Luca Colville
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Luca Colville
|image =
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|fullname = Luca Robert Colville{{Cite web |title=Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Bradford City |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2018-19.pdf |access-date=23 July 2020 |publisher=English Football League |page=50 }}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|7|17|df=y}}
|birth_place =
|height =
|position = Winger
|currentclub = Scarborough Athletic
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 = 2010–2018
|youthclubs1 = Huddersfield Town
|years1 = 2018–2019
|clubs1 = Bradford City
|caps1 = 11
|goals1 = 1
|years2 = 2019–2021
|clubs2 = Greenock Morton
|caps2 = 36
|goals2 = 3
|years3 = 2021–
|clubs3 = Scarborough Athletic
|caps3 = 24
|goals3 = 9
|club-update = 18:01, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
}}
Luca Robert Colville (born 17 July 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Scarborough Athletic, as a winger. He has previously played for Bradford City and Greenock Morton.
Career
Colville joined Huddersfield Town at the under-11 age group, turning professional in February 2017.{{Cite news |last=Davies |first=Matt |date=26 March 2018 |title=Who are Nottingham Forest trialists Luca Colville and Ben Wells? |work=Nottingham Post |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/who-nottingham-forest-trialists-luca-1382786 |access-date=15 August 2018}} He trialled with Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest in 2018. After a trial with the club, Colville signed a one-year contract with Bradford City on 14 August 2018.{{Cite web |date=14 August 2018 |title=Luca Colville: Bradford City offer winger one-year deal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45185211 |access-date=14 August 2018 |website=BBC Sport}}{{Cite news |date=14 August 2018 |title=Bradford City sign Luca Colville on an initial one-year deal |work=Telegraph & Argus |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/16417902.bradford-city-sign-luca-colville-on-an-initial-one-year-deal/ |access-date=14 August 2018}} He scored on his debut later that same day, in an EFL Cup game.
In May 2019, following Bradford City's relegation to League Two, he was one of 3 first-team players to be offered a new contract by the club.{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Simon |date=7 May 2019 |title=Bradford City announce retained list |work=Telegraph & Argus |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/17623655.bradford-city-announce-retained-list/ |access-date=7 May 2019}} In July 2019, City manager Gary Bowyer revealed that Colville was still considering whether to accept the offer or not.{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Simon |date=11 July 2019 |title=Bantams: Make your mind up time for Colville |work=Telegraph & Argus |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/17762463.bradford-city-still-waiting-colville-decision/ |access-date=11 July 2019}} At the start of the 2019–20 season Colville remained with the club on a weekly contract.{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Simon |date=8 August 2019 |title=Bradford City: Bowyer "not losing sleep" over Colville deal |work=Telegraph & Argus |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/17822803.bradford-city-bowyer-quot-not-losing-sleep-quot-colville-deal/ |access-date=8 August 2019}} He made his first appearance in the 2019–20 season on 13 August 2019, in the EFL Cup.
On 23 August 2019, Colville signed a two-year deal with Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton, transferring for an undisclosed fee.{{Cite news |date=23 August 2019 |title=Colville reunited with former Bradford City boss in Scotland |work=Telegraph & Argus |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/17856924.colville-reunited-former-bradford-city-boss-scotland/ |access-date=23 July 2020}}
He returned to England in October 2021, signing for Scarborough Athletic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenpl.co.uk/scarborough-athletic-confirm-luca-colville-signing-67935|title=Scarborough Athletic confirm Luca Colville signing - The Pitching In Northern Premier League|website=www.thenpl.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/sport/football/boro-snap-up-winger-luca-colville-from-morton-3428382|title=Boro snap up winger Luca Colville from Morton|website=www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk}}
Personal life
Career statistics
{{updated|4 May 2022}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=3|Bradford City
|2018–19{{soccerbase season|114863|2018|accessdate=15 August 2018}} |11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|114863|2019|accessdate=14 August 2019}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| rowspan=3|Greenock Morton
|19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{Efn|Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup.}} | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|114863|2020|access-date=17 April 2021}}
|Scottish Championship |17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2{{Efn|Appearances in the play-offs.}} | |0 | 22 | 1 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 | |
| Scarborough Athletic
|2021–22{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/scarborough-athletic/appearances/luca-colville/933436|title=Scarborough Athletic | Appearances | Luca Colville | Football Web Pages|website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk}} |24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5{{Efn|Three appearances and two goals in the North Riding Senior Cup; two appearances and one goal in the play-offs.}} | 3 | 29 | 12 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!71 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 88 | 19 |
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References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Category:Bradford City A.F.C. players
Category:Greenock Morton F.C. players
Category:Scarborough Athletic F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:Northern Premier League players
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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