Luke Vercollone

Personal information
Full name	Luke Vercollone
Date of birth	April 4, 1982 (1982-04-04) (age 27)
Place of birth	Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Richmond Kickers
Number	4
Youth career
2000–2003	Seton Hall Pirates
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps (Gls)†
2002–2003	Cape Cod Crusaders	23 0(9)
2004–2005	New England Revolution	05 0(0)
2006–2007	Charleston Battery	66 0(3)
2008–	Richmond Kickers	39 0(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Luke Vercollone (born April 4, 1982 in Norwalk, Connecticut) is an American soccer player currently playing for Richmond Kickers in the USL Second Division.

[edit] Career

[edit] 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 at Seton Hall University, 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.

[edit] 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 signing 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.

[edit] Honors

[edit] Cape Cod Crusaders

• USL Premier Development League Champions (1): 2003

[edit] Richmond Kickers

• USL Second Division Champions (1): 2009

[edit] External links

• Richmond Kickers bio
• Charleston Battery bio

[edit] References