Ervin Ryta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ervin Ryta | ||
| Date of birth | July 9, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | People's Socialist Republic of Albania | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995 | London Croatia | ||
| 1997 | Minnesota Thunder | 10 | (1) |
| 1998 | London Croatia | ||
| 1999 | Toronto Lynx | 4 | (0) |
| 2000 | Toronto Croatia | 7 | (0) |
| 2001 | Toronto Lynx | 8 | (0) |
| 2003 | London City SC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ervin Ryta (born August 9, 1978) is an Albanian former footballer who played in the Western Ontario Soccer League, USL A-League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.
Playing career
Ryta arrived to Canada in 1995 after participating in an Albanian youth tournament hosted in Canada. He remained in Canada to play with London Croatia in the Western Ontario Soccer League.[1] In 1997, he went south of the border to sign with Minnesota Thunder in the USL A-League.[2][3] The following season, he returned to London Croatia for another season. Within a year he was back in the A-League with the Toronto Lynx, and made his debut on May 15, 1999 against the Rochester Raging Rhinos.[4][5]
In 2000, he signed with Toronto Croatia of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He made his debut on July 9, 2000 against the North York Astros.[6] He featured in the CPSL Championship final against Toronto Olympians, where Croatia won the title by a score of 2-1.[7] He returned to Toronto Lynx for the 2001 season, where he appeared in 8 matches.[8] In 2003, he returned to the CPSL for another stint with London City.[9]
References
- ^ "Welcome To the Official Toronto Lynx Web Site". 2003-12-03. Archived from the original on 2003-12-03. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Lodes, Kirk J. (2008-01-01). The American Soccer Guide. Kirk Lodes. ISBN 9781930852099.
- ^ "All-time American soccer statistics - SoccerStats.us". 2013-03-17. Archived from the original on 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Bailey, David. "Canada Kicks -- Toronto Lynx: Futile Effort in Rochester". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ Adamson, Stan. "Press Release". www.lynxsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 1999-11-09. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Glover, Robin. "Sunday July 9, 2000 North York Astros vs Toronto Croatia". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "October 1, 2000 Toronto Olympians vs Toronto Croatia". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ "2001 Toronto Lynx players". www.lynxsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2002-04-14. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Rumleski, Kathy. "June 4, 2003 CPSL London City's Albanian player". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved 2017-03-05.