Chris Ritter
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Chris Ritter
| image =
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| full_name = Christopher Jay Ritter
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|29}}
| birth_place = Winnetka, Illinois, United States
| height = 6 ft 2 in
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2008–2009
| youthclubs1 = Chicago Fire
| youthyears2 = 2009–2013
| youthclubs2 = Northwestern Wildcats
| years1 = 2010–2013
| clubs1 = Chicago Fire Premier
| caps1 = 9
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014–2015
| clubs2 = Chicago Fire
| caps2 = 17
| goals2 = 0
| club-update = October 29, 2015
}}
Christopher Jay Ritter (born October 20, 1990) is an American soccer player who last played for Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.
Career
=Youth & College=
Ritter played five years of college soccer at Northwestern University between 2009 and 2013,red-shirting in 2010 after suffering a stress fracture in his leg early in the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/chris_ritter_464769.html |title=Chris Ritter Bio - NUSPORTS.COM - the Northwestern Official Athletic Site |accessdate=July 3, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109104047/http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/chris_ritter_464769.html |archivedate=November 9, 2014 }} While at college, Ritter also appeared for USL PDL club Chicago Fire Premier between 2010 and 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/chris-ritter/|title = Chris Ritter | SoccerStats.us}}
=Professional=
On January 13, 2014, Ritter signed with Chicago Fire as a Homegrown Player.{{cite web |url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2014/01/chicago-fire-soccer-club-sign-chris-ritter-homegrown-player |title=RELEASE: Chicago Fire Soccer Club Sign Chris Ritter as Homegrown Player {{!}} Chicago Fire |website=www.chicago-fire.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115025612/http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2014/01/chicago-fire-soccer-club-sign-chris-ritter-homegrown-player |archive-date=2014-01-15}} On November 30, 2015, Chicago Fire declined his contract option.{{cite news |title=Chicago Fire Soccer Club Exercises Options on Four Players|url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2015/11/30/chicago-fire-soccer-club-exercises-options-four-players|publisher=chicago-fire.com |date=November 30, 2015}}
References
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External links
- {{MLS player|chris-ritter}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109104047/http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/chris_ritter_464769.html |title=Northwestern Profile }}
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Chicago Fire FC players
Category:Chicago Fire U-23 players
Category:Homegrown Players (MLS)
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Northwestern Wildcats men's soccer players
Category:Sportspeople from Winnetka, Illinois
Category:Soccer players from Cook County, Illinois
Category:USL League Two players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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