Austin Ricci

In February 2014, he committed to Oakland University to play for the men's soccer team in the fall. He scored his first goal on September 12, 2014 against the Denver Pioneers. He won the Horizon League with the team in his freshman season in 2014. In 2015, he was named Horizon League Co-Offensive Player of the Year and a Horizon League First-Team All Star, and was named to the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Regional Second Team. In his junior season in 2016, he was named to the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Regional Third Team. In his senior season in 2017, he was named a Horizon League First-Team All-Star.

In 2014 and 2015, he appeared for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario. In 2016, he played for K-W United FC in the Premier Development League. He scored a hat trick in the season opener on May 17 against Toronto FC III. He played for the Michigan Bucks in the Premier Development League in 2017 and 2018. In 2017, he won the Great Lakes Division with the team. On July 10, 2018, he scored four goals and added four assists in a 14-1 victory over the Derby City Rovers, a performance which earned him PDL Player of the Week honours. He later returned to Vaughan Azzurri in 2018, scoring six goals in twelve appearances, across the regular season and playoffs, as Vaughan won the league title. In December 2018, Ricci signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side York 9 FC for the 2019 season. He made 11 appearances for the club in 2019 across all competitions, tallying one assist.

In February 2020, he went on trial with Valour FC, also in the Canadian Premier League, and had been set to sign a contract in March, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, delaying the signing. In July 2020, he officially signed with the club. In his first season with the club, he made six appearances during the shortened season, drawing two earning two penalty kicks for the team. In November 2020, he re-signed with the club. On June 27, 2021, he scored his first professional goal in a match against Forge FC. His second goal gave his team a 1-0 victory over Forge FC on July 11. On July…

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Ricci played youth soccer with Richmond Hill SC. In 2010, he joined Ajax SC. Ricci played high school soccer for the St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School Lions, winning gold at OFSAA in 2014, and being named MVP of the team for three consecutive seasons.