Rohan Ricketts

Rohan Ricketts (born 22 December 1982 in Clapham, England) is an English footballer, currently on trial at League One side Chesterfield. Ricketts has played for clubs in countries including England, Canada, Hungary, Moldova, and Germany.

Career

Arsenal

Ricketts started out with Arsenal, with whom he won the FA Youth Cup in 2000 and 2001. He made one appearance for them, in the League Cup, against Manchester United.

Tottenham Hotspur

In 2002 he made the unusual step of joining Arsenal's rivals Tottenham Hotspur, and became just the fourth player to make the switch from Arsenal to Tottenham Hotspur

Ricketts did not play a single game in his first season, but was a first-team regular in 2003–04 and his form saw him agree a one-year contract extension with the club in December 2003. Tord Grip was impressed with his ability and there was talk of him being called up to the senior England squad, but following on from Glenn Hoddle's sacking as Tottenham manager, Ricketts found his first team opportunities limited, despite being named Player of the Month in August and September for Tottenham. He scored one league goal during his time at Spurs, in a 2-1 win over Aston Villa in November 2003. He also scored once in the League Cup for Spurs, in a game...
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