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Tosaint Ricketts

トゥセイント・リケッツ　/　とぅせいんと・りけっつ

Association football player from Canada

August 6, 1987 (age 38)　・　Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

British Columbia
association football player
athletics competitor

My Take

Ricketts intrigues me because he refused to be just one kind of athlete. Born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1987, he was both a soccer forward and a track competitor, a dual identity that most people quietly abandon for the safer single path. At 183 cm he attacked the goal with the speed of a sprinter, which must have been a nightmare for defenders. He sharpened himself at Wisconsin–Green Bay and carved out a real professional career. I admire athletes who commit fully to more than one craft rather than hedging, and his two-sport journey reflects exactly that kind of nerve.

Overview

Tosaint Antony Ricketts (born 6 August 1987) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a forward.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Tosaint Ricketts
Name (Japanese): トゥセイント・リケッツ
Reading: とぅせいんと・りけっつ
Born: August 6, 1987 (age 38)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Rabbit
Origin: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Blood type: Private
Height: 183 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / athletics competitor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: St. Francis Xavier High School
University: University of Wisconsin–Green Bay

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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