Luca de la Torre is used to betting on himself and coming out ahead in the end. At age 15, he left San Diego to join the academy of English side Fulham. He rose through the ranks and eventually broke through to the first team, but when playing time proved limited, De la Torre moved to modest Dutch side Heracles Almelo in 2020.
It could have been viewed as a step down, but he got the steady playing time he was seeking and became a regular contributor there, which enabled him to force his way into the reckoning of U.