Luca Accettola (born February 19, 2004) is a Canadian

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

player who plays for

York United FC York United Football Club (formerly known as York9 FC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at York University's York Lions Stadium. History ...

in the

Canadian Premier League The Canadian Premier League (CPL or CanPL; ) is a professional Association football, soccer league in Canada and the highest level of the Canadian soccer league system. The league comprises eight teams, from five of provinces and territories of ...

Early life

Accettola began playing youth soccer at age three with

Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan Azzurri is a Canadian semi-professional soccer team based in Vaughan, Ontario, that currently competes in the League1 Ontario men's and women's divisions. The semi-professional team was founded in 2014 by the Vaughan Soccer Club, which ...

. In February 2015, he joined the

Toronto FC Academy Toronto FC Academy, also known as TFC Academy, is the Youth system, youth academy and development system of Canadian Major League Soccer club Toronto FC, which competes in MLS Next. The academy has divisions from U14 to U19 and includes over 110 ...

University career

In 2024, Accettola began attending

York University York University (), also known as YorkU or simply YU), is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, ...

, where he played for the men's soccer team. He scored his first goal in his debut on August 30 against the

McMaster Marauders The McMaster Marauders are the athletic teams that represent McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Athletics at McMaster is currently managed by the university's student affairs, under their athletics & recreation d ...

. In late September 2024, he was named the York University Male Athlete of the Week. In his rookie season, he recorded seven goals and added five assists. At the end of his rookie season, he was named the OUA West Rookie of the Year and an OUA West First Team All-Star. He was also named the

U Sports U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...

Rookie of the Year and selected to the U Sports All-Rookie Team.

Club career

In 2021, he played with Toronto FC III in the

League1 Ontario League1 Ontario (L1ON) is a semi-professional men's soccer league in Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Ontario Soccer Association. League1 Ontario consists of three tiers – League1 Premier ...

Summer Championship division. Accettola began playing with

Toronto FC II Toronto FC II is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, that competes in MLS Next Pro, a third tier league of the United States soccer league system. It is the reserve team and minor league affiliate of Toronto FC as we ...

MLS Next Pro MLS Next Pro (MLSNP) is a men's professional association football, soccer league in the United States and Canada that is affiliated with Major League Soccer (MLS). It launched in 2022 with 21 teams and now comprises 27 reserve sides of MLS clu ...

in 2022 as an academy call-up, making his debut on April 3, 2022, against

FC Cincinnati 2 FC Cincinnati 2 is an American professional soccer team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is the reserve team of FC Cincinnati and participates in MLS Next Pro. History On December 6, 2021, FC Cincinnati were named as one of 21 cl ...

. He signed a professional contract with the team ahead of the 2023 season. He scored his first goal on August 3, 2024, against

Chattanooga FC Chattanooga Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 2009, the team is in MLS Next Pro starting in 2024. Prior to joining MLS Next Pro, the club played in the National Indep ...

. On August 22, 2024, he agreed to a mutual termination of his contract to allow him to attend

. He also spent some time with the third team in the League1 Ontario Championship in 2024. At the

2025 CPL–U Sports Draft The 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft was the seventh annual CPL–U Sports Draft. Canadian Premier League (CPL) teams selected 16 eligible U Sports soccer players to be invited to their respective preseason camps with the opportunity to earn developm ...

, Accettola was selected in the first round (5th overall) by

. In April 2025, he signed a U Sports contract with the club, which would allow him to keep his university eligibility. On June 14, 2025, he scored his first goal in a 3-1 victory over

Pacific FC Pacific Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Greater Victoria, British Columbia. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League, playing home matches at Starlight Stadium located in Langford. History On May 5, 20 ...

. In July 2025, he signed a full professional contract with the club, giving up his university eligibility.

International career

In July 2019, he made his debut in the Canadian national program, attending a camp with the Canada U15 team. The next month he was named to the roster for the

2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship The 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship is an international football tournament, the third edition of the CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship. The competition was initially set to feature up to 39 teams from the CONCACAF region as well as ...

which took place at the IMG Academy in Brandenton, Florida.

Career statistics

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Accettola, Luca Living people 2004 births Canadian men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Toronto FC Academy players York United FC draft picks York United FC players Toronto FC II players MLS Next Pro players Vaughan Azzurri players Canada men's youth international soccer players Sportspeople from Richmond Hill, Ontario University and college men's soccer players in Canada League1 Ontario players York United FC Academy players