Jamar Ricketts

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Jamar Ricketts
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-24) October 24, 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Montclair, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 San Jose Earthquakes
Number 2
Youth career
Cedar Stars Academy
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Cal State Northridge Matadors 55 (16)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Cedar Stars Rush 11 (2)
2022 Central Valley Fuego FC 2
2023 Ventura County Fusion
2024– San Jose Earthquakes 0 (0)
2024– → The Town FC (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 18, 2024

Jamar Ricketts (born October 24, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes.

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Early life

Raised in Montclair, New Jersey, Ricketts played prep soccer at St. Benedict's Preparatory School, where he graduated in 2020. [1] Ricketts played youth soccer with the Cedar Stars Academy. [2]

College career

In 2020, he began attending California State University, Northridge, where he played for the men's soccer team. The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so he began playing in the fall of 2021. [1] At the end of the 2021 season, he was named to the Big West Conference All-Freshman Team. [3] In 2022, Ricketts was named to the All-Big West First Team and the All-Far West Region Second Team. [4] [5] Ahead of the 2023 season, he was named to the All-Preseason Team and was named an NCAA Player to Watch. [6] [7] In September 2023, he was named the Big West Offensive Player of the Week. [8] On October 18, 2023, he scored a brace in a 2–1 victory over the UC San Diego Tritons. [9] [10] At the end of the season, he was again named to the All-Big West First Team and the All-Far West Region Second Team. [11] [12] He was also invited to participate in the 2023 Adidas MLS College Showcase. [13] He became the school's second-highest drafted player in school history, upon his selection in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft. [14]

Club career

In 2021, Ricketts played with the Cedar Stars Rush in USL League Two. [15] In 2022, he played with the Central Valley Fuego FC 2. [1] In 2023, he played with the Ventura County Fusion. [2]

At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Ricketts was selected in the first round (13th overall) by the San Jose Earthquakes. [16] [17] In February 2024, he signed a one-year contract with options for 2025 through 2027 with the club. [18]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jamar Ricketts CSUN profile". Cal State Northridge Matadors .
  2. 1 2 "News: Earthquakes Sign First-Round SuperDraft Selection Jamar Ricketts". San Jose Earthquakes . February 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Aguilar Chosen First Team All-Conference; Ricketts Named To All-Freshman Team". Cal State Northridge Matadors . November 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Diaz Named The Big West Freshman of the Year; 6 Earn All-Conference Honors". Cal State Northridge Matadors . November 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ricketts Named Second Team All-Region". Cal State Northridge Matadors . December 6, 2022.
  6. ↑ "CSUN Picked Third; Ricketts Named To Preseason Big West Men's Soccer Team". Cal State Northridge Matadors . August 17, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ricketts Named as a Player to Watch; CSUN Hosts Exhibitions This Week". Cal State Northridge Matadors . August 14, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ricketts & Bustamante Earn Big West Player of the Week Honors". Cal State Northridge Matadors . September 4, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ricketts' Brace Propels CSUN to 2-1 Win Over UCSD". Cal State Northridge Matadors . October 18, 2023.
  10. ↑ Silva, Luis (November 2, 2023). "Matadors Sink UCSD 2-1 with Ricketts' Brace". The Daily Sundial .
  11. ↑ "CSUN's Solorzano Named Freshman of the Year, Four Total Earn All-Big West Nods". Cal State Northridge Matadors . October 31, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Ricketts Collects All-Far West Region Accolades". Cal State Northridge Matadors . December 5, 2023.
  13. ↑ "CSUN's Jamar Ricketts Invited to 2023 Adidas MLS College Showcase". Cal State Northridge Matadors . December 5, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Ricketts Taken 13th Overall by San Jose Earthquakes at MLS SuperDraft". Cal State Northridge Matadors . December 19, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Jamar Ricketts 2021 USL2 Stats". USL League Two .
  16. ↑ "News: Earthquakes Select CSU Northridge Defender Jamar Ricketts in First Round of 2024 MLS SuperDraft". San Jose Earthquakes . December 19, 2024.
  17. ↑ Duarte, Gabriel (January 19, 2024). "CSUN soccer player Jamar Ricketts drafted to the MLS". The Daily Sundial .
  18. ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes sign defender Jamar Ricketts". Major League Soccer . February 21, 2024.
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