By: Jill Wunrow (@JillWunrow)
GreenBayPhoenix.com
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - Former Green Bay men's soccer
standout Tosaint Ricketts (2005-08) recently signed a contract with Norwegian
club Valerenga in Oslo after being out of playing action since April. Ricketts'
contract is for the remaining nine matches of the season, subject to the
release of his Romanian Football Federation international players' license
after his former club went bankrupt earlier this summer.
Before inking his new contract,
Ricketts played in 24 games for Romanian team Timisoara, scoring six goals.
Prior, he played in the Finnish MyPa where he appeared in 38 contests scoring
nine goals. Ricketts also played five games for Canada's U23 national team and
eight games for the U20 national team, scoring a combined seven goals.
During his career with the Phoenix
from 2005-08, Ricketts was an NSCAA Great Lakes Midwest All-Region selection
and three-time All-Horizon League selection, earning First Team honors twice (2007,
2008) and Second Team honors once (2006).
Also recently representing Green Bay
in pro-circuit news is former 2009 Horizon League Player and Offensive Player
of the Year JC Banks (2007-10) who was named to the USL PRO All-League First
Team. Banks recently completed his second season with the Rochester Rhinos
after winning Rookie of the Year honors in 2011.
Banks' selection to the All-League
First Team is the first honor of his pro career. The midfielder was also voted
the 2012 Rhinos Offensive Player of the Year and team MVP after leading his
club in assists (8) and points (18). Banks led the USL PRO in assists and
finished fifth in the league in points. Appearing 19 times throughout his
career, the Rhinos are 16-1-2 when Banks is on the field.
Unfortunately at the beginning of the
month, Banks tore the ACL in his right knee and is scheduled to have surgery Sept. 19.
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