Austin Ricci

Austin Ricci (born 8 April 1996) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Valour FC.

Austin Ricci
Personal information
Full name Austin Ricci
Date of birth (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996
Place of birth Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Valour FC
Number 9
Youth career
Richmond Hill SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Oakland Golden Grizzlies 71 (22)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Vaughan Azzurri
2017–2018 Michigan Bucks 28 (17)
2018 Vaughan Azzurri 8 (5)
2019 York9 9 (0)
2020– Valour FC 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 September 2020

Club career

Early career

Ricci, born in Richmond Hill, Ontario, played for the St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School Lions, winning gold at OFSAA with a 2–1 win over St. Edmund Campion Secondary School in Windsor, Ontario on June 7, 2014.[1][2]

Ricci also later played for the Oakland Golden Grizzlies of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan from 2014–2017.[3]

In 2014 and 2015, he appeared for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.[4] He played for the Michigan Bucks in the Premier Development League in 2017[5] and 2018.[6] He then returned to play with Vaughan Azzurri in 2018.[7]

York9

On 14 December 2018, Ricci signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side York9.[8] On 27 April 2019, he made his debut in the inaugural CPL match against Forge FC.[9] He made nine league appearances and two in the Canadian Championship that season.[9] On 15 November 2019, the club announced that Ricci would not be returning for the 2020 season.[10]

Valour FC

On 10 July 2020, Ricci signed with Winnipeg club Valour FC.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played on September 5, 2020[12]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Michigan Bucks 2017[5] PDL1451010—165
2018[6] PDL14120000—1412
Total 28171010—2017
Vaughan Azzurri 2018[7] League1 Ontario8541—00126
York9 FC 2019 Canadian Premier League90—20—110
Valour FC 2020 Canadian Premier League60———60
Career total 51225130005923

References
  1. "Lions roar into OFSAA soccer final in Windsor". yorkregion.com. 7 June 2014.
  2. "St. Theresa Lions roar to OFSAA soccer gold". yorkregion.com. 9 June 2014.
  3. "2017 Men's Soccer Roster AUSTIN RICCI". goldengrizzlies.com.
  4. Nielsen, Aaron (May 2, 2016). "State of the Game: League One Ontario kicks off for 2016". Red Nation Online.
  5. "Michigan Bucks 2017 - Austin Ricci". USL League Two.
  6. "Michigan Bucks 2018 - Austin Ricci". USL League Two.
  7. "Vaughan Azzurri 2018 - Austin Ricci". League1 Ontario.
  8. Nate Hershenfeld (14 December 2018). "York9 FC brings on Richmond Hill-based forward Austin Ricci". York 9 FC. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  9. "Austin Ricci". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  10. "York9 FC Announces Roster Change". York9 FC. 15 November 2019. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  11. "Valour FC sign Canadian forward Austin Ricci". Valour FC. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  12. "A.Ricci". Soccerway.
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