Luca Robert Gasparotto (born 9 March 1995) is a retired Canadian soccer player who played as a centre-back.
He has played for Canada at youth level and has been called into the senior squad.
Gasparotto began playing soccer with local club Ajax SC, coached by his father,[1] and then moved to Canadian Soccer League side SC Toronto.[2][3]
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.[4] Gasparotto made his second Rangers appearance in a 1–2 defeat to Peterhead at Ibrox on 20 April.[5] Gasparotto made his first start for Rangers on the final day of the 2012–13 season in a 1–0 win over Berwick Rangers.[6]
Gasparotto did not play for Rangers during the 2013–14 season but was loaned out to Stirling Albion.[7] He joined Airdrieonians on 1 September 2014, initially until January,[8] however, this was extended until the summer of 2015.[9]
Following a serious injury to Frank McKeown, Gasparotto was signed by Greenock Morton on a short-term deal until January 2016.[10] After impressing in his loan stint, Gasparotto's loan with Morton was extended to the end of the 2015–16 season.[11] 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.[12]
In June 2016, Gasparotto joined Scottish Championship side Falkirk.[13]
In November 2017, Gasparotto returned to Greenock Morton on an emergency loan deal until the start of January 2018,[14] whereupon he signed a permanent deal until the end of the 2017–18 season.[15] He was released at the end of the season.[16]
On 14 February 2019, Gasparotto returned to Canada, signing with Canadian Premier League side York9.[17] He made his first appearance for York9 in their inaugural match against Forge FC on 27 April 2019.[18] He scored his first goal for the Nine Stripes in a Canadian Championship match against FC Edmonton on 5 June 2019.[19] Gasparotto ended up playing every single minute for York9 in 2019, 28 league games and 6 in the Canadian Championship, the only CPL player to do so. On November 3, 2020, he announced his retirement from professional football, citing a desire to pursue a career outside of football.[20]
In 2021, he began attending Humber College, where he joined the men's soccer team.[21]
He was called into a training camp for the Canada national team in January 2014, whilst on loan at Stirling.[22] Gasparotto was again called into the squad for a training camp in March 2015.[23]
He has also played for Canada at U17 (including three games at the U17 World Cup in Mexico) and U20 level.[24] In August 2015, Gasparotto was called up for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Belize.[25] In May 2016, Gasparotto was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[26] He saw action in both matches.[27]
Gasparotto was called up to the senior Canada squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Belize in September 2015.[28]
Gasparotto was born in North York, Ontario, to a Canadian mother and an Australian father.[29] When he was one year old, his family moved to Ajax, Ontario.[29] His father was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales.[29]
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