Luca Koleosho
Footballer (born 2004)
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Luca Warrick Daeovie Koleosho (born September 15, 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or wide midfielder for EFL Championship club Burnley. Born in the United States, he is currently a youth international for Italy.
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| Full name | Luca Warrick Daeovie Koleosho[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 September 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Burnley | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2011–2012 | Trumbull United | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Manhattan Kickers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Reus | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Espanyol | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Espanyol B | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Espanyol | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Burnley | 43 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | → Espanyol (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | → Paris FC (loan) | 16 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | United States U15 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Italy U19 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Italy U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Italy U21 | 14 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:40, 18 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
Koleosho began playing with his local soccer club Trumbull United at the age of seven.[2] Afterwards, he played for the Manhattan Kickers from age seven to 11.[3] After two trips to Spain with the Kickers, his parents decided to help him develop in Spain.[2][4] In 2016, he joined the youth academy of Reus, before moving to the Espanyol youth system in 2020.[5][6] Working his way up their youth sides, he signed his first professional contract with Espanyol on June 2, 2021, keeping him at the club for three additional seasons.[7] In 2022, he helped the Espanyol U19 reach the Copa del Rey Juvenil final, where they were defeated by Real Madrid.[8]
Club career
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Espanyol
He debuted at the senior level with Espanyol B in the fourth tier Segunda División RFEF during the 2021–22 season.[8] He made his first start on October 8, 2022, and scored his first goal against RCD Mallorca B.[9][10]
He made his first team debut with Espanyol in a 0–0 La Liga tie with Granada on May 22, 2022, coming as a late substitute in the 90th minute.[11] Koleosho scored his first goal for the senior side in Espanyol's final match of the 2022–23 La Liga season against Almería, netting the third goal for his club in a 3–3 draw on June 4, 2023.[12][13]
Burnley
On July 25, 2023, Koleosho joined Premier League side Burnley for a transfer fee of £2.6m, plus £860,000 in add-ons, signing a four-year deal with the club.[14][15][16] He made his debut for the Clarets on August 11, starting in a 3–0 league defeat to Manchester City.[17] On December 2, he scored his first Premier League goal in a 5–0 victory over Sheffield United.[18][19]
Loan to Espanyol
On 21 August 2025, it was announced that Koleosho would return to La Liga club Espanyol on a season long loan.[20]
Loan to Paris FC
On 9 January 2026, Koleosho left Espanyol and joined Ligue 1 side Paris FC on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy.[21] On 18 January 2026, he made his debut for Paris, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 league victory over Nantes.[22]
International career
Koleosho is eligible to represent the United States, Canada, Nigeria, and Italy, as he was born and raised in the United States to a Nigerian father and an Italian-Canadian mother.[23]
United States
In August 2019, Koleosho appeared with the United States U15 team, making four appearances.[24][25] In April 2022, Koleosho was called up to a United States under-20 training camp in Carson, California.[26] After his call-up to Canada's senior side in June 2022, Koleosho confirmed he had not closed the door on representing the United States.[8]
Canada
Koleosho was called up to the Canada senior national team for a friendly and two CONCACAF Nations League matches in June 2022.[27] He departed the camp after the cancellation of the Iran friendly and the subsequent cancellation of the replacement Panama friendly.[28] In September 2022, Koleosho was re-called to Canada ahead of friendlies against Qatar and Uruguay.[29][30] In May 2023, Koleosho was listed on the Canada preliminary rosters for the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals.[31]
Italy
In March 2023, Koleosho accepted a call-up to the Italy under-19 national team, joining a training camp in preparation to the Elite round of the qualifications to the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[32] He was subsequently included in the 20-man squad that took part in the aforementioned round.[33][34] He debuted with them as a late substitute in a 0–0 friendly tie with Slovenia U19 on March 25.[35]
In June 2023, he was included in the Italian squad for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta,[36] where the Azzurrini eventually won their second continental title.[37][38]
On November 21, 2023, he made his debut for the Italian under-21 national team in a 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against the Republic of Ireland.[39]
In May 2026, Koleosho was one of the players who were called up with the Italy national senior squad by interim head coach Silvio Baldini, for the friendly matches against Luxembourg and Greece on 3 and 7 June 2026, respectively.[40]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 May 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espanyol | 2021–22[41] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[42] | La Liga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Burnley | 2023–24[43] | Premier League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024–25[44] | Championship | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| Total | 43 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Espanyol (loan) | 2025–26[45] | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Paris FC (loan) | 2025–26[45] | Ligue 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| Career total | 67 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 7 | ||
- Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup, Coupe de France
Honours
Italy U19
