Chloe Ricketts: Difference between revisions

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|image =

|caption = Ricketts in 2022

|full_name = Chloe Cathleen Ricketts<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chloericketts.com/default.aspx |title=This is Chloe Ricketts – #39 Soccer/Futsal |access-date=June 21, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621141244/http://chloericketts.com/default.aspx |archive-date=June 21, 2023}}</ref>

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|05|23}}<ref name="WS1">{{cite web |url=https://washingtonspirit.com/team-member/chloe-ricketts/ |title=Chloe Ricketts |publisher=Washington Spirit |access-date=March 21, 2023}}</ref>

|birth_place = [[Dexter, Michigan]], U.S.<ref name="WS1"/>

|youthyears1 = 2017–2018

|youthclubs1 = Michigan Hawks Black

|youthyears2 = 2019

|youthclubs2 = Michigan Jaguars

|youthyears3 = 2020–2022

|youthclubs3 = Michigan Tigers Gold

|youthyears4 = 2022

|youthclubs4 = Michigan Jaguars

|years1 = 2022

|clubs1 = [[AFC Ann Arbor]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uslwleague.com/stats/team_instance/7224091?subseason=800787&tab=team_instance_player_stats&tool=4844128 |title=AFC Ann Arbor - 2022 Regular Season - Player Statistics |access-date=May 16, 2023 |publisher=[[USL W League]]}}</ref>

|caps1 = 11

|goals1 = 2

|years2 = 2023–

|clubs2 = [[Washington Spirit]]

|caps2 = 17

|goals2 = 1

|nationalyears1 = 2022

|nationalteam1 = [[United States girls' national under-15 soccer team|United States U15]]

|club-update = July 30, 2023

'''Chloe Cathleen Ricketts''' (born May 23, 2007) is an American professional [[Association football|soccer]] player for the [[Washington Spirit]] of the [[National Women's Soccer League]] (NWSL). At the time of her signing in 2023, she was the youngest player to sign with an NWSL team.

==Club career==

===Early career===

In 2017 and 2018, Ricketts won back-to-back state championships with the 2007 Michigan Hawks Black. Beginning in 2020, she played on a boys' team&nbsp;– the 2007 Michigan Tigers Gold&nbsp;– that won multiple state and regional championships, culminating with the under-15 [[US Youth Soccer National Championships]] in 2022.<ref name="mlive-afcaaw">{{cite news |url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/ann-arbor/2022/05/best-player-in-the-world-afc-ann-arbor-soccer-teen-has-lofty-career-goals.html |title='Best player in the world': AFC Ann Arbor soccer teen has lofty career goals |date=May 23, 2022 |access-date=May 16, 2023 |publisher=[[MLive Media Group]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://chloericketts.com/teams.aspx |title=Chloe Ricketts Past and Present Teams |work=chloericketts.com |access-date=March 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usyouthsoccer.org/2022-national-championships-finals-recap1/ |title=2022 National Championships: Finals Recap |publisher=[[United States Youth Soccer Association]] |date=July 24, 2022 |access-date=March 28, 2023}}</ref> She also played for the Michigan Jaguars academy of the [[Girls Academy]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/ricketts-signs-with-washington-spirit_aid51838 |title=Ricketts Signs with Washington Spirit |date=March 3, 2023 |access-date=May 16, 2023 |work=[[TopDrawerSoccer.com]] |first=Travis |last=Clark}}</ref>

In January 2022, at age 14, Ricketts became the youngest player to join [[AFC Ann Arbor]] of the pre-professional [[USL W League]].<ref name="mlive-afcaaw"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.afcannarbor.com/latestnews/2022/1/11/chloe-ricketts-becomes-youngest-player-to-join-afc-ann-arbor-at-14 |title=Chloe Ricketts Becomes Youngest Player to Join AFC Ann Arbor at 14 |last=Makuch |first=Ryan |date=January 11, 2022 |publisher=[[AFC Ann Arbor]] |access-date=March 28, 2023}}</ref> In a game on May 7, 2022, still aged 14, she became the youngest goalscorer in USL W League history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uslwleague.com/news_article/show/1226000 |title=USL W League Fans' Choice Goal of the Week – Week 1+2 |date=May 18, 2022 |publisher=[[USL W League]] |access-date=March 28, 2023}}</ref>

Ricketts took part in preseason training with the [[Washington Spirit]] beginning in January 2023. On March 2<!--per <ref name="WS1"/>-->, 2023, Ricketts signed a three-year deal (with an option for a fourth year) with the team at the age of 15 years and 283 days. The contract made her the youngest ever NWSL signee at the time, breaking the record set by [[Olivia Moultrie]] in 2021 (15 years and 286 days).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2023/03/04/spirit-sign-youngest-player-nwsl-history-chloe-ricketts |title=Spirit Sign Youngest Player in NWSL History, 15-Year-Old Chloe Ricketts |last=Jackson |first=Wilton |date=March 3, 2023 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=March 21, 2023}}</ref> Ricketts's record was surpassed later in the month by [[Melanie Barcenas]] (15 years and 138 days).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/nwsl-youngest-player-melanie-barcenas-fff5c3889e36a6036c7efd076bf206a2 |title=Melanie Barcenas youngest player ever to sign with NWSL team |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=March 21, 2023 |access-date=March 21, 2023}}</ref> Ricketts's signing was the first under the NWSL's recently introduced Under-18 Entry Mechanism, which resulted from the [[collective bargaining agreement]] signed between the NWSL and [[NWSL Players Association]] before the season,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sportico.com/leagues/soccer/2022/nwsl-labor-deal-cba-1234659724/ |title=NWSL labor deal clears path for young talent, pay increases |date=February 1, 2022 |access-date=May 16, 2023 |work=[[Sportico]] |first1=Emily |last1=Caron |first2=Michael |last2=McCann}}</ref> and was preceded by an [[antitrust]] lawsuit brought in part by Moultrie that allowed her to play in the NWSL in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://frontofficesports.com/chloe-ricketts-15-youngest-signed-player-nwsl-history-washington-spirit/ |title=Chloe Ricketts, 15, Becomes Youngest Signed Player in NWSL History |last=Greenberg |first=Doug |date=March 7, 2023 |work=Front Office Sports |access-date=March 21, 2023}}</ref>

Ricketts made her NWSL debut on April 15, 2023, as a 66th-minute substitute versus the [[North Carolina Courage]], recording a shot attempt during stoppage time in a 2–1 win.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/2023/04/michigan-teen-soccer-star-chloe-ricketts-nearly-scores-in-nwsl-debut-with-washington-spirit.html |title=Michigan teen soccer star Chloe Ricketts nearly scores in NWSL debut with Washington Spirit |last=Wickliffe |first=Greg |date=April 17, 2023 |work=[[mlive.com]] |access-date=April 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://washingtonspirit.com/2023/04/15/recap-spirit-win-2-1-and-unbeaten-through-three-games/ |title=Spirit win, 2-1, unbeaten through three games for second time in franchise history |date=April 15, 2023 |publisher=[[Washington Spirit]] |access-date=April 24, 2023}}</ref>

Ricketts scored her first NWSL goal on July 28 when Ashley Hatch fed her a perfect through ball that Chloe tapped in with her left foot. The goal makes her the youngest goal scorer in NWSL league history at 16 years, 2 months, and 5 days, passing Portland's Olivia Moultrie.

<ref>{{cite news |url=https://washingtonspirit.com/blog/2023/07/29/recap-spirit-prevails-4-2-in-comeback-victory-versus-gotham-fc/ |title=Recap: Spirit prevails, 4-2, in comeback victory versus Gotham FC |date=July 29, 2023 |publisher=[[Washington Spirit]] |access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref>

==International career==

Ricketts was called up to the [[United States girls' national under-15 soccer team|United States under-15 team]] camp from March 21–28, 2022,<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/03/us-under-15-wynt-will-bring-36-players-to-march-training-camp-in-chula-vista-calif |title=U.S. under-15 women's youth national team will bring 36 players to March training camp in Chula Vista, Calif. |date=March 14, 2022 |access-date=May 16, 2023 |publisher=[[United States Soccer Federation]]}}</ref> and under-16 team camp from October 23–30, 2022.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/10/us-u16-wynt-set-to-gather-at-nike-headquarters-in-portland-oregon |title=U.S. under-16 women's youth national team set to gather at Nike Headquarters in Portland, Oregon |date=October 18, 2022 |access-date=May 16, 2023 |publisher=[[United States Soccer Federation]]}}</ref>

==Off the field==

===Endorsements===

In March 2023, at age 15, Ricketts signed a multiyear endorsement deal with the sportswear company [[Adidas]], becoming the youngest US female soccer player to do so.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.clickondetroit.com/sports/2023/03/29/dexter-teen-becomes-youngest-professional-female-soccer-player-to-sign-with-adidas/ |title=Dexter teen becomes youngest professional female soccer player to sign with adidas |last=Johncox |first=Cassidy |date=March 29, 2023 |work=clickondetroit.com |publisher=[[WDIV-TV]] |access-date=March 29, 2023}}</ref>

==References==

==External links==

* {{NWSL|chloe-ricketts}}

* [https://washingtonspirit.com/team-member/chloe-ricketts/ Chloe Ricketts] at [[Washington Spirit]]

* {{Soccerway|chloe-ricketts/899721}}

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