1. Damani Ralph earned 18 caps with the Jamaica national football team from 2002 to 2005.
14 Facts About Damani Ralph
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Damani Ralph has been a Licensed FIFA player agent with ICM Stellar Sports since 2011 and is currently its vice president of soccer in North America.
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Damani Ralph was drafted 18th overall by the Chicago Fire in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft.
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Damani Ralph quickly earned a spot in the starting lineup, and finished the season with 11 goals and 6 assists in 25 games.
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In scoring 11 goals, Damani Ralph broke the MLS record for goals scored by a rookie, previously held by Rodrigo Faria, Josh Wolff, and Jeff Cunningham, and was named MLS Rookie of the Year for his accomplishments.
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Damani Ralph scored the game-winning goal in the 2003 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup final to win the Fire their third US Open Cup.
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Damani Ralph got to contributing to the Fire almost immediately, which quickly caught the attention of European teams.
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In 2004, following his rookie season, there were rumors that Damani Ralph would move to the Spanish club Malaga, but MLS turned down a reputed $1 million transfer offer.
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However, in 2005 Damani Ralph finally secured his long desired transfer to Europe.
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In February 2006, before the new Russian season started, Damani Ralph had surgery in Germany to repair damage to his left knee.
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Damani Ralph struggled to cement a starting place on the Jamaica national team, largely because of competition from a number of naturalized Jamaican forwards from England.
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Damani Ralph made his debut in an August 2002 friendly match against Grenada and earned 18 caps, scoring once.
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Damani Ralph played in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
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Damani Ralph's final international was an October 2005 friendly against Australia.