Dub Narcotic Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Signed by TFC 2 today. 17! Uccello, 17, originally joined the Kia Toronto FC Academy in October 2011. Last season he played with the Senior Academy team in League1 Ontario. Uccello finished the season with six goals and was named to the League1 Ontario Next XI. He was also named Player of the Week for Week 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcmurph Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Sweet. Always great to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 It will be interesting to watch and see if this Uccello fares any better going the domestic route. Sounds like a lot of promise , though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince193 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) He's leaving TFC II and joining Memphis. What is interesting is that he's immediately gone to an American team even though the CPL is around the corner. I wonder if most Canadians in the USL who leave their current clubs do something similar. Edited October 30, 2018 by Vince193 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badname22 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 31 minutes ago, Vince193 said: He's leaving TFC II and joining Memphis. What is interesting is that he's immediately gone to an American team even though the CPL is around the corner. I wonder if most Canadians in the USL who leave their current clubs do something similar. That's a shame, would've loves to see him in the CPL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 No comment from TFC? It doesnt sound like a loan deal. With TFC2 dropping to the lower end USL league I wonder if this is the start of an exodus of guys not signed to mls but needing to play at a higher level next year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Is Memphis in the USL Championship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 47 minutes ago, Obinna said: Is Memphis in the USL Championship? I think so, its still listed as a expansion for USL championship, not one of the 11 teams listed on the USL league 1. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Uninspiring move.. would like to know the though process here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 1 minute ago, Keegan said: Uninspiring move.. would like to know the though process here. $$$ (probably) hamiltonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 56 minutes ago, Bison44 said: I think so, its still listed as a expansion for USL championship, not one of the 11 teams listed on the USL league 1. Thanks. I guess we won't know for sure how the level of the USL championship will compare to the CanPL until the games begin. That being said, we may get some hints as we see where players like Luca land once they outgrow and move on from the MLS second-teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Well if you play for the second team for 4 years and didn't make it to the first team, its time to part ways. And why USL over CanPL? They were probably faster in offering a contract, the pay might be bigger (probably) and there's a bit more certainty about the league at this stage. hamiltonfan and Ruffian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 In the season ending presser Manning & Bezbatchenko were saying that there were looking to get loan deals for their better TFC2/prospect players rather than having them play in the USL 2nd Division (or Division 3 overall) so I'd wonder if this was an instance of that - although there isn't any mention of it being a loan in the Memphis press release. If it was a loan that would also explain why no CPL (or rather, its a more hopeful explanation than he went there for $$$ because CPL is going to pay less than peanuts). Keegan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheatsheafSK Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Maybe he is hoping that the Memphis owners will loan him out to their other club Dagenham & Redbridge... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Surely he has an Italian passport.. so why not do something interesting if not CPL? Go play 3rd division Spain or in Italy.. challenge yourself and develop. Signing in USL in 2019 and onwards is essentially barring yourself from the senior national team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Played In only 7 games this year, wonder what’s next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Never really rated him. Reminds me of Oscar Cordon. He might have better luck in the CPL, or L1O to find his groove. CNMNTPERUELIGIBLE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 4 hours ago, Shway said: Never really rated him. Reminds me of Oscar Cordon. He might have better luck in the CPL, or L1O to find his groove. He was only highly thought of because he joined TFC II's inaugural roster at the age of 17. Unfortunately it seems he never really got better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Got really sad this morning, looking at this thread I wanted to see if I can find out what is going on with the older brother Julian and younger Michael..Michael became a film director which is great but Julian, who was great in lower leagues of Italy and went as high as Serie B, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and thats why he stopped playing pro..I wondered why he didnt sign anywhere even after trials with Minnesota and Toronto but guess the answer is there..he did play semi-pro after that..now coaching at Woodbridge Strikers Soccer Club..reading this about him dragging his leg, losing balance etc..really hurts..maybe The Voyageurs could do something for him..he was one of the only Canadians to get to Serie B I believe with Concina, Lombardo and Placentino and he was loved by his teams in the lower leagues as he was an amazing scorer Ivanovski94, narduch, deschamp86 and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Poor guy. I second looking into doing something. Regardless of what level he played at we are all part of the Voyageurs family and sticking together is important. It is a delicate situation to approach and I don't know what would be appropriate. If there is a general consensus to do something, possibly reaching out to the family to get their thoughts would be best. Donating to a multiple sclerosis charity in his name might be an option, using an upcoming watch party or V event as a platform to raise some money? BCM and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 It might get murky with these kind of things. Im not being insensitive or trying to mustard anything up. But was anything done for Paul James? in his name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Didn't his father use to post on here regularly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Ivan said: Didn't his father use to post on here regularly? I believe his username was big bird or something along those lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Ivan said: Didn't his father use to post on here regularly? Yes, he did. @BigBird. He was great. Its been awhile. I always liked Julian. Very sad to hear. Ivan and deschamp86 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Looks like his pro career is over. Luca was always very interesting to me. He was an OG with TFC II and was 18 when he signed. I figured he was gonna be big, but he sort of just stayed there with a club who was regularly losing every season, and was never able to make the jump to TFC like others. Eventually he got overshadowed by Fraser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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