Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty

Canadian soccer player

Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
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Marshall-Rutty in 2020
Personal information
Full name Jahkeele Stanford Jack Marshall-Rutty[1]
Date of birth (2004-06-16) June 16, 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Full-back, winger
Team information
Current team
Toronto FC
Number 7
Youth career
Brampton East SC
Rush Canada
2016–2019 Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Toronto FC II 3 (0)
2020– Toronto FC 58 (1)
2021– → Toronto FC II (loan) 10 (2)
International career
2019 Canada U15 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 13, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 17, 2019

Jahkeele Stanford Jack Marshall-Rutty (born June 16, 2004) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC.

Early life

Marshall-Rutty began playing youth soccer with Brampton East SC when he was seven.[2] He later moved to the Rush Canada Academy.[3] He began playing for Toronto FC Academy in the USSDA in the 2016–2017 season, playing for the U13 team.[4] He has since played for the U15, U16/17 and U18/19 teams as well.[4]

Club career

Marshall-Rutty signed with Toronto FC II on December 17, 2018, becoming the youngest homegrown player to sign with the club.[5] He made his professional debut for Toronto FC II in USL League One on June 28, 2019, coming on as an 86th minute substitute for Jordan Faria against Forward Madison FC.[6]

Marshall-Rutty moved to Toronto FC's MLS side on January 22, 2020. He became the youngest player to sign a first-team contract with the club at age 15.[7] He made his debut on October 24, coming on as a substitute for Alejandro Pozuelo against the Philadelphia Union, becoming the youngest player to ever play for the team.[8][9] He was loaned to the second team for some matches in 2021.[10] He scored his first goal for Toronto FC II, on June 19, against Fort Lauderdale CF.[11]

International career

Marshall-Rutty received his first international call-up to the Canada national under-15 team for the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship.[12]

In January 2021, he received his first call-up to the senior national team for a team camp, becoming the youngest player to ever be called up to the senior team, breaking the record of Alphonso Davies by five days.[13]

Personal life

Born in Canada, Marshall-Rutty is of Jamaican, German, and Miꞌkmaq descent, with roots to the Membertou First Nation.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played April 13, 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC II 2019 USL League One 3 0 3 0
Toronto FC 2020 Major League Soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
2022 17 0 1 0 18 0
2023 22 0 1 0 2[a] 0 25 0
2024 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Total 58 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 63 1
Toronto FC II (loan) 2021 USL League One 7 1 7 1
2023 MLS Next Pro 3 1 3 1
Total 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
Career total 71 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 76 3
  1. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

References

  1. ^ "2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship Preliminary Squads" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  2. ^ "Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty Profile". Canadian Soccer Association. January 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Rush Canada's Marshall-Rutty Is Canada's Youngest-Ever Call-Up!". Rush Canada. January 10, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty #19". tfc.ussoccerda.com. U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Toronto FC II signs Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty". torontofc.ca. Toronto FC. December 17, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "Toronto FC II vs. Forward Madison FC - June 28, 2019". uslleagueone.com. USL League One. June 28, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "Toronto FC signs Academy Product Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty to first team". torontofc.ca. Toronto FC. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  8. ^ Singh, Michael (October 24, 2020). "16 year old Marshall-Rutty becomes youngest Toronto FC player to appear in a game". Waking The Red.
  9. ^ "Toronto FC thrashed 5-0 by Philadelphia Union in top-of-the-table showdown". Toronto Star. October 25, 2020.
  10. ^ "Toronto FC loan Marshall-Rutty to Toronto FC II for upcoming match vs. South Georgia". Toronto FC. June 13, 2021.
  11. ^ Steiner, Ben (June 20, 2021). "Toronto's teenagers lead TFC II to victory against Fort Lauderdale CF". Waking the Red.
  12. ^ "Canada Soccer announces squad for the Concacaf Boys' Under-15 Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. July 17, 2019. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  13. ^ Davidson, Neil (January 9, 2020). "Canada calls up 16-year-old Toronto FC midfielder Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  14. ^ Baker III, Oscar (November 2, 2020). "Mi'kmaw soccer players hope to inspire". Cape Breton Post.
  15. ^ Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty at Soccerway

External links

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Toronto FC – current squad