Luca Congi

Luca Congi

Free Agent
Date of birth:	June 15, 1983 (1983-06-15)
Place of birth:	Waterloo, Ontario
Career information
Status:	Active
CFL status:	Non-import
Position(s):	K
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
University:	Simon Fraser
CFL Draft:	2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12
Drafted by:	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Organizations
As player:
2006-2011	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Luca Congi (born June 15, 1983 in Waterloo, Ontario) is a professional Canadian football punter/placekicker who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He played CIS football at Simon Fraser University for the Simon Fraser Clan.

Congi was drafted out of college by Saskatchewan (12th overall) in 2006, and he won the position of punter/placekicker in training camp. He replaced the Roughriders longtime franchise kicker Paul McCallum, who left Saskatchewan to join the BC Lions as a free agent in 2006. After the 2007 season, Congi was no longer the primary punter for Saskatchewan, with that role going to Jamie Boreham followed by Louie Sakoda in 2010. Instead, he handled all of Saskatchewan's placekicking duties. He was released following the 2011 season after Congi spent most of that season recuperating from injury while Christopher Milo filled in for him and ultimately replaced him.

His unorthodox kicking habit has been noticed by many sportscasters. When he kicks the ball for a field goal, he does not look at where it is going, but instead looks at the ground only to look up when the ball is through the uprights.

External links

• Luca Congi Player Profile

Preceded by Paul McCallum

Saskatchewan Roughriders Kicker 2006–2010

Succeeded by Christopher Milo