Jake Ruby

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Jake Ruby
Jake Ruby of the HFX Wanderers (cropped).jpg
Ruby with HFX Wanderers in 2021
Personal information
Full name Jake Ruby
Date of birth (2000-06-04) 4 June 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Club information
Current team
 HFX Wanderers
Number 20
Youth career
Mountain United
2016–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Trinity Western Spartans 17 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Victoria Highlanders 9 (0)
2020– HFX Wanderers 24 (1)
National team‡
2016–2017 Canada U17 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2020

Jake Ruby (born 4 June 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a full-back for HFX Wanderers.

Early life[]

Ruby was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and grew up in the suburb of North Vancouver.[1] He played youth soccer with Mountain United before joining the academy of Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC in 2016.[2]

Club career[]

Early career[]

On 30 April 2020, Ruby signed with USL League Two side Victoria Highlanders, making nine appearances that season.[3][4] That fall he began attending Trinity Western University, where he scored three goals in seventeen appearances in varsity play.[5]

HFX Wanderers[]

In November 2019, Ruby was selected 14th overall by HFX Wanderers in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft.[6] On 31 July 2020, Ruby signed with Halifax.[7] He made his debut on August 15 against Pacific FC.[8]

International career[]

In October 2016, Ruby participated in a Canadian under-17 team camp in Vaughan and a month later played in a friendly series with the team in Jamaica.[1] He was subsequently called up for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he appeared in all three matches as Canada were eliminated in the group stage.[1]

Honours[]

HFX Wanderers

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Jake Ruby". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Jake Ruby". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Highlanders Sign Defender Jake Ruby". Victoria Highlanders. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Jake Ruby 2019". USL League Two. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Jake Ruby 2019". Trinity Western University. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. ^ "ANALYSIS: Winners, surprises, and shrewd selections of 2019 CPL-U SPORTS Draft". Canadian Premier League. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  7. ^ "HFX Wanderers FC add youth with signing of defenders Jake Ruby and Luke Green". Canadian Premier League. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Canadian Premier League". August 14, 2018.

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