Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio facts for kids
Lawrie-Lattanzio with York United in 2022
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Luis Marcus Nicola Lawrie-Lattanzio | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger, forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Adelaide City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Metrostars | |||
| FSA NTC | |||
| Adelaide United | |||
| 2019–2021 | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2018–2019 | Adelaide United NPL | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Melbourne Victory | 18 | (0) |
| 2022 | Campbelltown City | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | York United | 12 | (2) |
| 2023 | Campbelltown City | 24 | (7) |
| 2024– | Adelaide City | 25 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Australia U17 | 2 | (0) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
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Luis Marcus Nicola Lawrie-Lattanzio, born on February 20, 2002, is an Australian soccer player. He plays for Adelaide City in the NPL South Australia. He is known as the only active Indigenous male professional soccer player from South Australia.
Early Life and Youth Soccer
Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio was born in Adelaide, Australia. His mother is an Indigenous Australian, and his father is Italian. His family has roots in both Australia and Italy. He grew up in Adelaide and went to Blackfriars Priory School.
As a kid, Luis loved many sports. He played Australian rules football, did athletics, and played soccer. He also has an Italian passport because of his father.
Luis started playing youth soccer with Metrostars. Then, he joined the Football South Australia National Training Centre. Later, he played for the youth teams of Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory FC. In the 2019–20 Y-League season, he helped Melbourne Victory reach the Grand Final. He also won the Y-League Victory Medal and the TAC Y-League Golden Boot.
Club Career Highlights
In October 2019, Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio joined A-League Men team Melbourne Victory. He played his first professional game on July 25, 2020. This was against Western United. He also played in the AFC Champions League for the first time on November 27 against Beijing Guoan.
Luis scored his first professional goal on February 6, 2021, against the Brisbane Roar. In May 2022, he left the club when his contract ended.
In June 2022, he signed with Campbelltown City. This team plays in the second-tier NPL South Australia league.
On July 6, 2022, Luis moved to Canada. He signed with Canadian Premier League club York United. He played his first game for them on July 15 as a substitute against Pacific FC. He scored his first goal for York United on August 1 against the HFX Wanderers. In December 2022, York United announced that Luis would not be staying for 2023.
In 2023, Luis returned to Campbelltown City in the NPL South Australia. On March 10, 2023, he scored two goals in a 3-0 win against FK Beograd.
In 2024, he joined Adelaide City, also in the NPL South Australia.
International Play
Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio started playing for Australia's national teams in 2019. He was chosen for the Joeys, which is the under-17 team. He was part of the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Luis played in the first match against Ecuador U17.
Honours
- Melbourne Victory
- FFA Cup: 2021
