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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luca Robert Colville[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1999 | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Scarborough Athletic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Bradford City | 11 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Greenock Morton | 36 | (3) |
| 2021– | Scarborough Athletic | 24 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:01, 4 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
editColville joined Huddersfield Town at the under-11 age group, turning professional in February 2017.[2] He trialled with Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest in 2018.[2] After a trial with the club, Colville signed a one-year contract with Bradford City on 14 August 2018.[3][4] He scored on his debut later that same day, in an EFL Cup game.[5]
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.[6] In July 2019, City manager Gary Bowyer revealed that Colville was still considering whether to accept the offer or not.[7] At the start of the 2019–20 season Colville remained with the club on a weekly contract.[8] He made his first appearance in the 2019–20 season on 13 August 2019, in the EFL Cup.[9]
On 23 August 2019, Colville signed a two-year deal with Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton, transferring for an undisclosed fee.[10]
He returned to England in October 2021, signing for Scarborough Athletic.[11][12]
Personal life
editHis brother Harry is also a footballer.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 4 May 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bradford City | 2018–19[5] | League One | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 2019–20[9] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
| Greenock Morton | 2019–20[9] | Scottish Championship | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 2020–21[14] | Scottish Championship | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| Scarborough Athletic | 2021–22[15] | Northern Premier League | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[c] | 3 | 29 | 12 |
| Career total | 71 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 88 | 19 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
- ^ Appearances in the play-offs.
- ^ Three appearances and two goals in the North Riding Senior Cup; two appearances and one goal in the play-offs.
References
edit- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Bradford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 50. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b Davies, Matt (26 March 2018). "Who are Nottingham Forest trialists Luca Colville and Ben Wells?". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Luca Colville: Bradford City offer winger one-year deal". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Bradford City sign Luca Colville on an initial one-year deal". Telegraph & Argus. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Luca Colville in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ Parker, Simon (7 May 2019). "Bradford City announce retained list". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ Parker, Simon (11 July 2019). "Bantams: Make your mind up time for Colville". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ Parker, Simon (8 August 2019). "Bradford City: Bowyer "not losing sleep" over Colville deal". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Luca Colville in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Colville reunited with former Bradford City boss in Scotland". Telegraph & Argus. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Scarborough Athletic confirm Luca Colville signing - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk.
- ^ "Boro snap up winger Luca Colville from Morton". www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk.
- ^ "Avenue bring in brother of former Bantam as one of two new signings". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Luca Colville in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Scarborough Athletic | Appearances | Luca Colville | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
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