Lukas MacNaughton

Lukas Michael MacNaughton (born March 8, 1995) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC. Born in the United States and raised in Belgium, he represented Canada at the 2015 and 2017 World Universiade Games.

Lukas MacNaughton
MacNaughton with Pacific FC in 2021
Personal information
Full name Lukas Michael MacNaughton[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-08) March 8, 1995
Place of birth New York City, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Toronto FC
Number 5
Youth career
2002–2011 Royale Union Rixensartoise
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Toronto Varsity Blues 63 (17)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 North Toronto Nitros 9 (4)
2018 Alliance United 8 (0)
2019–2022 Pacific FC 53 (5)
2022– Toronto FC 6 (0)
National team
2015–2017 Canada Universiade 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 16, 2022

Early life

MacNaughton was born in New York City to an Austrian mother and a Canadian father.[2] When he was seven, he moved to Brussels, Belgium with his family.[3] He played youth soccer with Royale Union Rixensartoise from under-8, until the age of 16, after which he left the club and then played for his school team, International School of Brussels.[4]

College career

After attending high school at the International School of Brussels, he moved to Canada to attend the University of Toronto, where he also played for the Toronto Varsity Blues men's soccer team from 2013 to 2017, where also served as team captain starting in his second year.[5][4] He scored his first goal on September 3, 2014 against the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks.[6] He was named an OUA East first-team all-star four times from 2014 to 2017, a CIS second team all-Canadian in 2015, and U Sports second team all-Canadian in 2017.[6] He led the team in goals in 2016.[2] After playing for UofT, he had a trial with Toronto FC II.[4]

Club career

North Toronto Nitros

In 2016 and 2017, MacNaughton played his summer soccer with League1 Ontario side North Toronto Nitros, making a total of nine appearances and scoring four goals over two seasons.[7][8]

Alliance United FC

In 2018, MacNaughton played for League1 Ontario side Alliance United FC, making eight appearances.[9]

Pacific FC

MacNaughton signed for Canadian Premier League club Pacific FC in March 2019.[10] He made his debut in Pacific FC's inaugural match as a starter and received two yellow cards, becoming the club's first ever sent off player in a 1-0 victory over HFX Wanderers.[11] MacNaughton scored his first goal for Pacific FC on July 31, netting a header against Valour FC in an eventual 2-2 draw.[12] He made twenty league appearances that season, scoring two goals, and made two appearances in the Canadian Championship.[13] On January 17, 2020, MacNaughton re-signed with Pacific for the 2020 season.[13] In November 2020, he once again re-signed for the 2021 season.[14]

Toronto FC

On January 25, 2022, MacNaughton transferred to MLS side Toronto FC on a two-year contract, with club options for 2024 and 2025, with Pacific acquiring Luke Singh from Toronto on loan along with a transfer fee.[15][16] He made his debut on March 5, coming on as a substitute in a 4-1 loss to the New York Red Bulls.[17]

International career

He represented Canada at the 2015 FISU Universiade Games and 2017 FISU Universiade Games.[6] He scored against Brazil during the 2017 Games.[18]

Personal life

He is a citizen of Belgium and Canada.[10] He works as a model for Sutherland Models.[19] He graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in architecture and worked as an architect for a few months before joining Pacific FC.[4]

Honours

Club

Pacific FC

Career statistics

Club
As of April 16, 2022[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
North Toronto Nitros 2016[7] League1 Ontario 52——??52
2017[8] 42——??42
Total 9400000094
Alliance United FC 2018[9] League1 Ontario 8020—??100
Pacific FC 2019 CPL 202—20—222
2020 81———81
2021 2521030—292
Total 535105000595
Toronto FC 2022 MLS 600000—60
Career total 769305000849

References
  1. "Lukas Michael MacNaughton". Universiade.
  2. Rendle, Josh (March 7, 2019). "MacNaughton finds new home on West Coast". Pacific FC. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019.
  3. Molinaro, John (February 23, 2022). "TFC's MacNaughton on move from CPL: 'Not like I'm stepping onto the moon'". TFC Republic.
  4. Buffery, Steve (March 22, 2022). "TFC's Lukas MacNaughton is an architect who has engineered a remarkable soccer comeback".
  5. Breen, Ciarán (October 20, 2016). "U of T's MacNaughton enjoying best year in Blue". Toronto Observer.
  6. "Lukas MacNaughton Varsity Blues profile". Toronto Varsity Blues.
  7. "Lukas MacNaughton 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  8. "Lukas MacNaughton 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  9. "Lukas MacNaughton 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  10. "Pacific FC adds pair of central defenders in Starostzik, MacNaughton". Canadian Premier League. March 7, 2019.
  11. Bauman, Martin (April 29, 2019). "'It was a grind': Starostzik provides heroics at both ends in Pacific FC opener". Pacific FC. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019.
  12. "Valour benefits from late penalty kick again". CBC. July 31, 2019.
  13. Jacques, John (January 17, 2020). "Pacific FC Re-Signs Wirth, MacNaughton". Northern Tribune.
  14. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 13, 2020). "Pacific FC re-signs 4 for 2021 including Chung, Meilleur-Giguère". Canadian Premier League.
  15. "Toronto FC sign defender Lukas MacNaughton". Toronto FC. January 25, 2022.
  16. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (January 25, 2022). "Lukas MacNaughton joins MLS side Toronto FC; Pacific receives Luke Singh on loan". Canadian Premier League.
  17. "New York Red Bulls run wild in 4-1 victory to spoil Toronto FC's home opener". CBC Sports. March 5, 2022.
  18. "MacNaughton, Nazemi Place 10th at 2017 FISU Summer Universiade". Toronto Varsity Blues. August 29, 2017.
  19. "Lukas MacNaughton". Sutherland Models.
  20. Lukas MacNaughton at Soccerway
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