2024 Men's Senior National Team Roster

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Luca Cupido

  • Height
    6-3
  • Weight
    220
  • Hometown
    Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy

Biography

A four-time All-American and winner of the 2018 Cutino Award, he helped lead Cal to the 2016 NCAA Championship and has become one of the top goal scorers for Team USA. One of Team USA’s most clutch athlete with multiple buzzer-beaters on his resume. Not afraid of the big moment.
 
INTERNATIONAL/CLUB
Racked up 4 goals at 2024 World Aquatics World Championships in Doha...Scored 6 goals at 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago...Notched 4 goals at 2023 World Aquatics World Championships in Fukuoka...Recorded 8 goals at 2023 World Aquatics World Cup in Los Angeles...Netted 7 goals at 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo...Tallied 2 goals at 2021 FINA World League Super Final...Scored 8 goals at 2019 Pan American Games in Lima...Notched six goals at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju...Tied for second on Team USA with 9 goals at 2018 FINA World Cup in Berlin...Recorded 9 goals at 2018 FINA World League Super Final in Budapest...Led Team USA with 11 goals and 6 assists at 2017 FINA World Championships...Posted 4 goals in 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...Tallied 8 goals in 2016 FINA World League Super Final...Scored 11 goals in 2016 FINA Intercontinental Tournament...Recorded 8 goals during 2015 FINA World Championships...Second highest scorer for Team USA’s Gold-medal finish at 2015 Pan American Games with 16...Tournament MVP while helping Team USA to Bronze at 2015 FINA Men’s Intercontinental Tournament...Made USA Water Polo National Team debut at 2014 FINA World Cup and scored 6 goals en route to fourth-place finish...Previously competed for Italian National Team winning Gold at 2013 LEN European Junior Championship and 2013 FINA Junior World Championship...As member of Italian Team, competed in 2013 International Tournament Acireale (Italy); won best player of Italian team...Participated in 2011 and 2012 Vikelas Cup (Greece)... Helped lead team to Silver medal at European Championship 17 & under at Rijeka, Croatia, in 2011...Played in 2011 Montenegro Cup...Led team to Gold medal in 2010 Bayer Cup held in Germany; top scorer of tournament...MVP at 2009 International tournament...Competed in 2009 and 2010 International Tournament Darko Cukic Memorial, Serbia.

PROFESSIONAL
Competes for CC Ortigia in Italy...Spent the 2022-23 season with Barcelona in Spain...Previously trained and competed for Pro Recco in Italy and Camogli in Serie A2.

COLLEGE
Attended UC Berkeley...2018 Cutino Award Winner...Four-time All-American...2014 MPSF Newcomer of the Year...Top Rookie at NorCal and SoCal tournaments in 2014...Scored 42 goals in 2014...Scored 43 goals in 2015...Scored 30 goals in 2016...2016 NCAA Champion...Scored an MPSF leading 58 goals in 2017...2017 National Player of the Year...2017 MPSF Player of the Year.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
  • 2024 WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, DOHA, QATAR, 9TH PLACE
  • 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, SANTIAGO, CHILE, 1ST PLACE
  • 2023 WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, FUKUOKA, JAPAN, 7TH PLACE
  • 2023 WORLD AQUATICS WORLD CUP, LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES, 3RD PLACE
  • 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES, TOKYO, JAPAN, 6TH PLACE (Took place in 2021 due to Covid-19 Pandemic)
  • 2021 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, ATHENS, GREECE, 2ND PLACE
  • 2019 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, LIMA, PERU, 1ST PLACE
  • 2019 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA, 9TH PLACE
  • 2018 FINA WORD CUP, BERLIN, GERMANY, 6THPLACE
  • 2018 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 7THPLACE
  • 2017 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 13THPLACE
  • 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 10THPLACE
  • 2016 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, HUIZHOU, CHINA, 2NDPLACE
  • 2016 FINA INTERCONTINENTAL TOURNAMENT, YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, 1STPLACE
  • 2015 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, KAZAN, RUSSIA, 7THPLACE
  • 2015 PAN AMERICAN GAMES, TORONTO, CANADA, 1STPLACE
  • 2015 FINA WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINAL, BERGAMO, ITALY, 4THPLACE
  • 2015 FINA INTERCONTINENTAL TOURNAMENT, CORONA DEL MAR, CA, US, 3RDPLACE
  • 2014 FINA WORLD CUP, ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN, 4THPLACE
  • 2013 FINA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, SZOMBATHELY, HUNGARY, 1STPLACE
  • 2012 FINA WORLD YOUTH WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP, PERTH, AUSTRALIA, 1STPLACE
  • 2012 LEN JUNIOR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP, CANETEN ROUSSILLON, FRANCE, 1STPLACE

FUN FACTS
Hobbies, studies, interesting info: Movies and good food.
Favorite Food: Pansoti con salsa di noci.
Memorable Moment: Participating in the Olympics.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018Professional

    Attacker
    6'4" 210 lbs
  • 2021Professional

    Attacker
    6'4" 210 lbs
  • 2024Professional

    Attacker
    6'3" 220 lbs