Stuart Ritchie (soccer)

Stuart Ritchie (born September 10, 2001) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a left-back for MLS Next Pro side Columbus Crew 2.

Stuart Ritchie
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-09-10) September 10, 2001
Place of birth Pleasanton, California, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Columbus Crew 2
Number 3
Youth career
2007–2016 Ballistic United
2016–2017 San Jose Earthquakes
2018–2019 Groningen
2019–2021 Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Richmond Kickers 25 (1)
2023– Columbus Crew 2 1 (0)
International career‡
2018 United States U18 2 (0)
2019 United States U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 6, 2022

Career

Youth

Ritchie joined his local club side Ballistic United aged five-year's old, where he stayed until 2016.[1] Ritchie spent a season with the San Jose Earthquakes academy,[1][2] before move to Dutch side FC Groningen in January 2018.[3] Ritchie played one season with the Groningen U17's before moving up to the U19 team. He would transition into the U23 team, as well as spending time training with the first team squad.[2] In the summer of 2019, Ritchie moved to German side Hannover 96, where he a played with the team's U19 side, before earning a professional contract with the team's U23 side.[4][2] Ritchie appeared on the bench for Hannover 96 II in a Regionalliga fixture in 2019.[5]

Richmond Kickers

On January 25, 2022, it was announced Ritchie had returned to the United States and signed with USL League One club Richmond Kickers.[6] He debuted for the club on April 2, 2022, starting in a 4–0 win over FC Tucson.[7]

References
  1. Miller, Dennis. "Pleasanton Preps: Ballistic United highlights more 'Difference Makers'". www.pleasantonweekly.com.
  2. USLLeagueOne com Staff (January 25, 2022). "Former U.S. Youth National Team Defender Stuart Ritchie Joins Richmond". USL League One.
  3. "Amerikaans talent Stuart Ritchie in FC-opleiding - FC Groningen". www.fcgroningen.nl.
  4. "U23: Elf Spieler verabschiedet, neun aus U19 übernommen". www.hannover96.de.
  5. "VfB Oldenburg vs. Hannover 96 II - 29 September 2019 - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
  6. "Former US Youth National Team Player Stuart Ritchie Joins The Richmond Backline".
  7. "Match Center | USLLeagueOne.com". www.uslleagueone.com.
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