 MacNaughton withPacific FC in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lukas Michael MacNaughton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-03-08)March 8, 1995 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | New York City, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | D.C. United | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2011 | Royale Union Rixensartoise | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 63 | (17) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | North Toronto Nitros | 9 | (4) |
| 2018 | Alliance United | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Pacific FC | 53 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Toronto FC | 28 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Nashville SC | 20 | (1) |
| 2025– | D.C. United | 2 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Canada | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 22, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 11, 2022 | |||
Lukas Michael MacNaughton (born March 8, 1995) is a professionalsoccer player who plays as adefender forMajor League Soccer clubD.C. United. Born in the United States and raised in Belgium, he representsCanada at international level.
MacNaughton was born inNew York City to an Austrian mother and a Canadian father.[2] When he was seven, he moved toBrussels,Belgium with his family.[3] He played youth soccer with Royale Union Rixensartoise from under-8, until the age of 16, after which he left the club and then played for his school team,International School of Brussels.[4]
After attending high school at theInternational School of Brussels, he moved to Canada to attend theUniversity of Toronto, where he also played for theToronto Varsity Blues men's soccer team from 2013 to 2017, serving as team captain beginning in his second year.[5][4] He scored his first goal on September 3, 2014, against theOntario Tech Ridgebacks.[6] He was named an OUA East first-team all-star four times from 2014 to 2017, a CIS second team all-Canadian in 2015, andU Sports second team all-Canadian in 2017.[6] He led the team in goals in 2016.[2] After playing for UofT, he had a trial withToronto FC II.[4]
In 2016 and 2017, MacNaughton played his summer soccer withLeague1 Ontario sideNorth Toronto Nitros, making a total of nine appearances and scoring four goals over two seasons.[7][8]
In 2018, MacNaughton played forLeague1 Ontario sideAlliance United FC, making eight appearances.[9]
MacNaughton signed forCanadian Premier League clubPacific FC in March 2019.[10] He made his debut in Pacific FC's inaugural match as a starter and received two yellow cards, becoming the club's first ever sent off player in a 1–0 victory overHFX Wanderers.[11] MacNaughton scored his first goal for Pacific FC on July 31, netting a header againstValour FC in an eventual 2–2 draw.[12] He made twenty league appearances that season, scoring two goals, and made two appearances in theCanadian Championship.[13] On January 17, 2020, MacNaughton re-signed with Pacific for the 2020 season.[13] In November 2020, he once again re-signed for the 2021 season.[14]
On January 25, 2022, MacNaughton transferred toMLS sideToronto FC on a two-year contract, with club options for 2024 and 2025, for a rumoured transfer fee of $175k.[15][16] He made his debut on March 5, coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 loss to theNew York Red Bulls.[17] He scored his first goal for Toronto FC on July 26 in the2022 Canadian Championship Final againstVancouver Whitecaps FC.[18]
On April 25, 2023, MacNaughton was traded toNashville SC, along with up to $200,000 of general allocation money, for forwardCJ Sapong.[19][20] He made his debut on May 6 against theChicago Fire.[21] Macnaughton scored his first goal for his new club on May 17, netting the second in an eventual 2–1 victory overInter Miami.[22] In November 2023 Nashville announced they had exercised MacNaughton's contract option, keeping him at the club.[23]
In late December 2024, MacNaughton was traded toD.C. United in exchange for $150,000 inGeneral Allocation Money and $50,000 in conditional General Allocation Money, with Nashville also retaining a sell-on clause.[24]
MacNaughton was born in the United States to a Canadian father and Austrian mother.[25] He grew up in Belgium and holds citizenship of Belgium, United States, and Canada.[10][26]
He represented Canada at the2015 FISU Universiade Games and2017 FISU Universiade Games.[6] He scored againstBrazil during the 2017 Games.[27]
MacNaughton was called up to theCanada men's national soccer team for the first time in November 2022, for a friendly againstBahrain ahead of the2022 World Cup.[28] On November 11, he made his debut for the team, coming on as a substitute.[29] He travelled and trained with the team at the2022 FIFA World Cup, although was not an official member of the 26 man roster.[30]
He works as a model for Sutherland Models.[31] He graduated from theUniversity of Toronto with a degree in architecture and worked as an architect for a few months before joining Pacific FC.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| North Toronto Nitros | 2016[7] | League1 Ontario | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 2017[8] | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Alliance United FC | 2018[9] | League1 Ontario | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Pacific FC | 2019 | Canadian Premier League | 20 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| 2021 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 5 | ||
| Toronto FC | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 25 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 1 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Nashville SC | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[b] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| D.C. United | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 120 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 145 | 12 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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