Lucas Daniel de la Torre (born May 23, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo and the United States national team.
Club
Early career
De La Torre was born and raised in San Diego, California and began playing soccer at Nomad Soccer Club and San Diego Surf, before moving to England to play with Fulham in 2013. De la Torre made his debut for Fulham on August 9, 2016 in the EFL Cup first round against Leyton Orient, starting the match and played 88 minutes at Brisbane Road as Fulham won 3–2. His first league game was a Championship match against Bolton Wanderers on October 28, 2017, as a last-minute substitute for Tomáš Kalas in a 1–1 home tie.
He scored his first goal for Fulham in an EFL Cup tie against Millwall on September 25, 2018.
Heracles
On August 6, 2020, de la Torre signed a two-year deal with Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo. He provided an assist in his Eredivisie debut on September 13, 2020 in a 2–0 win over ADO Den Haag. He was named to the Eredivisie Team of the Month for March 2021. He was again named to the Eredivisie Team of the Month for January 2022.
International
Youth
De La Torre was part of the United States under-17 team for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
He was also part of the United States under-20 team that won the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, scoring the game-winner in a 4–1 group stage win against Haiti and netting a penalty kick during the penalty shootout in the final against Honduras. He was also a member of the United States squad that reached the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup quarterfinals, scoring a goal in a group stage draw against Ecuador and assisting on both Josh Sargent's game-winner in a group stage match against Senegal as well as Lagos Kunga's goal in a 6–0 Round of 16 win over New Zealand.
Senior
On June 2, 2018, De La Torre made his senior team debut for the United States, coming on as a substitute in a friendly against Republic of Ireland. On February 2, 2022, he made his first start for the United States against Honduras in a 3–0 victory in World Cup Qualifying.
Personal life
De la Torre's father is Spanish, and his mother is American. As a result, he holds a Spanish passport.
Season Stats
21 appearances in the current 2023-2024 Season
3 goals scored in the current 2023-2024 Season
2013-2017 |
2017-2020 |
2020-2022 |
2022-2026 |