Ryan Raposo

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Ryan Raposo
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number 27
Youth career
2003–2009 Mount Hamilton SC
2010–2011 Toronto FC
2012–2015 Burlington Youth SC
2016–2017 Vaughan SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Syracuse Orange 38 (19)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Vaughan Azzurri 24 (13)
2020– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 105 (4)
International career‡
2021 Canada U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 25, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 28, 2021

Ryan Raposo (born March 5, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a wingback for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer. [1]

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Youth

Born in Hamilton to a Portuguese father and Chinese mother, Raposo began playing soccer at a young age, making his first competitive rep team when he was eight with Mount Hamilton SC. [2] When he was 11, he joined the Toronto FC Academy, but the club released him two years later, believing him to be "too small and too skinny". [3] Afterwards, he joined the Burlington Youth SC at age 12, joining the provincial program at age 14. Soon after, he was selected to play on the Canadian under-15 national team. [4] When he was 16, he moved to Vaughan SC. [2] In 2016, he fractured his right fibula in a club match against Sigma FC. [2] He was named MVP at the 2017 Canada Summer Games, as part of the gold medal-winning Team Ontario. [5]

Raposo attended Syracuse University, where he played soccer for two years. In his second and final year, Raposo led his team in goals (15) and points (37), which set the school records for a sophomore, and earned a spot in the All-ACC first team. [6] [7]

Club career

During college, Raposo also appeared for League1 Ontario side Vaughan Azzurri in the 2017, [8] 2018 [9] and 2019 during the NCAA offseason. [10] He played in the 2019 Canadian Championship and scored in the first leg of their tie, which was lost on away goals to Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers FC. [11]

On January 9, 2020, Raposo was selected fourth overall by Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, and was signed by the club to a Generation Adidas contract. [12] He made his debut on March 7, 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute, against the Los Angeles Galaxy, recording an assist on the only goal of the game. [13] He scored his first professional goal in the 73rd minute of a 1–0 win over Sporting Kansas City on April 2, 2022. [14] Later that year, he won the Best Young Canadian Player Award at the 2022 Canadian Championship, after scoring one goal and getting two assists. [15]

International career

Eligible for Canada, China, Portugal.

He joined the Canadian under-15 in 2014, playing matches against Costa Rican teams. [16]

Raposo was named to the Canadian under-23 roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on March 10, 2021. [17]

In May 2023, Raposo was listed on the Canada preliminary rosters for the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals. [18]

Style of play

Described as "a skilful winger" by Neil Davidson, Raposo is also capable of playing as a number ten. His former Syracuse coach Ian McIntyre labelled him a "dynamic, exciting attacker who can torment defenders." [19]

Honours

Vancouver Whitecaps

Individual

Career statistics

As of match played on May 25, 2024 [22]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vaughan Azzurri 2017 [8] League1 Ontario 109——00—109
2018 [9] 4000—31—71
2019 [10] 1040021——125
Total2413002131002915
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020 MLS 150————150
2021 2100010——220
2022 292—41——333
2023 26010202041341
2024 14200200020182
Total1054109120611236
Career total1291710112516115221

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References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Raposo profile". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 McCleary, Michael (November 15, 2018). "Ryan Raposo's family background fuels his passion on the field". The Daily Orange.
  3. ↑ "'Too small, too skinny,' Hamilton soccer star gets noticed ahead of MLS draft". CBC . January 8, 2020.
  4. ↑ Radley, Scott (August 27, 2017). "Raposo sizes up a career in soccer". The Hamilton Spectator.
  5. ↑ Bowes, Gord (August 13, 2017). "Hamilton's Ryan Raposo top player in Canada Games soccer tournament". Hamilton Mountain News.
  6. ↑ "All-ACC first team announced". theacc.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  7. ↑ Davidson, Neil (January 10, 2020). "Hamilton's Ryan Raposo ready to take next step of soccer dream with Whitecaps". The Canadian Press . Global News.
  8. 1 2 "Ryan Raposo 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  9. 1 2 "Ryan Raposo 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  10. 1 2 "Ryan Raposo 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  11. ↑ "Halifax, Calgary lead Qualifying Round 1 of the 2019 Canadian Championship". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Whitecaps FC select midfielder Ryan Raposo". whitecapsfc.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  13. ↑ Adams, J.J. (March 11, 2020). "'Too small' Raposo takes his chances, makes an impact for Whitecaps". The Province .
  14. ↑ Karstens-Smith, Gemma (April 3, 2022). "Raposo scores first MLS goal, Vancouver Whitecaps down Sporting Kansas City 1-0". Global News .
  15. ↑ "Gauld and Raposo win awards at 2022 Canadian Championship". Canadian Soccer Association . July 27, 2022.
  16. ↑ Moko, Larry. "STM's Ryan Raposo suits up for Canada". Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board .
  17. ↑ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING". March 10, 2021.
  18. ↑ "CONCACAF drops stacked Canada preliminary Nations League roster with some surprise names". Canada Soccer Daily. May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  19. ↑ Davidson, Neil (January 9, 2020). "Four Canadians go in top 20 of MLS draft with Ryan Raposo leading the way at No. 4". CP24. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  20. 1 2 "Vancouver Whitecaps FC win the 2022 Canadian Championship Final". Canada Soccer. July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC win the 2023 Canadian Championship". Canada Soccer. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  22. ↑ Ryan Raposo at Soccerway
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