Jake Ruby (born June 4, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a full-back.
.jpg) Ruby with HFX Wanderers in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 4, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lynn Valley SA | |||
| Mountain United FC | |||
| 2016–2018 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Trinity Western Spartans | 17 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Victoria Highlanders | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | HFX Wanderers | 42 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Canada U17 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 15, 2020 | |||
Early life
editRuby began playing youth soccer at age seven with Lynn Valley SA.[1] Afterwards, he played for Mountain United FC, before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy in 2016.[2] In 2018, he participated in the first team's 2018 pre-season, as well as other first team training sessions.[3][4] He departed the Whitecaps Academy in 2018, heading to Germany, where he had a month-long trial with 1. FC Nürnberg.[5] He then began playing at the senior amateur level with NVFC Norvan in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League.[4]
University career
editIn 2019, he began attending Trinity Western University, where he played for the men's soccer team.[6] He scored his first goal on October 11, 2019 against the UFV Cascades.[7] In his rookie season, he was named the TWU's Male Rookie of the Year, across all sports.[8] He was also named a Canada West Second Team All-Star, as well as being named to the Canada West All-Rookie Team and the U SPORTS All-Rookie Team.[9][10]
Club career
editIn April 2019, he signed with the Victoria Highlanders in USL League Two.[11]
In November 2019, Ruby was selected 14th overall by HFX Wanderers in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft.[12][13] In July 2020, he signed a U Sports contract with the Wanderers, which would allow him to maintain his university eligibility.[14] In his debut season, he helped the Wanderers reach the CPL finals, where they were defeated by Forge FC.[15] In February 2021, he returned to the Wanderers on a fully professional contract for 2021, with club options for an additional two seasons,[16][17] planning to finish his post-secondary education in Halifax.[18] He scored his first goal on August 7, 2021 against York United.[19] In January 2022, the Wanderers picked up his option for the 2022 season.[20] In January 2023, after having previously exercised his contract option for 2023, the club signed him to a new extension for the 2023 season, with options for 2024 and 2025.[21][22] In December 2023, the Wanderers declined his option for 2024.[23]
International career
editIn October 2016, Ruby made his debut in the Canadian national program, participating in a Canadian under-17 team camp and a month later played in a friendly series with the team in Jamaica.[24][25] He made his international debut on November 27, 2016 against Jamaica U17, earning man of the match honours.[26][27] In May 2017, he was named to the roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he started all three of the team's matches.[28] In 2018, he was named to the Canada U21 team for the 2018 Toulon Tournament, but he was forced to withdraw due to injury.[29]
Career statistics
edit- As of October 14, 2023[30]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Victoria Highlanders FC | 2019[31] | USL League Two | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| HFX Wanderers FC | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
References
edit- ^ Jake Ruby at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Jake Ruby from Langley's Trinity Western University signs with professional team". Langley Advance Times. February 22, 2021.
- ^ Pandher, Steve (June 25, 2018). "AFTN's Vancouver Whitecaps Residency 'Ones To Watch' 2018 (Part Two – the U19s)". Away from the Numbers.
- ^ a b McColl, Michael (January 23, 2019). "Pacific Prospects: VMSL players worth a look from Pacific FC and the rest of the CPL". Away from the Numbers.
- ^ Jacques, John (March 7, 2021). "Ruby Ready For Wanderers Return: 'Now People Know What To Expect From Us'". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Jake Ruby TWU profile". Trinity Western Spartans.
- ^ "Cascades rally in second half to beat Spartans". Trinity Western Spartans. October 11, 2019.
- ^ "Ruby named Spartans Male Rookie of the Year". Trinity Western Spartans. April 7, 2020.
- ^ "Ruby signs pro deal with HFX Wanderers FC". Trinity Western Spartans. February 17, 2021.
- ^ "Ruby named to U Sports All-Rookie Team". Trinity Western Spartans. November 6, 2019.
- ^ "Highlanders Sign Defender Jake Ruby". Victoria Highlanders. April 30, 2019.
- ^ "Bent, Campanile, Waters and Ruby selected in 2019 CPL-U Sports Draft". Victoria Highlanders. November 12, 2019.
- ^ "Ruby selected by HFX Wanderers FC in 2nd round of CPL Draft". Trinity Western Spartans. November 12, 2019.
- ^ "HFX Wanderers FC add youth with signing of defenders Jake Ruby and Luke Green". Canadian Premier League. July 31, 2020.
- ^ Prest, Andy (February 24, 2021). "North Vancouver's Jake Ruby signs pro soccer contract with HFX Wanderers FC". Langley Advance Times.
- ^ Thompson, Marty (February 17, 2021). "HFX Wanderers FC sign CPL-U SPORTS Draft standout Jake Ruby to pro deal". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Spurr, Bill (February 17, 2021). "Jake Ruby re-signs with Wanderers". Saltwire Network.
- ^ Lawrence, Dylan (March 1, 2021). "Jake Ruby ready for bigger role with HFX Wanderers FC in 2021". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "York United edge HFX Wanderers with late goal, Pacific battles Edmonton to draw". CBC Sports. August 7, 2021.
- ^ "Halifax Wanderers 2022 Roster Update". HFX Wanderers FC. January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Wanderers sign Aidan Daniels and Jake Ruby to new contracts". HFX Wanderers FC. January 9, 2023.
- ^ Jacques, John (January 9, 2023). "Wanderers Sign Daniels, Ruby To New Deals". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Wanderers trigger options on three players as part of year-end roster moves". HFX Wanderers FC. December 19, 2023.
- ^ "North Van's Ruby runs with national U17 soccer team". North Shore News. October 25, 2016.
- ^ "Canada U17 roster named for camp, Jamaica friendlies". CONCACAF. November 18, 2016.
- ^ @CanadaSoccerEN (November 27, 2016). "From Canada's 3:0 win over Jamaica, congrats to José Hernández, Matthew Roberts & Jake Ruby who all made their international youth debuts" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "North Vancouver's Jake Ruby a gem for Canada Soccer". North Shore News. December 6, 2016.
- ^ "Jake Ruby". Celtic Elite Vancouver.
- ^ "Four 'Caps called up for Toulon Tournament in France at the end of May". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. May 17, 2018. Archived from the original on May 19, 2019.
- ^ Jake Ruby at Soccerway
- ^ "Jake Ruby 2019 USL2 Stats". USL League Two.
External links
edit- Jake Ruby at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Jake Ruby at Soccerway