Donovan Ricketts
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| Donovan Ricketts | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donovan Ricketts | |
| Date of birth | 7 June 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Montego Bay, Jamaica | |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002–2004 2004 2004–2005 2005–2008 |
Village United Bolton Wanderers → Bradford City (loan) Bradford City |
? (?) 0 (0) 4 (0) 104 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1998– | Jamaica | 46 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Donovan Ricketts (born 7 June 1977 in Montego Bay, Jamaica) is a footballer. Throughout his career he has played as a goalkeeper. He is the vice captain of the Jamaica national football team.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Early career
Ricketts started his club career with Village United in his native Jamaica. In 2004 he came to England to sign for Bolton Wanderers.
[edit] Bradford City
He never played a game at Bolton and instead moved to Bradford City initially on a year-long loan in July 2004.[1] 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.[2] During the season break he signed permanently on a two-year deal keeping him at City until 2007.[3] 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,[4] 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.[5] He was immediately recalled to the side following his suspension,[6] and played the following 80 league games, including as ever-present in the 2006–07 season.[7]
His run of games came to an end when he was dropped in October 2007 after a poor run of form.[8] He was recalled for the game against Brentford on 3 November 2007 after Rhys Evans' loan was cut short by injury,[9] playing the next 13 games. He was expected to make a move to Queens Park Rangers during the January transfer window and was replaced by loan keeper Scott Loach for Bradford's 4–2 victory over Shrewsbury Town,[10][11] but his move collapsed when he was refused a work permit.[12] Despite Rickett's return, Loach kept his place in the City side for their 1–0 win at Macclesfield Town, saving a second half penalty,[13] but manager Stuart McCall told Ricketts he could still have a future at the club.[14] Loach continued to keep Ricketts out of the team since his arrival on loan from Watford. And after Ricketts had played for Jamaica in March 2008, he was stopped by imigration officials at Heathrow Airport and sent back to New York because he did not have the correct paperwork. Bradford were also told a new work permit application would be turned down.[15] Instead, Ricketts returned to Jamaica to train with the country's under 21 side,[16] before being one of 13 players to be released by Bradford manager Stuart McCall at the end of the season.[17]
[edit] International career
On 3 June 2006 he appeared in goal for Jamaica in an international friendly against England at Old Trafford. Jamaica went on to lose the game 6–0.
Standing at six feet four inches and weighing 92kg (14st 2lbs), Ricketts is big figure in goal and has been a big part of the Reggae Boyz programme for sometime now, dating back to the days of former Technical Director Renê Simões.
Ricketts has not only kept goal for Jamaica at the senior level, but has also done it at various junior levels for his country. He came through the national ranks under the guidance of goalkeeping coach, Paul Campbell. Ricketts is a World Cup veteran, being named to the Jamaican squad that played in the World Cup finals in France. However, the opportunity never presented itself for him to see any game time.
[edit] References
- ^ "Ricketts makes belated debut", Telegraph & Argus, 2004-07-28. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ^ "The number one choice", Telegraph & Argus, 2005-04-14. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ^ "Ricketts has the safest hands in England", Telegraph & Argus, 2005-11-26. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ^ "Port Vale 0-1 Bradford", BBC Sport, 2005-10-15. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ^ "'Sent off for simply celebrating a goal'", Telegraph & Argus, 2005-12-12. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ^ "Ricketts can earn lucrative progress", Telegraph & Argus, 2005-12-20. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ^ Bradford 2006/2007 player appearances. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
- ^ Parker, Simon. "City fall short in land of the giants", Telegraph & Argus, 2007-10-07. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ^ "Bradford 1-2 Brentford", BBC Sport, 2007-11-03. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ^ Parker, Simon. "City to receive 'minimal' fee for Ricketts", Telegraph & Argus, 2008-01-29. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ "Bradford 4-2 Shrewsbury", BBC Sport, 2008-01-29. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ Crowther, Mike. "Ricketts returns to City", Telegraph & Argus, 2008-01-30. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ "Macclesfield 0-1 Bradford", BBC Sport, 2008-02-02. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
- ^ Parker, Simon. "Lifeline for Ricketts", BBC Sport, 2008-02-06. Retrieved on 2008-02-07. "We haven't closed the door on Donovan."
- ^ "Ricketts refused re-entry to UK", BBC Sport, 2008-04-01. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ Flynn, LeVaughn. "Ricketts keeping in shape with U21s", Jamaica Gleaner, 2008-05-11. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
- ^ Parker, Simon. "Johnson one of 13 axed by City", Telegraph & Argus, 2008-04-29. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
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| NAME | Ricketts, Donovan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7 June 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
