Austin Ricci

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Austin Ricci
Personal information
Full name Austin Ricci
Date of birth (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Valour FC
Number 9
Youth career
Richmond Hill SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Oakland Golden Grizzlies 71 (22)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Vaughan Azzurri
2017–2018 Michigan Bucks 28 (17)
2018 Vaughan Azzurri 8 (5)
2019 York9 9 (0)
2020– Valour FC 22 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 October 2021

Austin Ricci (born 8 April 1996) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Valour FC.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Ricci, born in Richmond Hill, Ontario, played for the St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School Lions, winning gold at OFSAA with a 2–1 win over St. Edmund Campion Secondary School in Windsor, Ontario on June 7, 2014.[1][2]

Ricci also later played for the Oakland Golden Grizzlies of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan from 2014–2017.[3]

In 2014 and 2015, he appeared for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.[4] He played for the Michigan Bucks in the Premier Development League in 2017[5] and 2018.[6] He then returned to play with Vaughan Azzurri in 2018.[7]

York9[]

On 14 December 2018, Ricci signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side York9.[8] On 27 April 2019, he made his debut in the inaugural CPL match against Forge FC.[9] He made nine league appearances and two in the Canadian Championship that season.[9] On 15 November 2019, the club announced that Ricci would not be returning for the 2020 season.[10]

Valour FC[]

On 10 July 2020, Ricci signed with Winnipeg club Valour FC.[11] In the shortened 2020 season, Ricci played in 6 out of Valour's 7 games, but was unable to score as his team failed to advance to the playoffs. The 2021 season turned out better, however. Valour started out strong, and Ricci Scored 5 goals in 16 CPL matchs. Additionally, he was the top goalscorer in the Canadian Championship, with 3 goals. However, his season was cut short after he was injured in a collision with Forge goalkeeper Triston Henry.[12]

Career statistics[]

As of match played on August 28, 2021[13]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic cup League cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Michigan Bucks 2017[5] Premier Development League 14 5 1 0 1 0 — 16 5
2018[6] Premier Development League 14 12 0 0 0 0 — 14 12
Total 28 17 1 0 1 0 — 30 17
Vaughan Azzurri 2018[7] League1 Ontario 8 5 4 1 — 0 0 12 6
York9 FC 2019 Canadian Premier League 9 0 — 2 0 — 11 0
Valour FC 2020 Canadian Premier League 6 0 — — — 6 0
2021 Canadian Premier League 16 5 — 2 3 — 18 8
Total 20 4 — 1 2 — 21 6
Career total 65 26 5 1 4 2 0 0 75 29

References[]

  1. ^ "Lions roar into OFSAA soccer final in Windsor". yorkregion.com. 7 June 2014.
  2. ^ "St. Theresa Lions roar to OFSAA soccer gold". yorkregion.com. 9 June 2014.
  3. ^ "2017 Men's Soccer Roster AUSTIN RICCI". goldengrizzlies.com.
  4. ^ Nielsen, Aaron (May 2, 2016). "State of the Game: League One Ontario kicks off for 2016". Red Nation Online.
  5. ^ a b "Michigan Bucks 2017 - Austin Ricci". USL League Two.
  6. ^ a b "Michigan Bucks 2018 - Austin Ricci". USL League Two.
  7. ^ a b "Vaughan Azzurri 2018 - Austin Ricci". League1 Ontario.
  8. ^ Nate Hershenfeld (14 December 2018). "York9 FC brings on Richmond Hill-based forward Austin Ricci". York 9 FC. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Austin Ricci". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  10. ^ "York9 FC Announces Roster Change". York9 FC. 15 November 2019. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Valour FC sign Canadian forward Austin Ricci". Valour FC. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Austin Ricci Is Training With York United". Northern Tribune. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  13. ^ "A.Ricci". Soccerway.

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