Former St Ann’s Rangers and St Augustine Secondary forward Ricardo John has been snapped up by Virginia Tech men’s football team in the United States for their upcoming season.
John will go to Blacksburg as one of seven players from various backgrounds from four different countries. This balanced recruiting class includes players from the United States, Germany, Liberia and T&T.
“All of these players come from winning cultures and we can’t wait to bring that type of mentality to campus,” team head coach Mike Brizendine said of his seven newcomers.
And about John, he said: “Anytime that you bring in a player who is a Golden Boot winner it creates a high level of expectation. Ricardo has the ability to change games for us. I expect him to be one of the top goal scorers to ever come through the programme.
“As a person, he is everything that I admire in a young man. He is humble and respectful, but aggressive and competitive when it comes to soccer.
The Virginia Tech Hokies men’s soccer team is a college soccer programme that competes in NCAA Division 1 and the Coastal Division of Atlantic Coast Conference. Their home games are played at Virginia Tech Lacrosse and Soccer Stadium.
John was named the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) “Player of the Year” for 2013 and was also the school’s topscorer with 21 goals, leading the “Green Machine” to the Coca Cola Intercol title.
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