Donovan Ricketts
Ricketts with the Galaxy in August 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Donovan Ricketts | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Montego Bay, Jamaica | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Tulsa Roughnecks | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Wadadah | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Wadadah | ||
| 1998–2001 | Seba United | ||
| 2001–2002 | Galaxy F.C. | ||
| 2002–2004 | Village United | 19 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Bradford City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Bradford City | 104 | (0) |
| 2008 | Village United | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | LA Galaxy | 70 | (0) |
| 2012 | Montreal Impact | 24 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Portland Timbers | 73 | (0) |
| 2015 | Orlando City | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | LA Galaxy | 11 | (0) |
| 2017– | Tulsa Roughnecks | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–2013 | Jamaica | 100 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:11, 9 September 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 February 2013 |
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Donovan Ricketts (born 7 June 1977) is a Jamaican footballer who plays for Tulsa Roughnecks in the United Soccer League. Ricketts played more than 100 games for Bradford City in England, and has more than 100 appearances in Major League Soccer and has twice been named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year. He was also the captain of the Jamaica national football team, earning 100 caps for his country, until his retirement from international football in 2013.
Ricketts attended Cornwall College High School where he played on the Dacosta Cup team. After high school, he played for teams such as Wadadah, Seba United, Galaxy F.C. and Village United in his native Jamaica. Ricketts alerted English clubs after an impressive performance for Jamaica against Brazil, in a match played at Leicester City FC in 2003. A subsequent trial at Rushden & Diamonds FC – who already had fellow Reggae Boys' Onandi Lowe and Paul Hall in their ranks – did not result in a contract offer, and instead Ricketts signed for English Premier League side Bolton Wanderers in 2004.
Ricketts never played a game at Bolton and instead moved to Bradford City initially on a year-long loan in July 2004. He spent most of his first season in English football as understudy to Australian Paul Henderson before he finally made his debut in April 2005 and played in the final four games. During the season break he signed permanently on a two-year deal keeping him at City until 2007. He missed nine games because of a broken foot early in the 2005–06 season and was replaced by Russell Howarth. He regained his place against Port Vale, before he again missed a game in December 2005 after he was sent off for celebrating a City goal in a game at Southend United. He was immediately recalled to the side following his suspension, and played the following 80 league games, including as ever-present in the 2006–07 season.
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