Personal information | |||
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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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 15, 2020 |
Jake Ruby (born June 4, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a full-back.
Ruby 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]
In 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]
In 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]
In 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]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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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 |
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 15, 2020 |
Jake Ruby (born June 4, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a full-back.
Ruby 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]
In 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]
In 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]
In 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]
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 |