Luther Archimède

Luther Archimède (born 17 September 1999) is a Guadeloupean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Monterey Bay FC in the USL Championship and for the Guadeloupe national team.

Luther Archimède

Personal information
Full name	Luther Archimède[1]
Date of birth	(1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Monterey Bay FC
Number	17
Youth career
	Istres
2016–2019	Sochaux
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Syracuse Orange	21	(4)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Sochaux II	25	(5)
2019	Sochaux	0	(0)
2021	New York Red Bulls II	14	(3)
2022–2023	Sacramento Republic	55	(11)
2024–	Monterey Bay FC	9	(0)
International career‡
2018	Guadeloupe U20	5	(6)
2019–	Guadeloupe	12	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 July 2023

Career

Early career

Born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, Archimède moved to France and began his career with the youth setup of Istres.^[2] In 2016 he joined the academy of Sochaux. He remained with Sochaux for three years before going to the United States to play college soccer for the Syracuse Orange.

Sochaux

Archimède joined the Sochaux academy in 2016, coming from Istres.^[3] He made his senior debut with Sochaux in a 1-0 Coupe de France loss to Lille OSC on 7 January 2019.^[4]

New York Red Bulls

Archimède was selected 13th overall by New York Red Bulls in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.^[5] On 19 April 2021, Archimède signed with New York Red Bulls II.^[6]

Sacramento Republic

On 15 December 2021, Archimède signed with USL Championship side Sacramento Republic ahead of their 2022 season.^[7] He left Sacramento following their 2023 season.^[8]

Monterey Bay FC

Archimède joined rival California USL Championship club Monterey Bay FC on 12 December 2023.^[9]

International career

Archimède represented the Guadeloupe U20s at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and finished as the third top scorer, with 6 goals in 5 games. He made his senior debut for the Guadeloupe football team in a 1-0 loss to Martinique for 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying on 23 March 2019.^[10] In 2021, Achimède represented the Guadeloupe football team in the Gold Cup, where he made two appearances, the first as a substitute and the second as a starter.^[11]