Nicholas La Monaca
Nicholas La Monaca (born December 19, 1992) is a former Italian-Canadian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas La Monaca | ||
| Date of birth | December 19, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | A.S.D. Miglianico | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
La Monaca began his career in Italy playing for the club A.S.D. Miglianico,[2] After playing a little less than a year with the team Serie D side. Shortly after, La Monaca suffered a serious shoulder injury, including other ligament and tendon damage which caused him to retire due to extent of the damage. After consulting various doctors it was determined that La Monaca would never again be able to perform at the professional level.
Return to Montreal
La Monaca returned to Montreal because his injury prevented him from performing at the professional level. In 2012 La Monaca trained with the semi-professional club Saint-Léonard FC of the newly created Première Ligue de Soccer du Québec. In that year, La Monaca suffered another shoulder injury and decided to end his footballing career. He is now part of the Technical Staff at Club de Soccer Les Étoiles de L'Est and also oversees the goalkeeping program for the club.
Personal life
Since his early retirement in 2012, La Monaca is also attending Concordia University, studying Political Science.
In 2015, La Monaca and his girlfriend, Sabrina Mercuri, a human resources worker living and working in Montreal, competed in the third season of The Amazing Race Canada. In legs 1-5, they placed in 2nd, 4th, 8th, 8th, and 6th. In leg 6, they placed 8th and were eliminated from the race.
La Monaca got engaged to Mercuri in 2018. They will be wed in 2019 in a small Italian ceremony with 200-350 guests.