Luis Toomey
New Zealand footballer (born 2001)
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Luis Noel Toomey (born 1 July 2001) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Canadian Premier League club Vancouver FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Noel Toomey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Napier, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2018 | Napier Marist | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Hawke's Bay United | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 49 | (17) |
| 2021 | → Lower Hutt City | (11) | |
| 2022 | → Wellington Phoenix FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | Pallo-Iirot | 6 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Eastern Suburbs AFC | 26 | (13) |
| 2024–2025 | Auckland FC | 8 | (0) |
| 2026– | Vancouver FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | New Zealand U23 | 2 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 November 2024 | |||
Early life
Toomey began playing youth football with Napier Marist FC at age three.[2]
Club career
In 2018, Toomey played with Hawke's Bay United FC in the New Zealand Football Championship.[2]
In late 2019, he joined the Wellington Phoenix Reserves in the New Zealand Football Championship.[3] In 2021, he played the first half of the season with Wellington Phoenix affiliate Lower Hutt City AFC in the Central League, a qualifying league for the new National League, before joining the Phoenix Reserves for the National League Championship Series (the Phoenix Reserves did not participate in the qualifying season in 2021, and Lower Hutt City could not participate in the Championship Series as an affiliate). At the end of 2021, he was named to the New Zealand National League Team of the Season.[4] In April 2022, he was called up to the Wellington Phoenix first team in the A-League for a match.[5]
In September 2022, he signed with Finnish club Pallo-Iirot in the fourth tier Kolmonen.[6]
In 2023, he joined Eastern Suburbs AFC in the New Zealand Northern League.[citation needed]
In June 2024, Toomey signed with Auckland FC in the A-League on a scholarship contract, ahead of the club's inaugural season.[7][8] On 2 November 2024, Toomey made his debut, in a match against former club Wellington Phoenix, recording an assist in a 2–0 victory.[9] In July 2025, he departed the club, upon the expiry of his contract.[10]
In January 2026, he signed with Canadian Premier League club Vancouver FC.[11][12]
International career
On 16 August 2023, Toomey was named in the New Zealand U23 for the 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[13] He scored in the first match on 30 August 2023, in a 3-1 victory over Fiji U23.[14] In July 2024, Toomey was named as a non-travelling reserve for the Olympic team.[15][16] However, he was later named an alternate for the side.