Jonathan Ricketts
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonathan Ricketts | ||
Date of birth | November 20, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger, Right Back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rio Grande Valley FC | ||
Number | 20 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Bryan College Lions | 70 | (33) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Chattanooga FC | 6 | (0) |
2019 | Dalton Red Wolves | 13 | (3) |
2020–2021 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 44 | (4) |
2022– | Rio Grande Valley FC | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 31, 2021 |
Jonathan Ricketts (born November 20, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Rio Grande Valley FC in the USL Championship.
Career[]
College and amateur[]
Ricketts played four years of college soccer at Bryan College between 2016 and 2019. During his time with the Lions, Ricketts made 70 appearances, scoring 33 goals and tallying 28 assists.[1][2] In his junior season, Ricketts collected a spot on the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) All-Conference First Team.[3] In his last season at Bryan College, Ricketts repeated on the AAC All-Conference First Team,[4] earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team,[5] and found himself on CoSIDA's Academic All-District Team.[6] During his time at college, Ricketts appeared for NPSL side Chattanooga FC in 2018,[7] and with USL League Two side Dalton Red Wolves in 2019.[8] For the Dalton Red Wolves, Ricketts scored 3 goals and tallied 3 assists [9] in the 2019 season and earned himself a spot on the USL League 2 All-Southern Conference Team of the Year.
Professional[]
Ricketts signed his first professional contract in December 2019, joining USL League One side Chattanooga Red Wolves ahead of their 2020 season.[10] He made his debut on July 25, 2020, starting in a 2–2 draw with South Georgia Tormenta.[11] In his rookie season, he logged 1,212 minutes, earned 14 starts, connected 28.5 passes per match, won 43 aerial duals (73.8% of total aerial duals), won 129 duals (72.8% of total duals), and won 19 tackles (70.4% of total tackles).[12] Ricketts landed on the USL League One Team of the Week once during his rookie campaign.
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC took Ricketts' option for the 2021 season. In his second season with the club, Ricketts made 29 appearances and logged starts in all 29 of those matches, compiling 2,644 minutes for the Red Wolves in their 2021 campaign. Ricketts scored four goals and assisted four times from the right back position. He had a 73.4% pass-completion percentage, 60 clearances, 6 blocks, and 52 interceptions on the season.[13] Ricketts landed on USL League One's Team of the Week five times during the 2021 Season.
Ricketts made the move to USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC on February 23, 2022.[14]
References[]
- ^ "Bryan's Jonathan Ricketts going pro with the Chattanooga Red Wolves Soccer Club". timesfreepress.com.
- ^ "Jonathan Ricketts 2019 Men's Soccer - Bryan College". www.bryanlions.com.
- ^ http://www.aacsports.com/awards/18/1[dead link]
- ^ http://www.aacsports.com/awards/19/1[dead link]
- ^ "Men's Soccer Falls in OT to Union in AAC Tournament Final - Bryan College".
- ^ "2019 AAD Men's Soccer (PDF) - CoSIDA Conference" (PDF).
- ^ "Chattanooga Football Club believes Red Wolves trying to take over its territory". timesfreepress.com.
- ^ "Dalton Red Wolves SC - 2019 Regular Season - Roster - # - Jonathan Ricketts -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Dalton Red Wolves SC - 2019 Regular Season - Roster - # - Jonathan Ricketts -".
- ^ "Red Wolves SC Sign Jonathan Ricketts". www.chattanoogan.com. 7 January 2020.
- ^ "South Georgia Tormenta FC vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC - July 25, 2020 | USLLeagueOne.com". www.uslleagueone.com.
- ^ "2020 Player Stats".
- ^ "2021 League Leaders".
- ^ USLChampionship com Staff (23 February 2022). "Ricky Ruiz Among Four New Arrivals for RGVFC". USL Championship.
External links[]
- Jonathan Ricketts at USL League One
- Jonathan Ricketts at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- Association football forwards
- Chattanooga FC players
- Chattanooga Red Wolves SC players
- Soccer players from Tennessee
- National Premier Soccer League players
- USL League One players
- USL League Two players
- Sportspeople from Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Bryan Lions men's soccer players
- Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players
- American soccer forward stubs