1. Tosaint Antony Ricketts was born on 6 August 1987 and is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a forward.
33 Facts About Tosaint Ricketts
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Tosaint Ricketts made his debut on 4 March 2009 and scored his first goal against Kuopion Palloseura on 13 June.
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Tosaint Ricketts scored three goals in the Europa League against Politehnica Timisoara who became interested in signing him.
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On 19 November 2010 Tosaint Ricketts signed with Romanian club Politehnica Timisoara for three years.
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Tosaint Ricketts played twenty minutes in the match after replacing injured Marian Cisovsky.
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Tosaint Ricketts scored his first goal for Politehnica Timisoara on 5 March 2011 against CFR Cluj.
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Tosaint Ricketts scored the winning goal in the 78th minute.
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Politehnica Timisoara was bankrupted in the summer of 2012, and Tosaint Ricketts was released from his contract.
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On 31 August 2012, it was announced that Tosaint Ricketts had signed for Valerenga in the Norwegian Tippeligaen on a free transfer, he would be joining fellow Canadian international Lars Hirschfeld at the club.
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In early January 2013 it was announced that Tosaint Ricketts had signed with Sandnes Ulf allowing him to remain in the Tippeligaen.
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Tosaint Ricketts played a total of 12 matches in Tippeligaen until he left Sandnes Ulf in September 2013, he scored two goals for the club in the Norwegian Cup.
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On 6 September 2013, Tosaint Ricketts signed for Turkish First League club Bucaspor, a one-year contract with a one-year option.
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On 16 July 2014, Tosaint Ricketts announced on Twitter he had signed for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Haifa.
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Tosaint Ricketts scored his first league goal against Beitar Jerusalem in a loss on 9 February 2015.
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In total, Tosaint Ricketts made 30 appearances for the club, scoring a single goal.
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Tosaint Ricketts left Boluspor in early 2016 after a dispute over unpaid wages.
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On 20 July 2016, Tosaint Ricketts returned to Canada to join Major League Soccer side Toronto FC.
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Tosaint Ricketts missed three games in the final weeks of the season due to a groin injury and indirect suspension.
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On 26 January 2019, Tosaint Ricketts signed with defending Lithuanian A Lyga champions Suduva.
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Tosaint Ricketts earned five inclusions in the A Lyga Team of the Week.
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Tosaint Ricketts left Suduva the following week after club's away victory in the Europa League third qualifying round game for a return to MLS.
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On 8 August 2019, Tosaint Ricketts returned to MLS and Canada, joining Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
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Tosaint Ricketts was re-signed to a new deal through 2022, with an option for 2023 in March 2022.
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Tosaint Ricketts would continue in the front office as Manager of Community Impact.
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On January 31,2023, Tosaint Ricketts announced his retirement from soccer, joining the Whitecaps staff as liaison of club and player engagement.
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In 2007 Tosaint Ricketts was called up to the Canadian U-20 team for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held on home soil.
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Tosaint Ricketts made appearances for Canada in the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament in which he scored twice against Guatemala.
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In late January 2011, Tosaint Ricketts was called up by Canada for the first time ahead of its international friendly against Greece on 9 February.
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Tosaint Ricketts reached 10 goals for Canada on 16 June 2015 after scoring a brace against Dominica in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying.
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Tosaint Ricketts was named to the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad on 27 June 2017.
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Tosaint Ricketts can give himself three, four lines of cushion and still make the runs in behind and still beat you to the spot.
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Tosaint Ricketts has drawn praise in the media for his energy, presence in the air, and leadership, as well as his goalscoring rate, despite not being a particularly prolific player.
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In December 2023, the Vancouver Whitecaps signed Tosaint Ricketts to represent the team in the eMLS at League Series 1, League Series 2 and eMLS Cup for the 2024 season.