Luis Toomey

Luis Toomey
Personal information
Full name Luis Noel Toomey[1]
Date of birth (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001
Place of birth Napier, New Zealand
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vancouver FC
Youth career
2004–2018 Napier Marist
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Hawke's Bay United 9 (0)
2019–2022 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 49 (17)
2021 → Lower Hutt City (11)
2022 → Wellington Phoenix FC 0 (0)
2022 Pallo-Iirot 6 (6)
2023–2024 Eastern Suburbs AFC 26 (13)
2024–2025 Auckland FC 8 (0)
2026– Vancouver FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2023 New Zealand U23 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 November 2024

Luis Noel Toomey (born 1 July 2001) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Canadian Premier League club Vancouver FC.

Early life

Toomey began playing youth football with Napier Marist FC at age three.[2]

Club career

In 2018, Toomey played with Hawke's Bay United FC in the New Zealand Football Championship.[2]

In late 2019, he joined the Wellington Phoenix Reserves in the New Zealand Football Championship.[3] In 2021, he played the first half of the season with Wellington Phoenix affiliate Lower Hutt City AFC in the Central League, a qualifying league for the new National League, before joining the Phoenix Reserves for the National League Championship Series (the Phoenix Reserves did not participate in the qualifying season in 2021, and Lower Hutt City could not participate in the Championship Series as an affiliate). At the end of 2021, he was named to the New Zealand National League Team of the Season.[4] In April 2022, he was called up to the Wellington Phoenix first team in the A-League for a match.[5]

In September 2022, he signed with Finnish club Pallo-Iirot in the fourth tier Kolmonen.[6]

In 2023, he joined Eastern Suburbs AFC in the New Zealand Northern League.

In June 2024, Toomey signed with Auckland FC in the A-League on a scholarship contract, ahead of the club's inaugural season.[7][8] On 2 November 2024, Toomey made his debut, in a match against former club Wellington Phoenix, recording an assist in a 2–0 victory.[9] In July 2025, he departed the club, upon the expiry of his contract.[10]

In January 2026, he signed with Canadian Premier League club Vancouver FC.[11][12]

International career

On 16 August 2023, Toomey was named in the New Zealand U23 for the 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[13] He scored in the first match on 30 August 2023, in a 3-1 victory over Fiji U23.[14] In July 2024, Toomey was named as a non-travelling reserve for the Olympic team.[15][16] However, he was later named an alternate for the side.

Honours

Auckland FC

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2024. p. 11. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b Singh, Anendra (2 February 2019). "Football: It's ideal time to beat Team Wellington says Hawke's Bay United rookie midfielder". Hawkes Bay Today.
  3. ^ "Wellington Phoenix Reserves Confirm Squad For ISPS Handa Premiership". Wellington Phoenix FC. 31 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Here is the men's South Central Series Team of the Season..." New Zealand Football. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. ^ Rollo, Phillip (4 April 2022). "Wellington Phoenix bring in extra players to bolster injury ravaged squad". Stuff.
  6. ^ "Luis Toomey sopimukseen Pallo-Iirojen kanssa" [Luis Toomey signs with the Irish]. Pallo-Iirot (in Finnish). 1 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Auckland sign six 'rising stars' as A-Leagues' newest club puts faith in homegrown talent". A-Leagues. 20 June 2024.
  8. ^ Lee, Henry (25 June 2024). "The future of Auckland FC — the young players signed on scholarship contracts". Friends of Football NZ.
  9. ^ Hayes, Amanda (9 July 2025). "Luis Toomey Departs Auckland FC". Auckland FC.
  10. ^ "New Zealand U-23 international Luis Toomey leaves A-League club Auckland FC". Friends of Football NZ. 9 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Vancouver FC Strengthens Squad With The Signing Of Three Experienced Players". Vancouver FC. 6 January 2026.
  12. ^ Jacques, John (6 January 2026). "Vancouver FC Lands Doner, Polisi, and Toomey". Northern Tribune.
  13. ^ "Initial squad named for OFC Men's Olympic Qualifier 2023 set to be played in Auckland this month". New Zealand Football. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  14. ^ "U-23's beat Fiji 3-1 at OFC Men's Olympic Qualifier". New Zealand Football. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Men's Football Team Announced for Paris 2024". New Zealand Football. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  16. ^ "10 Isuzu UTE A-Leagues stars called up by New Zealand for Paris Olympics". A-Leagues. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
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