Lukas MacNaughton
was born in New York, raised in Belgium, and grew up in Toronto.
He dedicated himself to soccer and was about to play in the 2022 World Cup for Canada, but he is also a model and architect.
However, his life can be summed up in ten words: the man who almost broke Messi with one blow.
As if he were David Chapman pounced on John Lennon, this rustic defender, until today anonymous, pointed the sole of his right foot towards Lionel's left tibia, to begin one of
the most violent kicks
that can be remembered about the Argentine star.
Lionel wallowed like never before, and the hearts of the entire planet were paralyzed watching this tournament called
the CONCACAF Champions Trophy
but which is known as
Concachampions
, although to be honest it is more "Conca" than "Champions", its European simile.
The latter explains why the blonde MacNaughton
did not even see the yellow card
, and that the VAR has let such an "attempted murder" pass at the feet of the number 3 defender, as if he played in Barracas Central and was handled from Ezeiza.
Lukas Macnaughton and a HARD TICKET against Leo Messi.
TOTAL ALARM.
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— SportsCenter (@SC_ESPN) March 8, 2024
Messi was saved, but Lukas was also saved, who avoided earning the hatred of the whole world.
In a week he will travel to Fort Lauderdale with his team for the rematch of the 2-2 in Nashville.
Footballer, architect and model
Lukas MacNaughton almost had the worst birthday of his life.
This March 8 he turns 29 and there will be no major damage to the physique of the best in the world.
Lionel Messi and Lukas MacNaughton, at the start of the match.
Photo: AFP.
His file on Wikipedia speaks of a multicultural globetrotter.
Son of an Austrian mother and a Canadian father, he was born and lived until he was 7 years old in New York until he moved to Brussels, on the other side of the Atlantic.
In Belgium he gave rise to his passion for football, being part of the Royale Union Rixensartoise youth school.
He did not see sufficient conditions to play in the First Division.
For this reason, at the age of 16, he packed his suitcases again and returned to the Americas, now to go to study in his paternal land, more specifically in Toronto.
Lukas MacNaughton was born in New York, raised in Belgium and settled in Canada.
Photo: Instagram.
When he saw how the Canadians played, he felt confident about joining his university team.
At first they didn't give him much attention, he asked for the coach after a game and they told him that he wasn't there.
He couldn't believe it.
They then recommended that he return a few months later to take a trial and he, introverted and "foreign", seemed to resign himself to having to consider football as a recreational activity.
However, Lukas says that it was enough for him to say that he came from Belgium for them to give him the chance to join the training sessions, and in his first weekend (thanks to a teammate breaking down on the bus on the way to the game) he already played. headline.
The following year he was already captain.
Lukas MacNaughton and his "fashion" side.
Photo: Web.
From university football he jumped to the Canadian league, to later make the jump to the MLS with the Toronto FC shirt, one of the four franchises from that country that compete in the league dominated by American teams.
While he was building his football career step by step, he also did the same off the field and graduated as an architect.
In fact, he worked in that role for a few months before signing his first contract in Canada.
Lukas MacNaughton, cholulo with Max Verstappen at the Montreal Grand Prix.
Photo: Instagram.
Called up by the National Team that played its first World Cup in 36 years, Lukas MacNaughton participated in the friendlies prior to the event in Qatar but was left out of the final list that traveled to the Middle East.
He arrived at Nashville SC in mid-2023 and quickly joined the team that reached the Leagues Cup final, where they lost on penalties to Inter Miami.
Luka posted a photo of himself next to Messi on social media as a bittersweet memory of that night of defeat.
Lukas MacNaughton, abs in the wind in the photos of the modeling agency that represents him.
Photo: Web.
His profile also includes a fashion side.
Lukas MacNaughton is one of the models of
Sutherland Models
, a Canadian agency that shows his photo portfolio on the networks and presents him as a soccer player 1.85 meters tall, size 11 shoes, blue eyes and blonde hair, among other descriptions. .
In the bio it will be necessary to add his sudden fame on a global scale for his kicking of Messi.