Luca Bombino

Luca Bombino
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-07-10) July 10, 2006
Place of birth Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 San Diego FC
Number 27
Youth career
2017–2023 Los Angeles FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Los Angeles FC 2 32 (0)
2024–2025 Los Angeles FC 0 (0)
2025 → San Diego FC (loan) 33 (2)
2026– San Diego FC 9 (2)
International career‡
2023 United States U17 1 (0)
2024 United States U19 4 (0)
2025– United States U20 11 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:51, 11 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of October 10, 2025

Luca Dylan Bombino (born July 10, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays left back for Major League Soccer club San Diego FC.

Career

Los Angeles FC

Bombino played as part of the Los Angeles FC academy setup from 2017, before playing with the club's MLS Next Pro side Los Angeles FC 2 in both 2023 and 2024. On September 7, 2024, he was temporarily part of the first team squad,[1] before signing permanently as a homegrown player a week later.[2]

San Diego FC

On February 25, 2025, Bombino joined San Diego FC on a season-long loan ahead of their inaugural season.[3][4][5][6] He scored his first professional goal on July 5, netting during a 3–4 loss at home to Houston Dynamo.[7][8] On November 18, San Diego FC exercised their option to sign Bombino on a permanent basis.[9] On April 11, 2026 Luca scored SDFC's 100th goal.[10]

International career

Born in the United States, Bombino is of Italian descent.[11] Luca was named as an alternate for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, but did not make the final 21 man roster.[12]He was called up to the United States U20s for the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[13] Luca was part of the squad at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup that took place in Chile.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "LAFC2". LAFC2.
  2. ↑ "LAFC2". LAFC2.
  3. ↑ "San Diego FC Acquires Defender Luca Bombino on Loan from LAFC | San Diego FC". sandiegofc.com.
  4. ↑ Velasco, Francisco (February 26, 2025). "San Diego FC acquires Luca Bombino on loan from LAFC". East Village Times.
  5. ↑ Diego, Jennifer Vigil • Times of San (February 26, 2025). "SDFC Acquires Young Defender, While City Hall Rolls Out Welcome Mat for Club". Times of San Diego.
  6. ↑ "San Diego FC secures defender Luca Bombino on loan from LAFC". The Sporting Tribune. February 26, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Houston 4-3 San Diego (Jul 5, 2025) Game Analysis". ESPN.
  8. ↑ Stadium, Angel Rodriguez at Snapdragon (July 6, 2025). "San Diego FC undone late in 4-3 losing thriller against the Houston Dynamo". The Sporting Tribune.
  9. ↑ "San Diego FC Exercises Permanent Trade Option to Acquire Defender Luca Bombino". San Diego FC. November 18, 2025. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  10. ↑ Murphy, Kate (April 13, 2026). "Watch San Diego's 100th goal". axios.com.
  11. ↑ Joseph, Brendan (December 30, 2025). "SSFC Spotlight: Luca Bombino makes the most of his loan opportunity". Stars and Stripes FC.
  12. ↑ "U.S. Under-17 MYNT Head Coach Gonzalo Segares Names 21-Player Roster For 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup In Indonesia". USSoccer.com. October 25, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Michael Nsien Names USA Roster For 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship In Mexico". Chicago: United States Soccer Federation. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  14. ↑ "U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team Head Coach Marko Mitrović Names U.S. Roster for 2025 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Chile". United States Soccer Federation. September 19, 2025.
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