Luca Koleosho | |
Full Name: | Luca Warrick Daeovie Koleosho |
Birth Date: | 15 September 2004 |
Birth Place: | Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. |
Height: | 1.75m |
Position: | Left winger |
Currentclub: | Burnley |
Clubnumber: | 30 |
Youthyears1: | 2011–2012 |
Youthclubs1: | Trumbull United |
Youthyears2: | 2012–2016 |
Youthclubs2: | Manhattan Kickers |
Youthyears3: | 2016–2020 |
Youthclubs3: | Reus |
Youthyears4: | 2020–2022 |
Youthclubs4: | Espanyol |
Years1: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs1: | Espanyol B |
Caps1: | 14 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs2: | Espanyol |
Caps2: | 5 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2023– |
Clubs3: | Burnley |
Caps3: | 17 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
Nationalteam1: | United States U15 |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2023 |
Nationalteam2: | Italy U19 |
Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
Nationalteam3: | Italy U20 |
Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2023– |
Nationalteam4: | Italy U21 |
Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 20:30, 18 August 2024 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 21 November 2023 |
Luca Warrick Daeovie Koleosho (born September 15, 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for club Burnley. Born in the United States, he is currently a youth international for Italy.
Koleosho began playing with his local soccer club Trumbull United at the age of 7.[1] Afterwards, he played for the Manhattan Kickers from age 7 to 11.[2] After two trips to Spain with the Kickers, his parents decided to help him develop in Spain.[3] In 2016, he joined the youth academy of Reus, before moving to the Espanyol youth system in 2020.[4] [5] Working his way up their youth sides, he signed his first professional contract with Espanyol on June 2, 2021, keeping him at the club for 3 additional seasons.[6] In 2022, he helped the Espanyol U19 reach the Copa del Rey Juvenil final, where they were defeated by Real Madrid.[7]
He debuted at the senior level with Espanyol B in the fourth tier Segunda División RFEF during the 2021–22 season. He made his first start on October 8, 2022, and scored his first goal against RCD Mallorca B.[8] [9]
He made his first team debut with Espanyol in a 0–0 La Liga tie with Granada on May 22, 2022, coming as a late substitute in the 90th minute.[10] Koleosho scored his first goal for the senior side in Espanyol's final match of the 2022–23 La Liga season against Almería, netting the third goal for his club in a 3–3 draw on June 4, 2023.[11] [12]
On July 25, 2023, Koleosho joined Premier League side Burnley for a transfer fee of £2.6m, plus £860,000 in add-ons, signing a four-year deal with the club.[13] [14] [15] He made his debut for the Clarets on August 11, starting in a 3–0 league defeat to Manchester City.[16] On December 2, he scored his first Premier League goal in a 5–0 victory over Sheffield United.[17] [18]
Koleosho is eligible to represent the United States, Canada, Nigeria, and Italy, as he was born and raised in the United States to a Nigerian father and an Italian-Canadian mother.[19]
In August 2019, Koleosho appeared with the United States U15 team, making four appearances.[20] [21] In April 2022, Koleosho was called up to a United States under-20 training camp in Carson, California.[22] After his call-up to Canada's senior side in June 2022, Koleosho confirmed he had not closed the door on representing the United States.
Koleosho was called up to the Canada senior national team for a friendly and two CONCACAF Nations League matches in June 2022.[23] He departed the camp after the cancellation of the Iran friendly and the subsequent cancellation of the replacement Panama friendly.[24] In September 2022, Koleosho was re-called to Canada ahead of friendlies against Qatar and Uruguay.[25] [26] In May 2023, Koleosho was listed on the Canada preliminary rosters for the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals.[27]
In March 2023, Koleosho accepted a call-up to the Italy under-19 national team, joining a training camp in preparation to the Elite round of the qualifications to the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[28] He was subsequently included in the 20-men squad that took part in the aforementioned round.[29] [30] He debuted with them as a late substitute in a 0–0 friendly tie with Slovenia U19 on March 25.[31]
In June 2023, he was included in the Italian squad for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta,[32] where the Azzurrini eventually won their second continental title.[33] [34]
On November 21, 2023, he made his debut for the Italian under-21 national team in a 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against the Republic of Ireland.[35]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Espanyol | 2021–22 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | La Liga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
Total | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
Burnley | 2023–24 | Premier League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
2024–25 | Championship | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
Total | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |||
Career total | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
Italy U19