Tosaint Ricketts
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Tosaint Antony Ricketts | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward, Winger, Full Back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Toronto FC | ||
| Number | 87 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Green Bay Phoenix | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | MYPA | 40 | (9) |
| 2010–2012 | Politehnica Timișoara | 24 | (6) |
| 2012 | Vålerenga | 3 | (1) |
| 2013 | Sandnes Ulf | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Bucaspor | 25 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Hapoel Haifa | 30 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Boluspor | 15 | (1) |
| 2016– | Toronto FC | 11 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Canada U20 | 8 | (5) |
| 2008 | Canada U23 | 5 | (2) |
| 2011– | Canada | 55 | (15) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 23, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 22, 2017 |
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Tosaint Antony Ricketts (born 6 August 1987) is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer and the Canadian national team as a forward.
Ricketts was one of the top short distance runners in Alberta, and he began his youth career at University of Wisconsin Green Bay.
Ricketts joined Veikkausliiga club MyPa in 2009. He made his debut on 4 March 2009 and scored his first goal against Kuopion Palloseura on 13 June. He scored two goals in Europa League against Politehnica Timișoara who became interested in signing him.
On 19 November 2010 Ricketts signed with the Romanian club Politehnica Timișoara for three years. At his presentation at the press conference, he said : "I'm glad I signed with Poli, to me is a step forward in my career. I can't wait to play at my new team and I can't wait to reunite "Poli" fans, which impressed me when I played here in Europa League with MyPa-47". He chose the number 87. On 26 February 2011 Ricketts made his debut for Politehnica Timișoara on Dan Păltinişanu in a 3–1 win against Gaz Metan Mediaş. He played twenty minutes in the match after replacing injured Marián Čišovský. Ricketts scored his first goal for Politehnica Timișoara on 5 March 2011 against CFR Cluj. He scored the winning goal in the 78th minute. Politehnica Timișoara was bankrupted in the summer of 2012, and Ricketts was released from his contract.
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