Jordan Perruzza
Jordan Loreto Perruzza (born January 16, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for the HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League on loan from Major League Soccer club Toronto FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Loreto Perruzza | ||
| Date of birth | January 16, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HFX Wanderers FC (on loan from Toronto FC) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Woodbridge Strikers | |||
| Vaughan SC | |||
| 2012–2014 | Toronto FC | ||
| 2014–2018 | Empoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Toronto FC II | 28 | (17) |
| 2020 | → San Antonio FC (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 2021– | Toronto FC | 23 | (1) |
| 2021 | → San Antonio FC (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | → Toronto FC II (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2023– | → HFX Wanderers (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Canada U20 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 10, 2018 | |||
Early life edit
Perruzza began playing youth soccer with Woodbridge Strikers and Vaughan SC.[1] In December 2012, he joined the Toronto FC Academy.[1] In 2014, he moved to Italy joining the youth setup of Empoli,[2] where they got him an Italian passport, through his Italian heritage.[1]
Club career edit
Perruzza joined Toronto FC II in August 2018. He scored his first goal for the club against Louisville City FC on October 8, 2018.[3] On August 20, 2020, Perruzza signed a first-team deal with Toronto FC, which became effective on January 1, 2021.[4]
In September 2020, he was loaned to USL Championship side San Antonio FC.[5] He scored his first goals for San Antonio on September 19, netting a brace in a 2–0 victory over the Oklahoma City Energy.[6] On May 20, 2021, he returned to San Antonio FC on loan.[7] In his first match on May 22, he scored the winning goal in the 81st minute against Birmingham Legion FC.[8] He was later loaned to Toronto FC II for some matches.[9] He scored his first MLS goal on October 30, 2021 against Atlanta United.[10] In January 2022, Toronto FC announced they had signed Perruzza to a new deal through 2024, with an option for 2025.[11] In August 2023, he was loaned to the HFX Wanderers in the Canadian Premier League for the remainder of the 2023 season.[12] He made his CPL debut on August 7 against Pacific FC.[13] He scored his first CPL goal on September 4 against York United FC.[14]
International career edit
Peruzza was born in Canada to an Italian father and a Canadian mother. Peruzza was named to the Canadian U20 team for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship on October 24, 2018.[15] Perruzza was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[16]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played October 14, 2023[17]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC II | 2018 | USL | 4 | 2 | — | – | — | — | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 2019 | USL League One | 24 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 15 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17 | ||
| San Antonio FC (loan) | 2020 | USL Championship | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | |||
| Toronto FC | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| San Antonio FC (loan) | 2021 | USL Championship | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Toronto FC II (loan) | 2021 | USL League One | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| HFX Wanderers FC (loan) | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 86 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 27 | ||
- ^ Includes appearance in 2020 Canadian Championship final (played in 2022)
- ^ Appearance in Leagues Cup
Honours edit
Toronto FC
References edit
- ^ a b c Davidson, Neil (April 5, 2021). "Young striker Jordan Perruzza enjoying rubbing shoulders with Toronto FC first team". Toronto Star.
- ^ Molinaro, John (April 20, 2023). "Lack of playing time at TFC hasn't jaded Jordan Perruzza". TFC Republic.
- ^ Glover, Robin (October 8, 2018). "TFC II overpowered by Louisville City in final Lamport appearance". Waking the Red.
- ^ "Toronto FC Sign Forward Jordan Perruzza". Toronto FC. August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "Toronto FC II Loan Jordan Perruzza To San Antonio FC". Toronto FC. September 8, 2020.
- ^ "San Antonio FC Completes Unbeaten Home Record in Regular Season with 2-0 Win Over OKC". San Antonio FC. September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Toronto FC send Jordan Perruzza on loan to San Antonio FC". Toronto FC. May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Matchday Report: San Antonio Holds Off Birmingham Late in Victory". USL Championship. May 22, 2021.
- ^ "Toronto FC loan Dunn and Perruzza to TFC II". Toronto FC. August 27, 2021.
- ^ Buffery, Steve (October 30, 2021). "Reds' young guns shine in 1-1 draw with Atlanta as Perruzza scores first MLS goal". Toronto Sun.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign Jordan Perruzza to a new deal". January 17, 2022.
- ^ "Wanderers acquire Jordan Perruzza on loan from Toronto FC". HFX Wanderers FC. August 7, 2023.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (August 7, 2023). "Match Analysis: Defensive work rate highlights textbook away performance from Pacific in win at Halifax". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Molinaro, John (September 13, 2023). "Toronto FC loanee Jordan Perruzza adapting to life in CPL". TFC Republic.
- ^ "Canada announces squad for the Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship". Ontario Soccer Association. October 30, 2018.
- ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canadian Soccer Association. February 26, 2020.
- ^ Jordan Perruzza at Soccerway
- ^ "At last, Toronto FC capture 2020 Canadian Championship over Forge FC". Major League Soccer. June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
External links edit
- Jordan Perruzza at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Jordan Perruzza at Soccerway