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{{Infobox football biography |
{{Infobox football biography |
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| name |
| name = Luke Vercollone |
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| image |
| image = Luke, photo.jpg |
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| fullname |
| fullname = Luke Vercollone |
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| birth_date |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|4|4}} |
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| birth_place = [[Norwalk, Connecticut]], United States |
| birth_place = [[Norwalk, Connecticut]], United States |
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| height |
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}} |
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| position |
| position = [[Midfielder]] |
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| currentclub |
| currentclub = [[Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC|Colorado Springs Switchbacks]] |
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| clubnumber |
| clubnumber = 4 |
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| youthyears1 |
| youthyears1 = 2000–2003 |
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| youthclubs1 |
| youthclubs1 = [[Seton Hall Pirates]] |
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| years1 |
| years1 = 2002–2003 |
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| clubs1 |
| clubs1 = [[Cape Cod Crusaders]] |
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| caps1 |
| caps1 = 23 |
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| goals1 |
| goals1 = 9 |
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| years2 |
| years2 = 2004–2005 |
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| clubs2 |
| clubs2 = [[New England Revolution]] |
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| caps2 |
| caps2 = 5 |
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| goals2 |
| goals2 = 0 |
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| years3 |
| years3 = 2006–2007 |
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| clubs3 |
| clubs3 = [[Charleston Battery]] |
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| caps3 |
| caps3 = 66 |
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| goals3 |
| goals3 = 3 |
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| years4 |
| years4 = 2008–2014 |
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| clubs4 |
| clubs4 = [[Richmond Kickers]] |
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| caps4 |
| caps4 = 157 |
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| goals4 |
| goals4 = 14 |
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| years5 |
| years5 = 2015– |
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| clubs5 |
| clubs5 = [[Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC|Colorado Springs Switchbacks]] |
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| caps5 |
| caps5 = 78 |
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| goals5 |
| goals5 = 22 |
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| nationalgoals1 |
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| medaltemplates |
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| pcupdate |
| pcupdate = March 22, 2018 |
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Revision as of 02:41, 23 March 2018
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luke Vercollone | ||
Date of birth | April 4, 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Norwalk, Connecticut, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2003 | Seton Hall Pirates | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2003 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 23 | (9) |
2004–2005 | New England Revolution | 5 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Charleston Battery | 66 | (3) |
2008–2014 | Richmond Kickers | 157 | (14) |
2015– | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 78 | (22) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 22, 2018 |
Luke Vercollone (born April 4, 1982 in Norwalk, Connecticut) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Colorado Springs Switchbacks in the United Soccer League.
Career
Youth and College
Vercollone grew up in Pembroke, Massachusetts and attended Silver Lake Regional High School where he was a letterman in soccer and wrestling, and won All-Conference honors and All-State honors. He played college soccer for Seton Hall, where he was named to the All-Big East first team his senior season, finishing his career at with 11 goals and 24 assists.
Vercollone also played for the Cape Cod Crusaders of the USL Premier Development League, helping the team to consecutive PDL Championship titles in 2002 and 2003.
Professional
Vercollone was drafted 42nd overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew, but was not offered a contract by the team. Instead, he was picked up by New England Revolution and signed to a developmental contract,[1] but saw practically no time on the field his rookie season, playing a total of 2 minutes in two games. The Revolution released him to waivers following the 2005 season in which he played a total of 35 minutes in 3 games.
On April 10, 2006, Vercollone joined the Charleston Battery for the 2006 USL First Division season.[2] In two seasons with the Battery, he made 66 appearances, scoring three goals and six assists for 12 points overall. In January 2008 Vercollone signed for the Richmond Kickers of the USL Second Division, and was part of the Kickers team which won the 2009 USL Second Division championship. On January 14, 2010 Richmond announced the re-signing of Vercollone for the 2010 season.[3]
Vercollone re-signed for a fourth season with Richmond on November 10, 2010.[4] The club signed him for the 2012 season on September 22, 2011.[5]
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
On October 19, 2014 it was announced that Vercollone was the first ever signing for new United Soccer League club Colorado Springs Switchbacks.[6]
Vercollone ended his first season with the Colorado Springs Switchbacks with 14 goals and 9 assists.[7]
On October 26, 2015 it was announced that Vercollone was in the United Soccer League All-League Team. [8]
On December 4, 2015 it was announced that Vercollone would return to United Soccer League club Colorado Springs Switchbacks for the 2016 United Soccer League season.[7] On March 6, 2016 Vercollone scored 2 goals in a 3–1 victory against Colorado State-Pueblo University in a preseason game.[9] On March 12, 2016 Vercollone scored in a 3–2 preseason victory against UCCS.[10] On March 15, 2016 Vercollone scored in a 4–0 preseason win against Ventura County Fusion.[11]
Honors
Cape Cod Crusaders
- USL Premier Development League Champions (1): 2003
Richmond Kickers
- USL Second Division Champions (1): 2009
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
- United Soccer League First Team All-League (1): 2015
References
- ^ "Soccer gave his life a kick start – The Boston Globe".
- ^ Charleston signs four Archived 2007-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Richmond re-signs four". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
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suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Gonzalez Leads Switchbacks to Preseason Win". USLSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
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External links
- 1982 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- New England Revolution players
- Sportspeople from Norwalk, Connecticut
- Cape Cod Crusaders players
- Charleston Battery players
- Major League Soccer players
- USL First Division players
- USL Second Division players
- Richmond Kickers players
- Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players
- People from Pembroke, Massachusetts
- Seton Hall Pirates men's soccer players
- Premier Development League players
- United Soccer League players
- Columbus Crew SC draft picks
- Soccer players from Connecticut