Jake Ruby

For the gridiron football player, see Jacob Ruby.

Jake Ruby

Ruby with HFX Wanderers in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-06-04) June 4, 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Full-back
Youth career
	Lynn Valley SA
	Mountain United FC
2016–2018	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	Trinity Western Spartans	17	(3)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	Victoria Highlanders	9	(0)
2020–2023	HFX Wanderers	42	(1)
International career‡
2016–2017	Canada U17	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 15, 2020

Jake Ruby (born June 4, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a full-back.

Early life

Ruby began playing youth soccer at age seven with Lynn Valley SA. ^[1] Afterwards, he played for Mountain United FC, before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy in 2016. ^[2] In 2018, he participated in the first team's 2018 pre-season, as well as other first team training sessions. ^{[3] [4]} He departed the Whitecaps Academy in 2018, heading to Germany, where he had a month-long trial with 1. FC Nürnberg. ^[5] He then began playing at the senior amateur level with NVFC Norvan in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League. ^[4]

University career

In 2019, he began attending Trinity Western University, where he played for the men's soccer team. ^[6] He scored his first goal on October 11, 2019 against the UFV Cascades. ^[7] In his rookie season, he was named the TWU's Male Rookie of the Year, across all sports. ^[8] He was also named a Canada West Second Team All-Star, as well as being named to the Canada West All-Rookie Team and the U SPORTS All-Rookie Team. ^{[9] [10]}

Club career

In April 2019, he signed with the Victoria Highlanders in USL League Two. ^[11]

In November 2019, Ruby was selected 14th overall by HFX Wanderers in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft. ^{[12] [13]} In July 2020, he signed a U Sports contract with the Wanderers, which would allow him to maintain his university eligibility. ^[14] In his debut season, he helped the Wanderers reach the CPL finals, where they were defeated by Forge FC. ^[15] In February 2021, he returned to the Wanderers on a fully professional contract for 2021, with club options for an additional two seasons, ^{[16] [17]} planning to finish his post-secondary education in Halifax. ^[18] He scored his first goal on August 7, 2021 against York United. ^[19] In January 2022, the Wanderers picked up his option for the 2022 season. ^[20] In January 2023, after having previously exercised his contract option for 2023, the club signed him to a new extension for the 2023 season, with options for 2024 and 2025. ^{[21] [22]} In December 2023, the Wanderers declined his option for 2024. ^[23]

International career

In October 2016, Ruby made his debut in the Canadian national program, participating in a Canadian under-17 team camp and a month later played in a friendly series with the team in Jamaica. ^{[24] [25]} He made his international debut on November 27, 2016 against Jamaica U17, earning man of the match honours. ^{[26] [27]} In May 2017, he was named to the roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he started all three of the team's matches. ^[28] In 2018, he was named to the Canada U21 team for the 2018 Toulon Tournament, but he was forced to withdraw due to injury. ^[29]

Career statistics

As of October 14, 2023 ^[30]

Club	Season	League			Playoffs		Domestic Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Victoria Highlanders FC	2019 [31]	USL League Two	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
HFX Wanderers FC	2020	Canadian Premier League	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	2021		16	1	—		1	0	—		17	1
	2022		10	0	—		0	0	—		10	0
	2023		8	0	1	0	0	0	—		9	0
	Total		42	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	44	1
Career total			51	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	53	1

References

1. Jake Ruby at the Canadian Soccer Association
2. "Jake Ruby from Langley's Trinity Western University signs with professional team". Langley Advance Times. February 22, 2021.
3. Pandher, Steve (June 25, 2018). "AFTN's Vancouver Whitecaps Residency 'Ones To Watch' 2018 (Part Two – the U19s)". Away from the Numbers.
4. McColl, Michael (January 23, 2019). "Pacific Prospects: VMSL players worth a look from Pacific FC and the rest of the CPL". Away from the Numbers.
5. Jacques, John (March 7, 2021). "Ruby Ready For Wanderers Return: 'Now People Know What To Expect From Us'". Northern Tribune.
6. "Jake Ruby TWU profile". Trinity Western Spartans .
7. "Cascades rally in second half to beat Spartans". Trinity Western Spartans . October 11, 2019.
8. "Ruby named Spartans Male Rookie of the Year". Trinity Western Spartans . April 7, 2020.
9. "Ruby signs pro deal with HFX Wanderers FC". Trinity Western Spartans . February 17, 2021.
10. "Ruby named to U Sports All-Rookie Team". Trinity Western Spartans . November 6, 2019.
11. "Highlanders Sign Defender Jake Ruby". Victoria Highlanders . April 30, 2019.
12. "Bent, Campanile, Waters and Ruby selected in 2019 CPL-U Sports Draft". Victoria Highlanders . November 12, 2019.
13. "Ruby selected by HFX Wanderers FC in 2nd round of CPL Draft". Trinity Western Spartans . November 12, 2019.
14. "HFX Wanderers FC add youth with signing of defenders Jake Ruby and Luke Green". Canadian Premier League . July 31, 2020.
15. Prest, Andy (February 24, 2021). "North Vancouver's Jake Ruby signs pro soccer contract with HFX Wanderers FC". Langley Advance Times.
16. Thompson, Marty (February 17, 2021). "HFX Wanderers FC sign CPL-U SPORTS Draft standout Jake Ruby to pro deal". Canadian Premier League .
17. Spurr, Bill (February 17, 2021). "Jake Ruby re-signs with Wanderers". Saltwire Network .
18. Lawrence, Dylan (March 1, 2021). "Jake Ruby ready for bigger role with HFX Wanderers FC in 2021". Canadian Premier League .
19. "York United edge HFX Wanderers with late goal, Pacific battles Edmonton to draw". CBC Sports . August 7, 2021.
20. "Halifax Wanderers 2022 Roster Update". HFX Wanderers FC . January 5, 2022.
21. "Wanderers sign Aidan Daniels and Jake Ruby to new contracts". HFX Wanderers FC . January 9, 2023.
22. Jacques, John (January 9, 2023). "Wanderers Sign Daniels, Ruby To New Deals". Northern Tribune.
23. "Wanderers trigger options on three players as part of year-end roster moves". HFX Wanderers FC . December 19, 2023.
24. "North Van's Ruby runs with national U17 soccer team". North Shore News . October 25, 2016.
25. "Canada U17 roster named for camp, Jamaica friendlies". CONCACAF . November 18, 2016.
26. @CanadaSoccerEN (November 27, 2016). "From Canada's 3:0 win over Jamaica, congrats to José Hernández, Matthew Roberts & Jake Ruby who all made their international youth debuts" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
27. "North Vancouver's Jake Ruby a gem for Canada Soccer". North Shore News . December 6, 2016.
28. "Jake Ruby". Celtic Elite Vancouver.
29. "Four 'Caps called up for Toulon Tournament in France at the end of May". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . May 17, 2018. Archived from the original on May 19, 2019.
30. Jake Ruby at Soccerway
31. "Jake Ruby 2019 USL2 Stats". USL League Two .

External links

• Jake Ruby at the Canadian Soccer Association
• Jake Ruby at Soccerway