Luke A. Biasi (born July 15, 1999) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a defender for the

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1998 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American ...

in the

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Career

Youth

Biasi played high school soccer at

Flowery Branch High School Flowery Branch High School is a four-year public high school located in Flowery Branch, Georgia, United States, operated by Hall County Schools. In 2007, Flowery Branch was voted Georgia's High School of Excellence. It is one of seven high scho ...

, as well as playing club soccer for a year with Georgia United, six years with Atlanta Fire United and a single year at the United Futbol Academy.

College & Amateur

Biasi attended the

University of Memphis The University of Memphis (Memphis) is a public university, public research university in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 20,000 students. The university maintains the Herff Col ...

to play

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. Over four seasons with the Tigers, included a truncated 2020 season due to the

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, Biasi made 49 appearances, scoring one goal and tallying two assists. He was named AAC All-Academic Team in both 2017 and 2018. In 2021, Biasi transferred to

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...

for his full senior season, making 18 appearances and finishing with one assist to his name. While at college, Biasi spent time in the

USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will feature ...

, now named the

USL League Two USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...

, with

Peachtree City MOBA Peachtree City MOBA is an American soccer team based in Peachtree City, Georgia. Founded as a soccer academy in 2013, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the United States soccer league system. History The MOBA Soccer Academy, ...

in 2018, and Southern Soccer Academy Kings in 2021.

Professional

On February 24, 2022, Biasi signed his first professional contract, joining

club

prior to their 2022 season. He made his professional debut on April 2, 2022, starting in a 2–0 win over

Loudoun United Loudoun United FC is an American professional soccer team based in Leesburg, Virginia. The team was founded in 2018 as the reserve team of D.C. United and made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. After ownership changes, it ceased being t ...

. Biasi picked up an assist against

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, sending a through-ball to Tola Showunmi, who scored. The game finished 2–0.

References

External links

Luke Biasi
Pittsburgh Riverhounds Profile * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Biasi, Luke 1999 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Memphis Tigers men's soccer players Peachtree City MOBA players Sportspeople from Buford, Georgia Sportspeople from Gwinnett County, Georgia Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state) Syracuse Orange men's soccer players USL Championship players USL League Two players 21st-century American sportsmen