Victor Loturi

Victor Loturi

Personal information
Full name	Victor Lokai Loturi
Date of birth	(2001-05-21) May 21, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ross County
Number	7
Youth career
2010–2018	Calgary Northside
2018–2019	Calgary Foothills
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	Cavalry FC	2	(0)
2020	Calgary Foothills	0	(0)
2021–2022	Cavalry FC	37	(2)
2022–	Ross County	55	(1)
International career^‡
2023–	Canada	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 18, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 4, 2023

Victor Lokai Loturi (born May 21, 2001) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Ross County and the Canada national team.

Club career

Early career

Loturi began playing organized soccer at age nine with local club Calgary Northside SC, where he played until 2018.^[1] In 2017, he represented Alberta at the 2017 Canada Summer Games.^[2] In winter 2018, Loturi joined the Calgary Foothills FC Generation Program.^[1]

Cavalry FC

Loturi signed with Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC on April 17, 2019,^[3] he was the club's youngest player that season.^[4] He made his debut on May 15 against Pacific FC in a Canadian Championship match.^[5][6] On July 1, 2019, Loturi made his league debut for Cavalry in a 3–1 loss to Pacific FC.^[7]

Mount Royal and Calgary Foothills

After departing Cavalry FC, Victor Loturi attended Mount Royal University where his U Sports season was ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He had also been expected to play for his former youth club Calgary Foothills in USL League Two until the season was also cancelled due to the pandemic.^[8]

Return to Cavalry FC

After attending Mount Royal University for a year, Loturi was drafted by Cavalry FC in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft and was ultimately re-signed by the club on a developmental contract on June 18, 2021.^[9] Unlike in his first stint, now Loturi was a key player for Cavalry, appearing in all but two of the clubs matches. Cavalry finished in second place in the regular season, but in the playoffs were defeated in semifinals. At the end of the season, Loturi was nominated for Best U-21 Canadian of the Year award, but did not win it.^[10]

In January 2022, Cavalry announced that they had re-signed Loturi for the 2022 and 2023 seasons, with an option for 2024.^[11] On June 16, 2022 Loturi was named to CPL's Gatorade Team of the Week for Week 10.^[12]

Ross County

On June 21, 2022, Cavalry FC announced that Loturi had been transferred to Scottish Premiership side Ross County on a six-figure transfer fee, with Cavalry retaining a sell-on clause.^[13][14] On July 16 he made his debut for Ross County, coming on as a substitute for Yan Dhanda in a Scottish League Cup match against Dunfermline Athletic.^[15] Loturi scored his first goal for the Staggies on July 23, netting the opener in a 7-0 thrashing of East Fife in the Scottish League Cup.^[16]

International career

Loturi is eligible for Canada through his birth in Calgary and South Sudan through his parents. Initially named to South Sudan's provisional squad for 2023 AFCON qualification matches in March 2023,^[17] that same week Loturi accepted a call-up to Canada's squad for CONCACAF Nations League matches against Curaçao and Honduras.^[18] In June 2023 he was named to Canada's final squad contesting the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals.^[19] He did not make an appearance in the Semi-final or Final as Canada finished runners-up to the United States.^[20]

The day after the Nations League Finals on June 19, Loturi was named to the 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[21] He made his debut for his country on July 4, in Canada's final group stage match against Cuba.^[22]

In May 2024, Loturi was included in the provisional roster for the 2024 Copa América.^[23]

Personal life

Born in Canada, Loturi is of South Sudanese descent. His brother William Akio is also a professional soccer player and represents the South Sudan national team.^[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played July 27, 2024^[7]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Playoffs		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cavalry FC	2019	Canadian Premier League	2	0	2	0	—		0	0	4	0
Calgary Foothills	2020	USL League Two	—		—		—		—		0	0
Cavalry FC	2021	Canadian Premier League	27	2	1	0	—		1[a]	0	29	2
	2022		10	0	2	0	—		0	0	12	0
	Total		37	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	41	2
Ross County	2022–23	Scottish Premiership	27	0	1	0	3	1	2	0	33	1
	2023–24		28	1	1	0	5	0	2	0	36	1
	2024–25		0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		55	1	2	0	12	1	4	0	73	2
Career total			94	3	7	0	12	1	5	0	118	4

1. Appearance in Canadian Premier League Play-offs

International

As of match played July 4, 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Canada	2023	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Cavalry

• Canadian Premier League Finals runner-up: 2019
• Canadian Premier League (Regular season): Spring 2019, Fall 2019

References

1. "Cavalry FC signs Calgary teenager Victor Loturi". Canadian Premier League. 17 April 2019.
2. Jacques, John (June 20, 2022). "Scottish Sun: Ross County Set To Sign Loturi". Northern Tribune.
3. "Calgary's Victor Loturi, 17, signs on with Cavalry FC". Calgary Sun. April 17, 2019.
4. "WATCH: Loturi Shines In Friendly Ross County Debut". Northern Tribune. 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
5. "Cavalry FC open the 2019 Canadian Championship with 0:2 away win over Pacific FC". May 16, 2019.
6. Strasser, Scott (May 16, 2019). "Cavalry's cup run off to ideal start with two-goal cushion over Pacific FC". Away from the Numbers.
7. Victor Loturi at Soccerway
8. Saelhof, Todd (January 29, 2021). "Cavalry drafts two Mount Royal talents in CPL-U Sports pick-em". Calgary Sun.
9. "Cavalry FC Signs Local Players to CPL-U SPORTS Development Contract". Cavalry FC. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
10. "CPL Awards 2021 set for Tuesday: View nominees here". Canadian Premier League. 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
11. "Cavalry FC Announces Return of Four Integral Players for the 2022 Canadian Premier League Season". Cavalry FC. January 24, 2022.
12. "Gatorade Team of the Week (CPL Week 10)". Canadian Premier League. June 16, 2022.
13. Jacques, John (June 21, 2022). "Official: Cavalry Youngster Loturi Joins Ross County". Northern Tribune.
14. Rhodes, Benedict (21 June 2022). "Standout Cavalry youngster Victor Loturi transferred to Scottish side Ross County". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
15. Chalk, Paul (July 17, 2022). "New Ross County players get taste of Dingwall to see off Dunfermline in Premier Sports Cup". The Press and Journal.
16. "County progress with demolition of East Fife..." Ross County. July 23, 2022.
17. Galindo, Peter (March 13, 2023). "10 Canada players to watch as Concacaf Nations League returns".
18. "CANADA SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR CONCACAF NATIONS LEAGUE MATCHES IN MARCH 2023". Canadian Soccer Association. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
19. Tierney, Mitchell (June 7, 2023). "Former CPLers Loturi, Zator called up by Canada for 2023 Concacaf Nations League Finals". Canadian Premier League.
20. Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre. "ANALYSIS + HIGHLIGHTS: USMNT claim Kings of Concacaf crown as CanMNT fall flat". OneSoccer.
21. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 19, 2023). "CanMNT announces final 23-man squad for Concacaf Gold Cup". Canadian Premier League.
22. Tierney, Mitchell (July 4, 2023). "MATCH ANALYSIS: Canada advance to Gold Cup quarter-finals after decisive win over Cuba". Canadian Premier League.
23. Skinner, Andy (May 8, 2024). "Ross County's Victor Loturi in contention for Canada's Copa America squad". The Press and Journal.
24. Thompson, Marty (7 August 2021). "WATCH: Brothers Victor Loturi & William Akio to continue storybook journey in hometown clash Sunday". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

External links

• Victor Loturi at Soccerway