Rohan Ricketts

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Rohan Ricketts
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Personal information
Full name Rohan Anthony Ricketts[1]
Date of birth 22 December 1982 (1982-12-22) (age 29)
Place of birth Clapham, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Attacking midfielder / Winger
Youth career
2000-2001 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2002 Arsenal 0 (0)
2002–2005 Tottenham Hotspur 30 (1)
2004–2005 → Coventry City (loan) 6 (0)
2005 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 7 (1)
2005–2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers 44 (0)
2007 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2 (0)
2007–2008 Barnsley 10 (0)
2008–2009 Toronto FC 44 (4)
2010 Diósgyőri VTK 1 (0)
2010 Dacia Chişinău 4 (0)
2011 SV Wilhelmshaven 12 (1)
2011 Shamrock Rovers 10 (2)
National team
2000 England U18 5 (1)
2002 England U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2012 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Rohan Anthony Ricketts (born 22 December 1982 in Clapham, England) is an English footballer, who is currently without a club, he recently played for League of Ireland club Shamrock Rovers. Ricketts has played for clubs in countries including England, Canada, Hungary, Moldova, and Germany. He has been capped up to under-20 level with England.

Contents

[edit] Career

[edit] Arsenal

Ricketts started out with Arsenal, with whom he won the FA Youth Cup in 2000 and 2001.[2] He made one appearance for them, in the League Cup, against Manchester United.[3]

[edit] Tottenham Hotspur

In 2002 he made the unusual step of joining Arsenal's rivals Tottenham Hotspur,[4] and became just the fourth player to make the switch from Arsenal to Tottenham Hotspur[5] and only the twelfth to appear for both sides since their formation.[6]

Ricketts did not play a single game in his first season, but was a first-team regular in 2003–04 and his form saw him agree a one-year contract extension with the club in December 2003.[7] Tord Grip was impressed with his ability and there was talk of him being called up to the senior England squad, but following on from Glenn Hoddle's sacking as Tottenham manager, Ricketts found his first team opportunities limited, despite being named Player of the Month in August and September for Tottenham. He scored one league goal during his time at Spurs, in a 2-1 win over Aston Villa in November 2003.[8] He also scored once in the League Cup for Spurs, in a game against Coventry City.[9]

[edit] Loan spells

The following season, under Jacques Santini and then Martin Jol, he found appearances harder to come by and had two loan spells, first at Coventry City, and then Wolverhampton Wanderers, linking up with his former manager, Glenn Hoddle. He scored once for Wolves, in a 2-1 win over Reading on 30 April 2005.[10]

[edit] Wolverhampton Wanderers

In the summer of 2005 he moved to Molineux on a permanent basis. He had a loan spell at Queens Park Rangers in 2007 and was released by Wolves in May of the same year.

[edit] Barnsley

Ricketts signed a two-year deal with Championship side Barnsley in July 2007 but was released on 11 April 2008.[11] That same day he was signed by Toronto FC of Major League Soccer.

[edit] Toronto FC

Rohan Ricketts scored his first two goals for Toronto FC against the Colorado Rapids on 14 June 2008. In 2008 Ricketts made 26 starts (27 total appearances) and scored four goals in the regular season; he added two more goals in the Canadian Championship.

In 2009, Ricketts was pushed down Toronto FC's depth chart due to the arrivals of Canadian international Dwayne DeRosario and young American Sam Cronin; in June, Toronto released Ricketts, clearing the salary cap space necessary for the club to sign Canadian international Ali Gerba.[12]

Following his release from Toronto, Ricketts reportedly spurned interest from several English clubs to go on trial with Aberdeen in August 2009.[13] Ricketts reportedly impressed during his trial — in particular in Aberdeen's 1-0 win over Hull City in a preseason friendly match — but budgetary constraints reportedly complicated the potential signing, and Ricketts ultimately did not remain with the club.[14]

[edit] Diósgyőri VTK

In early 2010 during the winter transfer market in Europe, Ricketts signed for Hungarian club Diósgyőri VTK. For VTK first team Rohan Ricketts made one appearance in the League but with no goal. For VTK's "B team" Rohan played in four matches with one goal. After his first season with VTK, they were relegated from Hungary's top professional league to the NB2

[edit] FC Dacia Chişinău

In August 2010 Ricketts signed for FC Dacia Chişinău of the Moldovan National Division. He made his debut the same month in a 0–0 draw against FC Academia UTM Chişinău. On November 10, 2010 Rohan Ricketts announced on talksport radio that he had parted ways with Dacia and still hadn't been paid by the club at the time and that he was going to Germany to take part in trials.[15]

[edit] SV Wilhelmshaven

On the last day of the Winter transfer window on 31 January 2011, Ricketts signed for German club SV Wilhelmshaven. He stated on 3 May 2011 that he would like to return to England, to play in either the Premier League, or the Championship. He left the club at the end of the 2010–11 season.[16]

Ricketts went on trial at Southend United ahead of the 2011–12 season, scoring a hat-trick in a 5–0 pre-season friendly victory over Great Wakering Rovers on 12 July 2011.[16][17] Ricketts stated that he would permanently join Southend if he was offered a "fair deal".[18] However, after continual negotiations between both Ricketts and Southend, Ricketts stated that a "deal had not been struck" between the pair, and that he now wanted to "entertain other opportunities"[19] — going on trial at League One club Stevenage after a number of conversations with manager Graham Westley.[20] Ricketts played 45 minutes in Stevenage's 1–0 friendly defeat to an Arsenal XI side on 23 July 2011.[19][20] He stated that his time at Stevenage was a "shock to his body" due to Stevenage's training regime.[19]

[edit] Shamrock Rovers

On 31 August 2011, Ricketts signed for League of Ireland champions Shamrock Rovers.[21] He made his first team debut away to Dundalk on 3 September and was involved in both goals, providing the cross for the first goal and the pass to win a penalty for the second goal in a 2–1 win. Ricketts played in the UEFA Europa League in a 3–1 defeat against former club Tottenham Hotspur. He was released from Shamrock Rovers in January 2012, as he was not offered a new contract.

[edit] International

Ricketts has been capped for England at under-18 and under-20. He played for England at the under-20 level in the Toulon Tournament, France in 2002.

[edit] Personal

During the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Ricketts co-hosted 'The Hardcore Footy Show: South Africa 2010' with Brendan Dunlop, on Hardcore Sports Radio, Sirius 98 and was a regular on TSN for football. On August 24, 2010, Rohan joined the team of Canada's largest sportsradio network, CJCL, (Fan 590). He is currently a sports columnist with them. He also signed to write for online magazine, the Sabotage Times, on August 29. [22][23]

In May 2011, Ricketts launched his own online-only magazine, Column 10. The magazine, which includes a host of features on sport, music, film, fashion and more, has included exclusive interviews with football journalist Henry Winter, official FIFA Agent Charles Collymore and DJ Spoony.

Ricketts had been a regular guest on World Football Daily offering insights and entertaining football talk to fans in America.

[edit] Honours

Arsenal

FA Youth Cup 2000, 2001

Toronto FC

Canadian Championship 2009

Shamrock Rovers

League of Ireland - 2011

Individual

[edit] Career statistics

Correct as of 16 September 2011.

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup Football League Cup Europe Total
Arsenal F.C. Premier League 2001–02 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Tottenham Hotspur 2002–03 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
2003–04 24 1 0 0 4 1 — 28 2
2004–05 6 0 0 0 2 0 — 8 0
Coventry City Championship 2004–05 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 0 0 0 0 0 — 7 0
2005–06 25 0 0 0 1 0 — 26 0
2006–07 19 0 3 0 1 0 — 23 0
Queens Park Rangers 2 0 — — — 2 0
Barnsley F.C. 2006–07 10 0 1 0 0 0 — 11 0
Canada League Canadian Championship MLS Playoffs North America Total
Toronto FC MLS 2008 27 4 4 2 — — 31 6
2009 12 0 1 0 0 0 13 0
Hungary League Hungarian Cup — Europe Total
Diósgyőri VTK Soproni Liga 2009–10 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Moldova League Moldovan Cup — Europe Total
Dacia Chişinău National Division 2010–11 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Germany League DFB-Pokal DFL-Ligapokal Europe Total
SV Wilhelmshaven Regionalliga Nord 2010–11 12 1 0 0 — — 12 1
Republic of Ireland League FAI Cup League of Ireland Cup Europe Total
Shamrock Rovers Premier Division 2011 8 2 1 0 — 2 0 11 2
Club totals Arsenal F.C. 326 36 17 2 7 2 58 11 408 51
Tottenham Hotspur 47 10 2 0 2 0 12 2 63 12
Coventry City 12 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 3 6 0 2 1 8 1 45 5
Queens Park Rangers 326 36 17 2 7 2 58 11 408 51
Barnsley F.C. 47 10 2 0 2 0 12 2 63 12
Toronto FC 12 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17 0
Diósgyőri VTK 29 3 6 0 2 1 8 1 45 5
Dacia Chişinău 47 10 2 0 2 0 12 2 63 12
SV Wilhelmshaven 12 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17 0
Shamrock Rovers 29 3 6 0 2 1 8 1 45 5
Career totals England 99 1 4 0 9 1 0 0 112 2
Canada 39 4 5 2 — 0 0 44 6
Hungary 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Moldova 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Germany 12 1 0 0 — 0 0 12 1
Republic of Ireland 8 2 1 0 — 2 0 11 2
Career stats 159 7 10 2 9 1 2 0 182 10

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

Shamrock Rovers F.C. – current squad
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