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My Take
Luca de la Torre is the sort of player I find easy to root for. Born in San Diego in 1998, the 175 cm midfielder built his career the hard way, starting at Fulham in England before stints with Heracles in the Netherlands and Celta Vigo in Spain, then returning home to Charlotte FC while earning caps for the United States. I am drawn to central midfielders precisely because their work is unglamorous: covering ground, linking play, doing the things that never make the highlight reel. The willingness to test himself across three European leagues says a lot about his ambition. He is still young, and I suspect his best football is ahead of him.
Overview
Lucas Daniel de la Torre (born May 23, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC and the United States national team. Having begun his professional career with Fulham in the EFL Championship, he later played for Heracles in the Eredivisie and Celta Vigo in La Liga.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Luca de la Torre
- Name (Japanese)
- ルカ・デ・ラ・トレ
- Reading
- るか・で・ら・とれ
- Born
- May 23, 1998 (age 28)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Tiger
- Origin
- San Diego, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.