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
Place of birth Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) 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 51 (0)
2021– → Toronto FC II (loan) 10 (2)
International career‡
2019 Canada U15 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2023
‡ 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 October 21, 2023[15]
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC II 2019 USL League One 30————30
Toronto FC 2020 Major League Soccer 100000——10
2021 110—1000—120
2022 170—10——180
2023 220—10—2[lower-alpha 1]0250
Total 51000300020560
Toronto FC II (loan) 2021 USL League One 71————71
2023 MLS Next Pro 31————31
Total 10200000000102
Career total 64200300020692
  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. 1 2 "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
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