NEW YORK – As a two-time MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, two-time Supporters Shield winner and 2011 MLS Cup champion with LA Galaxy, FC Tulsa assistant coach Donovan Ricketts is one of the most decorated MLS goalkeepers of all time. Now he’s has a chance to be considered one of “The 25 Greatest players” in the league’s history.
With 2020 being the 25th MLS season, the league will announce The 25 Greatest players from a list of 134 finalists unveiled on Friday morning. A special panel of more than 200 MLS experts will vote on the 25 players who have achieved the most on the field, drove the narrative off the field and helped lay the foundation or set the course going forward. The panel will include experts from across North America of MLS greats & emeritus (former players, coaches, staff), current MLS club staff, media members and broadcast partners (local and national). MLS invited panelists based on years of experience within MLS, geographic balance, and game expertise.
Ricketts is one of 17 goalkeepers named as finalists alongside other MLS greats Brad Friedel, Tim Howard, Kasey Keller and Nick Rimando, to name a few.
In his seven seasons as an MLS backstop, Ricketts made 200 appearances in the league, keeping 62 clean sheets. His 31.0% clean sheet rate is the best in MLS history for any keeper who has made 200 or more appearances.
He won his first Goalkeeper of the Year honor in 2010, his second MLS season, after starting 29 of 30 matches in net for LA Galaxy. He kept 11 clean sheets that year while leading the Galaxy to the Supporters Shield that season. One year later, Ricketts again was a part of claiming the Supporter Shield for LA Galaxy while also celebrating an MLS Cup victory.
A second Goalkeeper of the Year honor was earned by Ricketts in 2013 with the Portland Timbers in what might have been the best statistical season of his career. Ricketts played in 32 matches for Portland, allowing just 31 goals while keeping 14 clean sheets. Those 14 clean sheets remain tied for the third-most kept in a single MLS season in league history.
The 25 Greatest will be revealed on December 9, three days prior to the 2020 MLS Cup.
NEW YORK – As a two-time MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, two-time Supporters Shield winner and 2011 MLS Cup champion with LA Galaxy, FC Tulsa assistant coach Donovan Ricketts is one of the most decorated MLS goalkeepers of all time. Now he’s has a chance to be considered one of “The 25 Greatest players” in the league’s history.
With 2020 being the 25th MLS season, the league will announce The 25 Greatest players from a list of 134 finalists unveiled on Friday morning. A special panel of more than 200 MLS experts will vote on the 25 players who have achieved the most on the field, drove the narrative off the field and helped lay the foundation or set the course going forward. The panel will include experts from across North America of MLS greats & emeritus (former players, coaches, staff), current MLS club staff, media members and broadcast partners (local and national). MLS invited panelists based on years of experience within MLS, geographic balance, and game expertise.
Ricketts is one of 17 goalkeepers named as finalists alongside other MLS greats Brad Friedel, Tim Howard, Kasey Keller and Nick Rimando, to name a few.
In his seven seasons as an MLS backstop, Ricketts made 200 appearances in the league, keeping 62 clean sheets. His 31.0% clean sheet rate is the best in MLS history for any keeper who has made 200 or more appearances.
He won his first Goalkeeper of the Year honor in 2010, his second MLS season, after starting 29 of 30 matches in net for LA Galaxy. He kept 11 clean sheets that year while leading the Galaxy to the Supporters Shield that season. One year later, Ricketts again was a part of claiming the Supporter Shield for LA Galaxy while also celebrating an MLS Cup victory.
A second Goalkeeper of the Year honor was earned by Ricketts in 2013 with the Portland Timbers in what might have been the best statistical season of his career. Ricketts played in 32 matches for Portland, allowing just 31 goals while keeping 14 clean sheets. Those 14 clean sheets remain tied for the third-most kept in a single MLS season in league history.
The 25 Greatest will be revealed on December 9, three days prior to the 2020 MLS Cup.
