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{{short description|Swiss footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Luca Jaquez
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Luca Antony Jaquez
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|6|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Lucerne]], Switzerland
| height = 1.87m
| position = [[Centre-back]]
| currentclub = [[FC Luzern|Luzern]]
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 =           | youthclubs1 = SC Obergeissenstein
| youthyears2 = 2013–2022 | youthclubs2 = [[FC Luzern|Luzern]]
| years1 = 2021–2023 | clubs1 = [[FC Luzern|Luzern U21]] | caps1 = 31 | goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2022–     | clubs2 = [[FC Luzern|Luzern]]     | caps2 = 41 | goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = [[Switzerland national under-16 football team|Switzerland U15]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2021
| nationalteam2 = [[Switzerland national under-19 football team|Switzerland U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam3 = [[Switzerland national under-20 football team|Switzerland U20]]
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 27 May 2024
| ntupdate = 20:51, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
}}
'''Luca Antony Jaquez''' (born 2 June 2003) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a [[centre-back]] for [[FC Luzern|Luzern]].
==Career==
Jaquez is a youth product of SC Obergeissenstein, before moving to the youth academy of [[FC Luzern|Luzern]] in 2013. He signed his first professional contract with Luzern on 27 January 2022 until 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://regiofussball.ch/2022/01/27/ardon-jashari-und-luca-jaquez-erhalten-erste-profivertraege/|title=Ardon Jashari und Luca Jaquez erhalten erste Profiverträge|date=27 January 2022}}</ref> He made his professional debut with Luzern in a 3–0 Swiss Super League loss to [[FC Basel|Basel]] on 30 January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/sport/fcluzern/fussball-toptalent-luca-jaquez-sitzt-oft-auf-der-ersatzbank-warum-spielt-der-fcl-akanji-so-wenig-ld.2517348|title=Toptalent Luca Jaquez sitzt oft auf der Ersatzbank: Warum spielt der FCL-Akanji so wenig?|first=Daniel|last=Wyrsch|date=20 September 2023|website=[[Luzerner Zeitung]]}}</ref> On 24 November 2022, he extended his contract with Luzern until 2026.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://regiofussball.ch/2022/11/25/luca-jaquez-verlaengert-beim-fc-luzern/|title=Luca Jaquez verlängert beim FC Luzern|date=25 November 2022}}</ref>
==International career==
Jaquez was born in Switzerland to a Dominican father and Swiss mother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/sport/fcluzern/fussball-luca-jaquez-gerade-nur-fcl-bankdruecker-doch-frick-vergleicht-ihn-mit-akanji-ld.2411326|title=Luca Jaquez gerade FCL-Bankdrücker – doch Frick vergleicht ihn mit Akanji|first=Daniel|last=Wyrsch|date=7 February 2023|website=[[Luzerner Zeitung]]}}</ref> He is a youth international for Switzerland, having played for the [[Switzerland national under-20 football team|Switzerland U20]]s in 2022.<ref name="auto"/>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Soccerway|luca-antony-jaquez/809656}}
*[https://www.sfl-org.ch/superleague/klubs/fc-luzern/player/luca-jaquez/season/202223/ SFL Profile]
{{FC Luzern squad}}
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[[Category:2003 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Lucerne]]
[[Category:Swiss men's footballers]]
[[Category:Switzerland men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Swiss people of Dominican Republic descent]]
[[Category:Sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent]]
[[Category:FC Luzern players]]
[[Category:Swiss Super League players]]
[[Category:Swiss 1. Liga (football) players]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:21st-century Swiss sportsmen]]