Lukas MacNaughton

Lukas Michael MacNaughton (born March 8, 1995) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC. Born in the United States, he plays for the Canada national team.

Early life MacNaughton was born in New York City to a Canadian father born in Montreal, Canada and an Austrian mother born in Beirut, Lebanon. When he was seven, he moved to Brussels, Belgium with his family. 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.

College career After attending high school at the International School of Brussels, he moved to Canada to attend the University of Toronto, where he also played for the Toronto Varsity Blues men's soccer team from 2013 to 2017, serving as team captain beginning in his second year. He led the team in goals in 2016. After playing for UofT, he had a trial with Toronto FC II.

In 2018, MacNaughton played for League1 Ontario side Alliance United FC, making eight appearances.

MacNaughton signed for Canadian Premier League club Pacific FC in March 2019. 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 over HFX Wanderers. MacNaughton scored his first goal for Pacific FC on July 31, netting a header against Valour FC in an eventual 2–2 draw. He made twenty league appearances that season, scoring two goals, and made two appearances in the Canadian Championship. In November 2020, he once again re-signed for the 2021 season.

On January 25, 2022, MacNaughton transferred to MLS side Toronto FC on a two-year contract, with club options for 2024 and 2025, for a rumoured transfer fee of $175k. He made his debut on March 5, coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 loss to the New York Red Bulls. He scored his first goal for Toronto FC on July 26 in the 2022 Canadian Championship Final against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

On April 25, 2023, MacNaughton was traded to Nashville SC, along with up to $200,000 of general allocation money, for forward CJ Sapong. He made his debut on May 6 against the Chicago Fire. Macnaughton scored his first goal for his new club on May 17, netting the second in an eventual 2–1 victory over Inter Miami. In November 2023 Nashville announced they had exercised MacNaughton's contract option, keeping him at the club.

In late December 2024, MacNaughton was traded to D.C. United in exchange for $150,000 in General Allocation Money and $50,000 in conditional General Allocation Money, with Nashville also retaining a sell-on clause. On November 26, 2025, the team announced that they had declined his contract option.

In February 2026, he signed with St. Louis City SC through June 2027, with an option for the 2027–28 MLS season.

International career MacNaughton was born in the United States to a Canadian father and an Austrian mother.

MacNaughton was called up to the Canada men's national soccer team for the first time in November 2022, for a friendly against Bahrain ahead of the 2022 World Cup. On November 11, he made his debut for the team, coming on as a substitute. He travelled and trained with the team at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, although was not an official member of the 26 man roster.

Personal life He works as a model for Sutherland Models. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in architecture and worked as an architect for a few months before joining Pacific FC. + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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