Greg Ranjitsingh

Greg Ranjitsingh
Personal information
Full name Gregory Ranjitsingh
Date of birth (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993
Place of birth Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Louisville City
Number 1
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Mercer Bears 81 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Louisville City 54 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2018

Gregory Ranjitsingh (born 18 July 1993) is a football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Louisville City FC in the United Soccer League.

Ranjitsingh spent four years with Mercer University before joining Louisville City in March 2015. In August 2016, he became the first Louisville player to be called up for international play after the Trinidad and Tobago national team selected him for 2018 World Cup qualification.

Early life

Personal

Ranjitsigh was born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada; a suburb of Toronto. His parents are of Caribbean descent, and he would make yearly trips to his father's home country Trinidad and Tobago.[1]

College and youth

Ranjitsingh played four years of college soccer at Mercer University between 2011 and 2014. During his Freshman year he was named the starting goalkeeper and made the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman team.[2] By the end of his senior year, he had become one of the top college goalkeepers in the nation, ranking 3rd nationally in total saves and 9th in save percentage.[3] He also earned the Southern Conference's goalkeeper of the year award and was named to the All-Conference team. During his time at Mercer he played 81 matches with 363 saves and 27 clean sheets. He is Mercer's career leader in both GAA and clean sheets.[4]

Club career

Ranjitsingh playing for Louisville City in 2017

Louisville City FC

2015 season

On 26 March 2015, Ranjitsingh signed with United Soccer League club Louisville City FC[4] and he made his debut on 20 May in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup against Lansing United. He served the season as the backup to first-choice keeper, Scotty Goodwin, and played in only one regular season match; a 2–0 loss to the Charleston Battery.[5]

2016 season

At the beginning of the 2016 season, Ranjitsingh was again the backup to Scott Goodwin. On 27 April, he entered the match against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the 75th minute after Goodwin was sent off.[6] He started all matches while Goodwin was suspended and was named the primary goalkeeper when Goodwin announced that he was to retire to attend Harvard Medical School.[7] Ranjitsingh would play in 24 of Louisville's 30 regular season matches with 11 clean sheets, including his first 5 starts. He was also the starting goalkeeper for all three of Louisville's USL Cup playoff matches with two clean sheets.[5] During the Eastern Conference Finals match against New York Red Bulls II, Ranjitsingh was injured in the 51st minute while Louisville lead 1–0. He was replaced by Tim Dobrowolski, and New York ultimately won the match in penalties.[8]

2017 season

Ranjitsingh renewed his contract with Louisville City FC and remained their first-choice keeper for the 2017 season.[9] He made his season debut on 25 March against Saint Louis FC, but had to be replaced just before halftime as he suffered a hip flexor injury.[10] He'd go on to miss several weeks and would not return until Louisville's June 3 match against the Charleston Battery where he conceded 4 goals. He would go on to play in 25 of Louisville's 32 regular season matches achieving 11 clean sheets.[5] He played in all four of Louisville's USL Cup matches with three clean sheets. Louisville City would again play the New York Red Bulls II in the Eastern Conference Finals. Louisville would win the match in penalties with Ranjitsingh saving two penalties in the shootout. He also won the award for Fans' Choice Save of the Playoffs for his extra-time save against New York Red Bulls II in the Eastern Conference Final of the 2017 USL Cup Playoffs. Ranjitsingh and Louisville would go on to win the USL Cup Final against Swope Park.[11]

2018 season

Ranjitsingh taking a goal kick in 2018

Ranjitsingh continued as Louisville's starting goalkeeper into 2018 and he made his season debut on March 17 with a clean sheet against USL expansion side Nashville SC.[12]

International

Born to a Trinidadian father and Guyanese-Portuguese mother, Ranjitsingh declared his interest in representing Trinidad and Tobago nationally due to his upbringing.[13]

In August 2016, Ranjitsingh received a call-up to the Trinidad and Tobago national team for 2018 World Cup qualification. He became the first Louisville City player to be called up for a senior national team, but was an unused substitute in a 2–2 draw with Guatemala and a 4–0 defeat to the USA.

Honours

Club

Louisville City FC

References

  1. ↑ Karell, Daniel (August 25, 2016). "LouCity's Ranjitsingh earns international call-up". www.courier-journal.com. Courier Journal. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ Ranjitsingh, Greg (April 16, 2012). "Alumni report: Greg Ranjitsingh of the Mercer Bears" (Interview). Sigma FC. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mercer Alum Greg Ranjitsingh Earns Trinidad & Tobago National Team Call-Up". mercerbears.com. Macon, GA: Mercer. 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Ranjitsingh Joins Louisville City FC". www.soconsports.com. Macon, GA: Southern Conference. April 4, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Greg Ranjitsingh". www.louisvillecityfc.com. Louisville City FC. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Lintner, Jonathan (13 May 2016). "Goalie Ranjitsingh a keeper for LouCity". www.courier-journal.com. Louisville, KY: Courier Journal. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Karell, Daniel (16 May 2016). "Goodwin to depart LouCity for Harvard Med School". www.courier-journal.com. Louisville, KY: Courier Journal. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Corr, Charlie (16 October 2016). "Meara, NYRBII Bound for USL Cup Final". www.uslsoccer.com. Harrison, NJ: USL. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  9. ↑ Lintner, Jonathan (15 November 2016). "LouCity GoalKeeper Ranjitsingh Signs on for 2017". www.louisvillecityfc.com. Louisville, KY: Louisville City FC. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  10. ↑ Danielle, Jonathan (28 March 2017). "With starter injured, Louisville City FC signs new goalkeeper". www.courier-journal.com. Louisville, KY: Courier Journal. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  11. 1 2 Murray, Nicholas (14 November 2017). "Louisville's Late Winner Claims USL Cup Victory". www.uslsoccer.com. USL. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  12. ↑ Bacharach, Erik (March 17, 2018). "Nashville SC opens inaugural USL season with loss at Louisville City FC". www.tennessean.com. Louisville, KY: Tennessean. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  13. ↑ FC, Louisville City (2016-08-25). "LouCity's Ranjitsingh to represent Trinidad and Tobago in World Cup qualifiers". Louisville City FC. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
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