Tosaint Ricketts

Tosaint Ricketts
Ricketts with Canada in 2013
Personal information
Full name Tosaint Antony Ricketts
Date of birth (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward, Winger, Full Back
Club information
Current team
 Toronto FC
Number 87
Youth career
Edmonton Juventus
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Green Bay 77 (26)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 MYPA 40 (9)
2010–2012 Politehnica Timișoara 24 (6)
2012 Vålerenga 3 (1)
2013 Sandnes Ulf 12 (0)
2013–2014 Bucaspor 25 (7)
2014–2015 Hapoel Haifa 30 (1)
2015–2016 Boluspor 15 (1)
2016– Toronto FC 50 (13)
National team‡
2007 Canada U20 8 (5)
2008 Canada U23 5 (2)
2011– Canada 59 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2018

Tosaint Antony Ricketts (born 6 August 1987) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for MLS club Toronto FC and the Canadian national team as a forward.

Club career

Early career

Ricketts was one of the top short distance runners in Alberta, and he began his youth career playing Division I soccer for the Green Bay Phoenix at University of Wisconsin Green Bay.

MYPA

Ricketts joined Veikkausliiga club MyPa in 2009. He made his debut on 4 March 2009 and scored his first goal against Kuopion Palloseura on 13 June. He scored two goals in Europa League against Politehnica Timișoara who became interested in signing him.

Politehnica Timișoara

On 19 November 2010 Ricketts signed with the Romanian club Politehnica Timișoara for three years.[1] At his presentation at the press conference, he said : "I'm glad I signed with Poli, to me is a step forward in my career. I can't wait to play at my new team and I can't wait to reunite "Poli" fans, which impressed me when I played here in Europa League with MyPa-47". He chose the number 87. On 26 February 2011 Ricketts made his debut for Politehnica Timișoara on Dan Păltinişanu in a 3–1 win against Gaz Metan Mediaş.[2] He played twenty minutes in the match after replacing injured Marián Čišovský. Ricketts scored his first goal for Politehnica Timișoara on 5 March 2011 against CFR Cluj. He scored the winning goal in the 78th minute.[3] Politehnica Timișoara was bankrupted in the summer of 2012, and Ricketts was released from his contract.[4]

Vålerenga

On 31 August 2012 it was announced that Ricketts had signed for Vålerenga in the Norwegian Tippeligaen on a free transfer, he would be joining fellow Canadian international Lars Hirschfeld at the club.[4] Ricketts made his debut in Norway as a second half sub for Torgeir Børven in a 1–0 defeat to Sogndal 5 November 2012.[5]

Sandnes Ulf

In early January 2013 it was announced that Ricketts had signed with Sandnes Ulf allowing him to remain in the Tippeligaen.[6] He made his debut for the club on 17 March in a 2–0 defeat to Strømsgodset.[7] Ricketts played a total of 12 matches in Tippeligaen until he left Sandnes Ulf in September 2013, he also scored two goals for the club in the Norwegian Cup.[8]

Bucaspor

On 6 September 2013 Ricketts signed for Turkish First League club Bucaspor, a 1-year contract with a 1-year option.[9] He scored his first two goals for the team in a 5-4 loss to Adana Demirspor on 22 September 2013.[10]

Hapoel Haifa

On 16 July 2014 Ricketts announced on Twitter he had signed for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Haifa. He debuted with the side on 16 August 2014 in a Toto Cup match against Bnei Sakhnin, and scored a goal in an eventual 2-2 draw.[11] He scored his first league goal against Beitar Jerusalem in a loss on 9 February 2015.[12] In total, Ricketts made 30 appearances for the club, scoring a single goal. His lack of offensive production at the club can be attributed to being used as a defender for the entire season because of personnel issues on the roster.[13]

Boluspor

After one season in Israel, Ricketts returned to Turkey and signed with Boluspor on 3 August 2015.[14] Ricketts left Boluspor in early 2016 after a dispute over unpaid wages.[15]

Toronto FC

On 20 July 2016, Ricketts returned to Canada to join Major League Soccer side Toronto FC.[16]

2016 season

He made his debut from the bench in a 4–1 win against D.C. United, and scored his first goal in his next appearance – a 1–0 victory against Real Salt Lake City.[17][18] Ricketts added his second goal for the club in a 2–1 win at Orlando City later that month.[19]

He missed three games in the final weeks of the season due to a groin injury and indirect suspension, but added his third goal of the season during a 12-minute appearance from the bench in a 2–2 draw at the Montreal Impact.[20]

A third-place finish in the Eastern Conference saw Toronto progress to the MLS Cup Playoffs, and Ricketts came off the bench in all six matches.[21][22][23][24] He scored against New York City and Montreal Impact en route to the final, where Toronto fell to the Seattle Sounders on penalties.[25][26]

In February 2017, Ricketts signed a two-year extension.[27]

2017 season

On 13 May 2017, Ricketts scored a late brace in a 2–1 win at the Columbus Crew.[28] The following game marked his first full 90 minutes for Toronto after 28 appearances, and he scored the final goal in a 3–2 victory at Minnesota United.[29]

In June, an injury sustained in the Canadian Championship semi-final second leg win against the Ottawa Fury kept him out for four matches.[30] Later that month, he returned to feature in the second leg of the final. A 3–2 aggregate victory over the Montreal Impact saw Ricketts lift his first trophy with Toronto.[31] He also missed a further two games due to international duty.

Ricketts scored back-to-back braces in September, in a 4–0 win against the LA Galaxy and a 5–3 defeat to the Montreal Impact.[32][33] He made a single appearance during the MLS Cup Playoffs with Sebastian Giovinco and Jozy Altidore ruled out of the semi-final first leg draw at the Columbus Crew.[34] Ricketts was named as an unused substitute as Toronto clinched the MLS Cup after victory against the Seattle Sounders and became the first club to complete the domestic treble.[35]

International career

In 2007 Tosaint was called up to the Canadian U-20 team for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held on home soil. He also made appearances for Canada in the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament in which he scored twice against Guatemala.

In late January 2011, Ricketts was called up by Canada for the first time ahead of its international friendly against Greece on 9 February.[36] Ricketts made his senior team debut for Canada as a late second half sub in this game which ended as a 1–0 loss. Tosaint was one of three Canadian players to make their international senior debut against Greece; Milan Borjan and David Edgar were the other two.[37]

On 1 June 2011 Ricketts scored his first international goal, a stoppage time equalizer, in a 2–2 friendly match against Ecuador at BMO Field.[38] Ricketts made his CONCACAF Gold Cup debut on 14 June in a 1–1 draw against Panama as a second half sub for Josh Simpson.

Ricketts continued his goal scoring form in World Cup Qualifying during his first ever start for the national team on 15 November 2011 during a 4–0 home victory over Saint Kitts and Nevis.[39] Ricketts reached 10 goals for Canada on 16 June 2015 after scoring a brace against Dominica in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying. This tied him with Paul Peschisolido and Tomasz Radzinski for 9th all time on Canada's scoring charts.

Ricketts was named to the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad on 27 June 2017.[40]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 September 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MYPA 2009[41] Veikkausliiga 165000000165
2010[41] 2441061553610
Total 4091061555215
Timișoara 2010–11[41] Liga I 9100000091
2011–12[41] 155310000186
Total 246310000277
Vålerenga 2012[41] Tippeligaen 3100000031
Sandnes Ulf 2013[41] Tippeligaen 120000000120
Bucaspor 2013–14[41] TFF First League 257320000289
Hapoel Haifa 2014–15[41] Israeli Premier League 301105200363
Boluspor 2015–16[41] TFF First League 151300000181
Toronto FC 2016[41] MLS 113006200175
2017[41] 227301000267
2018[41] 173420030245
Total 50137272306717
Career total 199381651858524353
  1. ↑ Includes Finnish Cup, Cupa României, Turkish Cup, Israel State Cup & Canadian Championship matches.
  2. ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup, Toto Cup & MLS Cup Playoffs matches.
  3. ↑ Includes UEFA Europa League matches.

International

As of match played 9 September 2018[42]
Canada national team
YearAppsGoals
201193
201292
2013120
201452
2015125
201672
201731
201821
Total5916

International goals

As of match played 24 March 2018.[42]
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
11 June 2011BMO Field, Toronto, Canada3 Ecuador2–22–2Friendly
26 September 2011Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel, Bayamon, Puerto Rico6 Puerto Rico3–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
315 November 2011BMO Field, Toronto, Canada9 Saint Kitts and Nevis4–04–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
415 August 2012Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, United States14 Trinidad and Tobago1–02–0Friendly
512 October 2012BMO Field, Toronto, Canada17 Cuba1–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
627 May 2014Stadion SVU Mauer, Mauer, Austria32 Moldova1–11–1Friendly
79 September 2014BMO Field, Toronto, Canada33 Jamaica3–13–1Friendly
830 March 2015Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel, Bayamon, Puerto Rico37 Puerto Rico1–03–0Friendly
916 June 2015BMO Field, Toronto, Canada39 Dominica3–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
104–0
114 September 2015BMO Field, Toronto, Canada43 Belize1–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
122–0
136 October 2016Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco53 Mauritania1–0
4–0
Friendly
144–0
1522 January 2017Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda55 Bermuda2–14–2Friendly
1624 March 2018Pinatar Arena, Murcia, Spain58 New Zealand1–01–0Friendly

Honours

Toronto FC

References

  1. ↑ "Ricketts signed with Poli!" (in Romanian). Politehnica Timișoara. 19 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Poli – Gaz Metan 3–1". Politehnica Timișoara. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Ricketts gives Poli the victory". Politehnica Timișoara. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  4. 1 2 Snare, Kaja Marie (31 August 2012). "VIF signerte kanadisk landslagsspiller" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sogndal vs. Valerenga 5 November". Soccer Way. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  6. ↑ the11.ca Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ sandnesulf.no Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ Waage, Thor Erik (6 September 2013). "Ricketts forlater Ulf" (in Norwegian). Rogalands Avis. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "Adana Demirspor vs. Bucaspor 5 - 4". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  11. ↑ Anderson, Eric (18 August 2014). "State pro notes: Ricketts scores in debut with Israeli club Hapoel Haifa".
  12. ↑ Squizzato, Daniel (10 February 2015). "Canadian Exports: Tosaint Ricketts opens account in Israel, Marcus Haber notches two assists in England".
  13. ↑ Squizzato, Daniel. "Canadian Exports: Tosaint Ricketts signs with Turkish club Boluspor ahead of tough World Cup qualifying stretch". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Yeni transferlerimiz ile sözleşme imzalandı". 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
  15. ↑ Veenstra, Michael (1 April 2016). "Canada Winger Tosaint Ricketts in TFC Talks".
  16. ↑ "Toronto FC Sign Tosaint Ricketts". Toronto FC. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "Toronto FC 4, DC United 1 | 2016 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  18. ↑ "Toronto FC 1, Real Salt Lake 0 | 2016 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  19. ↑ "Orlando City SC 1, Toronto FC 2 | 2016 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  20. ↑ "Montreal Impact 2, Toronto FC 2 | 2016 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  21. ↑ "Toronto FC 3, Philadelphia Union 1 | 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  22. ↑ "New York City FC 0, Toronto FC 5 | 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  23. ↑ "Montreal Impact 3, Toronto FC 2 | 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  24. ↑ "Toronto FC 0 (4), Seattle Sounders 0 (5) | 2016 MLS Cup Final Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  25. ↑ "Toronto FC 2, New York City FC 0 | 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  26. ↑ "Toronto FC 5, Montreal Impact 2 | 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  27. ↑ Toronto FC (2 February 2017). "Toronto FC sign Tosaint Ricketts to new deal".
  28. ↑ "Columbus Crew SC 1, Toronto FC 2 | 2017 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  29. ↑ "Toronto FC 3, Minnesota United 2 | 2017 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  30. ↑ "Toronto FC 4, Ottawa Fury 0 | 2017 Canadian Championship Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  31. ↑ "Toronto FC 2, Montreal Impact 1 | 2017 Canadian Championship Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  32. ↑ "LA Galaxy 0, Toronto FC 4 | 2017 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  33. ↑ "Toronto FC 3, Montreal Impact 5 | 2017 MLS Match Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  34. ↑ "Columbus Crew SC 0, Toronto FC 0 | MLS Cup Playoffs Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  35. ↑ "Toronto FC 2, Seattle Sounders 0 | 2017 MLS Cup Final Recap". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  36. ↑ Canada announces roster for Greece friendly; Canadasoccer.com, 3 February 2011
  37. ↑ Canada vs. Greece stats; Canadasoccer.com, 9 February 2011
  38. ↑ "Canada draw Ecuador". Sportsnet.ca. Rogers Sportsnet. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  39. ↑ "Canada Finishes With Authority". Toronto FC. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  40. ↑ Zeitlin, Dave (27 June 2017). "Canada names nine MLS players to 23-man CONCACAF Gold Cup roster".
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  42. 1 2 "Tosaint Ricketts' CanadaSoccer profile". CanadaSoccer. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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