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.

Luca Colville
Personal information
Full name Luca Robert Colville[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-17) 17 July 1999 (age 25)
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

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Colville 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

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His brother Harry is also a footballer.[13]

Career statistics

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As of 4 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
  2. ^ Appearances in the play-offs.
  3. ^ Three appearances and two goals in the North Riding Senior Cup; two appearances and one goal in the play-offs.

References

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  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Bradford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 50. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b Davies, Matt (26 March 2018). "Who are Nottingham Forest trialists Luca Colville and Ben Wells?". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Luca Colville: Bradford City offer winger one-year deal". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Bradford City sign Luca Colville on an initial one-year deal". Telegraph & Argus. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Games played by Luca Colville in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. ^ Parker, Simon (7 May 2019). "Bradford City announce retained list". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. ^ Parker, Simon (11 July 2019). "Bantams: Make your mind up time for Colville". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  8. ^ Parker, Simon (8 August 2019). "Bradford City: Bowyer "not losing sleep" over Colville deal". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "Games played by Luca Colville in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Colville reunited with former Bradford City boss in Scotland". Telegraph & Argus. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Scarborough Athletic confirm Luca Colville signing - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk.
  12. ^ "Boro snap up winger Luca Colville from Morton". www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Avenue bring in brother of former Bantam as one of two new signings". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 25 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Games played by Luca Colville in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Scarborough Athletic | Appearances | Luca Colville | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.