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Jonathan Ricketts
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Ricketts
Date of birth (1997-11-20) November 20, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger, Right Back
Team information
Current team
Chattanooga Red Wolves
Number 17
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– Chattanooga Red Wolves 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 25, 2020

Jonathan Ricketts (born November 20, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Chattanooga Red Wolves in the USL League One.

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]

References

  1. ^ "Bryan's Jonathan Ricketts going pro with the Chattanooga Red Wolves Soccer Club". timesfreepress.com.
  2. ^ "Jonathan Ricketts 2019 Men's Soccer - Bryan College". www.bryanlions.com.
  3. ^ http://www.aacsports.com/awards/18/1
  4. ^ http://www.aacsports.com/awards/19/1
  5. ^ http://www.bryanlions.com/article/3435.php
  6. ^ https://academicallamerica.com/documents/2019/11/7//Acad_SoccerM_2019.pdf?id=3052
  7. ^ "Chattanooga Football Club believes Red Wolves trying to take over its territory". timesfreepress.com.
  8. ^ "Dalton Red Wolves SC - 2019 Regular Season - Roster - # - Jonathan Ricketts -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  9. ^ https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/33164841?subseason=583580
  10. ^ "Red Wolves SC Sign Jonathan Ricketts". www.chattanoogan.com.
  11. ^ "South Georgia Tormenta FC vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC - July 25, 2020 | USLLeagueOne.com". www.uslleagueone.com.
  12. ^ https://www.uslleagueone.com/2020-player-stats