Luca Gasparotto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luca Robert Gasparotto | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | North York, Ontario, Canada[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Free agent | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ajax SC | |||
| 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Canada U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2015 | Canada U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015– | Canada U23 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:30, 2 May 2016 (UTC). | |||
Luca Robert Gasparotto (born 9 March 1995) is a Canadian footballer who plays as a centre back. He is currently a free agent having last played for Greenock Morton on loan from Rangers in the Scottish Championship.
He has played for Canada at youth levels, and has been called into the senior squad.
Club career
Gasparotto made his Rangers debut by coming on for Emílson Cribari in a 2–0 win over Clyde at Ibrox on 13 April 2013.[2] Gasparotto made his second Rangers appearance in a 1–2 defeat to Peterhead at Ibrox on 20 April.[3] Gasparotto made his first start for Rangers on the final day of the 2012–13 season in a 1–0 win over Berwick Rangers.[4]
Gasparotto did not play for Rangers during the 2013–14 season but was loaned out to Stirling Albion.[5] He joined Airdrieonians on 1 September 2014, initially until January,[6] however, this was extended until the summer of 2015.[7]
Following a serious injury to Frank McKeown, Gasparotto was signed by Greenock Morton on a short-term deal until January 2016.[8] After impressing in his loan stint, Gasparotto's loan with Morton was extended to the end of the 2015–16 season.[9]
International career
He was called into a training camp for the Canada national team in January 2014, whilst on loan at Stirling.[10]
Gasparotto was again called into the squad for a training camp in March 2015.[11]
He has also played for Canada at U17 (including three games at the U17 World Cup in Mexico) and U20 level.[12]
In August 2015, Gasparotto was called up for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Belize.[13]
Honours
Airdrieonians
References
- ↑ "Luca Gasparotto". Canada Soccer. 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Rangers 2–0 Clyde". David Melvin. Rangers.co.uk. 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "Rangers 1-2 Peterhead". Neil Smith. Rangers.co.uk. 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "Rangers 1–0 Berwick Rangers". Neil Smith. Rangers.co.uk. 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "Duo Make Loan Moves". Andrew Dickinson. Rangers.co.uk. 21 December 2013.
- ↑ "Ibrox club loans out seven fringe players". BBC. BBC Sport. 2 September 2014.
- ↑ Shires, Freddie. "Rangers defender Luca Gasparotto hoping loan helps Gers and international future". HITC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ↑ "Gasparotto joins Morton on loan". Scottish Professional Football League. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (5 Jan 2015). "On loan Rangers man Luca Gasparotto agrees to stay with Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 Jan 2016.
- ↑ Morton, Donald (10 January 2014). "On-loan Luca set for Canada cap". Daily Record. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ "Gasparotto Gets International Call". Rangers F.C. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ "Profile". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ "Canada picks players for FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Belize". Canada Soccer. 28 August 2015.
- 1 2 Hedworth, Alice (7 August 2015). "Gasparotto moves to Morton". Rangers F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2015.