# Luca Koleosho

Luca Warrick Daeovie Koleosho (born September 15, 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for EFL Championship club Burnley. Born in the United States, he is currently a youth international for Italy.

## Early life

Koleosho began playing with his local soccer club Trumbull United at the age of 7. Afterwards, he played for the Manhattan Kickers from age 7 to 11. After two trips to Spain with the Kickers, his parents decided to help him develop in Spain. In 2016, he joined the youth academy of Reus, before moving to the Espanyol youth system in 2020. 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 3 additional seasons. In 2022, he helped the Espanyol U19 reach the Copa del Rey Juvenil final, where they were defeated by Real Madrid.

## Club career
### Espanyol

He debuted at the senior level with Espanyol B in the fourth tier Segunda División RFEF during the 2021–22 season. He made his first start on October 8, 2022, and scored his first goal against RCD Mallorca B.
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. 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.

### 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. He made his debut for the Clarets on August 11, starting in a 3–0 league defeat to Manchester City. On December 2, he scored his first Premier League goal in a 5–0 victory over Sheffield United.

## 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.

### United States

In August 2019, Koleosho appeared with the United States U15 team, making four appearances. In April 2022, Koleosho was called up to a United States under-20 training camp in Carson, California. 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.

### Canada

Koleosho was called up to the Canada senior national team for a friendly and two CONCACAF Nations League matches in June 2022. He departed the camp after the cancellation of the Iran friendly and the subsequent cancellation of the replacement Panama friendly. In September 2022, Koleosho was re-called to Canada ahead of friendlies against Qatar and Uruguay. In May 2023, Koleosho was listed on the Canada preliminary rosters for the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals.

### 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. He was subsequently included in the 20-men squad that took part in the aforementioned round. He debuted with them as a late substitute in a 0–0 friendly tie with Slovenia U19 on March 25.
In June 2023, he was included in the Italian squad for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta, where the Azzurrini eventually won their second continental title.
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.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 11 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Espanyol | 2021–22 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Espanyol | 2022–23 | La Liga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Espanyol | Total | Total | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Burnley | 2023–24 | Premier League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Burnley | 2024–25 | Championship | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Burnley | Total | Total | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 46 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 |
* ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup

## Honours

Italy U19
* UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2023