Jamar Ricketts
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
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|birth_place = Montclair, New Jersey, United States
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|position = Defender
|currentclub = San Jose Earthquakes
|clubnumber = 2
|youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Cedar Stars Academy
|collegeyears1 = 2021–2023
|college1 = Cal State Northridge Matadors
|collegecaps1 = 55
|collegegoals1 = 16
|years1 = 2021 |clubs1 = Cedar Stars Rush |caps1 = 11 |goals1 = 2
|years2 = 2022 |clubs2 = Central Valley Fuego FC 2 |caps2 = |goals2 =
|years3 = 2023 |clubs3 = Ventura County Fusion |caps3 = |goals3 =
|years4 = 2024– |clubs4 = San Jose Earthquakes |caps4 = 6 |goals4 = 1
|years5 = 2024– |clubs5 = → The Town FC (loan) |caps5 = 5 |goals5 = 0
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Jamar Ricketts (born October 24, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes.
Early life
Raised in Montclair, New Jersey, Ricketts played prep soccer at St. Benedict's Preparatory School, where he graduated in 2020. Ricketts played youth soccer with the Cedar Stars Academy.
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.{{cite web|url=https://gomatadors.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/jamar-ricketts/5980|title=Jamar Ricketts CSUN profile|work=Cal State Northridge Matadors}} At the end of the 2021 season, he was named to the Big West Conference All-Freshman Team.{{cite web|url=https://gomatadors.com/news/2021/11/12/mens-soccer-aguilar-chosen-first-team-all-conference-ricketts-named-to-all-freshman-team.aspx|title=Aguilar Chosen First Team All-Conference; Ricketts Named To All-Freshman Team|date=November 12, 2021|work=Cal State Northridge Matadors}} In 2022, Ricketts was named to the All-Big West First Team and the All-Far West Region Second Team.{{cite web|url=https://gomatadors.com/news/2022/11/1/mens-soccer-diaz-named-the-big-west-freshman-of-the-year-6-earn-all-conference-honors.aspx|title=Diaz Named The Big West Freshman of the Year; 6 Earn All-Conference Honors|date=November 1, 2022|work=Cal State Northridge Matadors}}{{cite web|url=https://gomatadors.com/news/2022/12/6/mens-soccer-ricketts-named-second-team-all-region.aspx|title=Ricketts Named Second Team All-Region|date=December 6, 2022|work=Cal State Northridge Matadors}} Ahead of the 2023 season, he was named to the All-Preseason Team and was named an NCAA Player to Watch.{{cite web|url=https://gomatadors.com/news/2023/8/17/csun-picked-third-ricketts-named-to-preseason-big-west-mens-soccer-team.aspx|title=CSUN Picked Third; Ricketts Named To Preseason Big West Men's Soccer Team|date=August 17, 2023|work=Cal State Northridge Matadors}}{{cite web|url=https://gomatadors.com/news/2023/8/14/csun-mens-soccer-opens-exhibition-play-this-week.aspx|title=Ricketts Named as a Player to Watch; CSUN Hosts Exhibitions This Week|date=August 14, 2023|work=Cal State Northridge Matadors}} In September 2023, he was named the Big West Offensive Player of the Week.{{cite web|url=https://gomatadors.com/news/2023/9/4/mens-soccer-ricketts-bustamante-earn-big-west-player-of-the-week-honors.aspx|title=Ricketts & Bustamante Earn Big West Player of the Week Honors|date=September 4, 2023|work=Cal State Northridge Matadors}} On October 18, 2023, he scored a brace in a 2–1 victory over the UC San Diego Tritons.{{cite web|url=https://gomatadors.com/news/2023/10/18/mens-soccer-ricketts-brace-propels-csun-to-2-1-win-over-ucsd.aspx|title=Ricketts' Brace Propels CSUN to 2–1 Win Over UCSD|date=October 18, 2023|work=Cal State Northridge Matadors}}{{cite web|url=https://sundial.csun.edu/176640/sports/matadors-sink-ucsd-2-1-with-ricketts-brace/|title=Matadors Sink UCSD 2–1 with Ricketts' Brace|first=Luis|last=Silva|date=November 2, 2023|work=The Daily Sundial}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://gomatadors.com/news/2023/10/31/mens-soccer-csuns-solorzano-named-freshman-of-the-year-four-total-earn-all-big-west-nods.aspx|title=CSUN's Solorzano Named Freshman of the Year, Four Total Earn All-Big West Nods|date=October 31, 2023|work=Cal State Northridge Matadors}}{{cite web|title=Ricketts Collects All-Far West Region Accolades|url=https://gomatadors.com/news/2023/12/5/mens-soccer-ricketts-collects-all-far-west-region-accolades.aspx|date=December 5, 2023|work=Cal State Northridge Matadors}} He was also invited to participate in the 2023 Adidas MLS College Showcase.{{cite web|url=https://gomatadors.com/news/2023/12/5/mens-soccer-csuns-jamar-ricketts-invited-to-2023-adidas-mls-college-showcase.aspx|title=CSUN's Jamar Ricketts Invited to 2023 Adidas MLS College Showcase|date=December 5, 2023|work=Cal State Northridge Matadors}} He became the school's second-highest drafted player in school history, upon his selection in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft.{{cite web|url=https://gomatadors.com/news/2023/12/19/mens-soccer-ricketts-selected-13th-overall-in-mls-superdraft.aspx|title=Ricketts Taken 13th Overall by San Jose Earthquakes at MLS SuperDraft|date=December 19, 2023|work=Cal State Northridge Matadors}}
Club career
In 2021, Ricketts played with the Cedar Stars Rush in USL League Two.{{cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/45496401?subseason=759291|title=Jamar Ricketts 2021 USL2 Stats|work=USL League Two}} In 2022, he played with the Central Valley Fuego FC 2. In 2023, he played with the Ventura County Fusion.{{cite web|url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/news-earthquakes-sign-first-round-superdraft-selection-jamar-ricketts|title=News: Earthquakes Sign First-Round SuperDraft Selection Jamar Ricketts|date=February 21, 2024|work=San Jose Earthquakes}}
At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Ricketts was selected in the first round (13th overall) by the San Jose Earthquakes.{{cite web|url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/news-earthquakes-select-csu-northridge-defender-jamar-rickettsin-first-round-of-|title=News: Earthquakes Select CSU Northridge Defender Jamar Ricketts in First Round of 2024 MLS SuperDraft|date=December 19, 2024|work=San Jose Earthquakes}}{{cite web|url=https://sundial.csun.edu/177887/sports/csun-soccer-player-jamar-ricketts-drafted-to-the-mls/|title=CSUN soccer player Jamar Ricketts drafted to the MLS|first=Gabriel|last=Duarte|date=January 19, 2024|work=The Daily Sundial}} In February 2024, he signed a one-year contract with options for 2025 through 2027 with the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/san-jose-earthquakes-sign-defender-jamar-ricketts|title=San Jose Earthquakes sign defender Jamar Ricketts|date=February 21, 2024|work=Major League Soccer}} He scored his first professional goal, while playing with their MLS Next Pro affiliate The Town FC, in a playoff loss to St. Louis City SC 2 on October 27, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://thetownfc.com/playoff-match-recap-the-town-fc-2-st-louis-city2-4/|title=Playoff Match Recap: The Town FC 2, St. Louis CITY2 4|first=Kasey|last=Kazliner|date=October 27, 2024|work=The Town FC}} He scored his first MLS goal on February 22, 2025, in a 4-0 victory over Real Salt Lake.{{cite web|url=https://deadspin.com/jamar-ricketts-first-goal-highlights-quakes-rout-of-rsl/|title=Jamar Ricketts' first goal highlights Quakes' rout of RSL|date=February 23, 2025|work=Deadspin}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played April 5, 2025}}{{soccerway|jamar-ricketts/657484}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Stars Rush
|2021 |11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 2 | |||
| rowspan=3|San Jose Earthquakes
|2024 |rowspan=2|Major League Soccer |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2025
|5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| The Town FC (loan)
|2024 |5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|jamar-ricketts/657484}}
{{San Jose Earthquakes squad}}
{{2024 MLS SuperDraft}}
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Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Soccer players from Montclair, New Jersey
Category:St. Benedict's Preparatory School alumni
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Category:USL League Two players
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Category:San Jose Earthquakes players
Category:Cal State Northridge Matadors men's soccer players