Tosaint Ricketts

Tosaint Antony Ricketts... speaks English... soccer family (brother Kirk)... both of his parents were born in Jamaica... grew up playing soccer and basketball... he was 13 years old when he started playing soccer for Edmonton Juventus... favourites have included Thierry Henry, Barcalona FC, LeBron James, Denver Nuggets, San Diego Chargers... has a lion tattoo on his shoulder (to represent his birth sign which is Leo)...

represented Canada in two cycles of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and four editions of the Concacaf Gold Cup... Canada’s joint top goalscorer across FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 2015 and 2016 (four goals in nine international matches)... career 61 international “A” appearances across 12 years from 2009 to 2020 with Canada Soccer's Men’s National Team… represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-20 at Canada 2007)...

club career in Canada, USA, Finland, Romania, Norway, Turkey and Israel, Lithuania, including appearances in UEFA Europa League, UEFA Champions League Qualifying and Concacaf Champions League... a three-time Canadian Championship winner, twice with Toronto FC (Voyageurs Cup in 2017 and 2018) and once with Vancouver Whitecaps FC (Voyageurs Cup in 2022)... with Toronto FC, also an MLS Supporters’ Shield winner (2017) and MLS Cup winner (2017)... with FK Sūduva Marijampole, a Lithuanian Super Cup winner (Lietuvos futbolo supertaurė 2019)...

one of several players that had a cameo appearance in the “Colouful Canada” video that was produced to help unveil the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 Official Emblem on 14 December 2012...

said in 2016 of his youth soccer, “I always wanted to be as good as my brothers even though I was much younger; that passion and that drive to catch up with my brothers fueled my passion for the game”... said in 2016 of playing for Canada, “there’s no greater feeling than playing for the national team and there’s no greater passion to play for that team; it started for me as a youth and continues to stick with me to this day”... said Whitecaps’ Axel Schuster in 2022, “Tos embodies our cornerstones and is a true professional and leader in the locker room and in the community”...