.

He has played for Canada at youth levels, and has been called into the senior squad.

Club career

Gasparotto began his youth career local team Ajax SC, coached by his father,[2] then moved to Canadian Soccer League side SC Toronto.[3][4] In 2011, he went overseas to sign with Rangers and made his debut in 2013, coming on for Emílson Cribari in a 2–0 win over Clyde at Ibrox on 13 April 2013.[5] Gasparotto made his second Rangers appearance in a 1–2 defeat to Peterhead at Ibrox on 20 April.[6] Gasparotto made his first start for Rangers on the final day of the 2012–13 season in a 1–0 win over Berwick Rangers.[7]

Gasparotto did not play for Rangers during the 2013–14 season but was loaned out to Stirling Albion.[8] He joined Airdrieonians on 1 September 2014, initially until January,[9] however, this was extended until the summer of 2015.[10]

Following a serious injury to Frank McKeown, Gasparotto was signed by Greenock Morton on a short-term deal until January 2016.[11] After impressing in his loan stint, Gasparotto's loan with Morton was extended to the end of the 2015–16 season.[12] After the conclusion of his loan spell with Greenock Morton, Gasparotto announced that he would not be returning to Rangers for the 2016–17 Scottish Premiership season.[13]

In June 2016, Gasparotto joined Scottish Championship side Falkirk.[14] In November 2017, Gasparotto returned to Morton on an emergency loan deal until the start of January 2018,[15] whereupon he signed a permanent deal until the end of the 2017–18 season.[16] He was released at the end of the season.[17]

International career

He was called into a training camp for the Canada national team in January 2014, whilst on loan at Stirling.[18] Gasparotto was again called into the squad for a training camp in March 2015.[19]

He has also played for Canada at U17 (including three games at the U17 World Cup in Mexico) and U20 level.[20] In August 2015, Gasparotto was called up for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Belize.[21] In May 2016, Gasparotto was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[22] He saw action in both matches.[23]

Gasparotto was called up to the senior Canada squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Belize in September 2015.[24]

Personal life

Gasparotto is a Liverpool fan.[25] His father was born in Queanbeyan, Australia.[1]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 April 2018 [26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers 2012–13[27] Third Division 4000000040
2013–14[28] League One 0000000000
2014–15[29] Scottish Championship 0000000000
2015–16[30] 0000000000
Total 4000000040
Stirling Albion (loan) 2013–14[28] League Two 3000000030
Airdrieonians (loan) 2014–15[29] League One 262100000272
Greenock Morton (loan) 2015–16[30] Championship 200302000250
Falkirk 2016–17[31] 29000413[lower-alpha 1]0361
2017–18[32] 5100301[lower-alpha 2]091
Total 341007140452
Greenock Morton (loan) 2017–18[32] Championship 4000000040
Greenock Morton 7020000090
Total 110200000130
Career total 9836091401174
  1. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Premiership play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Club

Airdrieonians
  • Young Player of the Year: 2014–15[33]
  • Player of the Year: 2014–15[33]

References

  1. 1 2 "Luca Gasparotto". Canada Soccer. 27 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Berry, Gavin (25 April 2013). "Rangers youngster Luca Gasparotto looking for pass marks as he juggles Ibrox career with studies". Daily Record. Glasgow: Trinity Mirror.
  3. ↑ "2011 U-17 World Cup". 2011-09-09. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
  4. ↑ "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
  5. ↑ Melvin, David (13 April 2013). "Rangers 2–0 Clyde". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
  6. ↑ Smith, Neil (20 April 2013). "Rangers 1–2 Peterhead". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
  7. ↑ Smith, Neil (4 May 2013). "Rangers 1–0 Berwick Rangers". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
  8. ↑ Dickinson, Andrew (21 December 2013). "Duo Make Loan Moves". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
  9. ↑ "Ibrox club loans out seven fringe players". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 September 2014.
  10. ↑ Shires, Freddie. "Rangers defender Luca Gasparotto hoping loan helps Gers and international future". HITC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Gasparotto joins Morton on loan". Scottish Professional Football League. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  12. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (5 January 2015). "On loan Rangers man Luca Gasparotto agrees to stay with Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Greenock: Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  13. ↑ Dawes, Olly (1 May 2016). "Luca Gasparotto confirms Rangers departure, sends heartfelt message to fans on Twitter".
  14. ↑ "Gasparotto pens Bairns deal". Falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk Football Club. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "Luca Gasparotto joins Morton on loan". Falkirk FC. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Luca pens permanent deal until end of season". Greenock Morton FC. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  17. ↑ Clive Lindsay (4 August 2018). "Scottish Championship ins and outs - summer 2018". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  18. ↑ Morton, Donald (10 January 2014). "On-loan Luca set for Canada cap". Daily Record. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "Gasparotto Gets International Call". Rangers F.C. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "Profile". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  21. ↑ "Canada picks players for FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Belize". Canada Soccer. 27 August 2015.
  22. ↑ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour". Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  23. ↑ Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 wins again on Caribbean tour". Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  24. ↑ "Canada picks players for FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Belize". canadasoccer.com. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  25. ↑ Friel, David (20 December 2015). "A to Z with Luca Gasparotto". The Scottish Sun. Glasgow: News UK.
  26. ↑ Luca Gasparotto at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Luca Gasparotto in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Luca Gasparotto in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  29. 1 2 "Games played by Luca Gasparotto in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Luca Gasparotto in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Luca Gasparotto in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  32. 1 2 "Games played by Luca Gasparotto in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  33. 1 2 Hedworth, Alice (7 August 2015). "Gasparotto moves to Morton". Rangers F.C. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.