San Diego FC acquired defender Luca Bombino on loan from LAFC through the 2025 MLS season, while also accepting a big honor from its new home.
The deal includes a permanent transfer option in exchange for a 2025 International Roster Slot.
“Luca is a talented young player with a bright future,” said SDFC Sporting Director Tyler Heaps. “We’re excited to have him join the team this season and look forward to supporting his continued growth at San Diego FC.”
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— San Diego FC (@sandiegofc) February 25, 2025The defender joins SDFC after spending the last eight years with LAFC, where he became the sixth LAFC Academy player to sign a Homegrown contract on Sept. 13. The Saugus native was part of LAFC’s 2024 U.S. Open Cup-winning team.
Bombino, 18, began his development at the LAFC Academy at the U-12 level in 2018, signing an MLS NEXT Pro contract with LAFC2 in the summer of 2023. Bombino appeared in 32 matches, with 29 starts for LAFC2, recording 2 assists in 2,610 minutes from 2023-24.
Internationally, Bombino has represented the U.S. Youth National Team at the U-17, U-19, and U-20 levels, earning a total of 10 appearances across all competitions. He played a key role in helping lead the U.S. U-20 Youth National Team to the final of the 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship.
Meanwhile, the San Diego City Council honored the club Tuesday, declaring Saturday “San Diego FC Day.” SDFC (1-0-0) makes its home debut at 7:30 p.m. that night, in a contest at Snapdragon Stadium. Limited tickets are available.
Today, I joined the City Council to officially proclaim this Saturday as "San Diego FC Day" in the City of San Diego.Our city is ready to rally behind @sandiegofc as they take the pitch for their first home game this weekend.See you at Snapdragon. Let's go, SDFC! pic.twitter.com/msR6WoLz3i
— San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria (@MayorToddGloria) February 25, 2025 Read More Details
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