Riley_Ferrazzo
Riley Ferrazzo
Canadian soccer player (born 1999)
Riley Alexander Ferrazzo (born August 4, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for HFX Wanderers in the Canadian Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Riley Alexander Ferrazzo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-08-04) August 4, 1999 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HFX Wanderers | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vaughan Azzurri | |||
| 2015–2017 | Toronto FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Humber Hawks | 10 | (3) |
| 2021 | Seneca Sting | 4 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Toronto FC III | 37 | (2) |
| 2018 | Vaughan Azzurri | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Aurora FC | 15 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Vaughan Azzurri | 23 | (3) |
| 2023– | HFX Wanderers | 24 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 27, 2024 | |||
Ferrazzo was born in Toronto, Ontario to parents of Italian heritage. His father was born in Bojano, Molise and emigrated to Toronto as a child, while his mother has origins in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. He began playing youth soccer with Vaughan Azzurri. Afterwards, he joined the Toronto FC Academy, where he was coached by Danny Dichio and played with the likes of Shaan Hundal, Julian Dunn, Jacob Shaffelburg, Rocco Romeo, and Ethan Beckford, among others.
In 2018, he attended Humber College and played for the men's soccer team.[2] He scored his first goal on September 22, 2018 against the Cambrian Golden Shield.[3] On October 10, he scored two goals in a 3-0 victory over the Conestoga Condors.[4] He scored the winning goal in the championship final as Humber defeated Collège Ahuntsic 1-0 to claim the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association title.[5][6] He was also named the OCAA Central Division Defensive Player of the Year.[7]
In 2021, he attended Seneca College and played for the men's soccer team.[8]
In 2016 and 2017, Ferrazzo played with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario.[9][10]
In 2018, he joined Vaughan Azzurri.[11]
In 2019, he played for Aurora FC.[12] He was named a League1 Ontario Second Team All-Star.[13]|
In 2021 and 2022, he played for Vaughan Azzurri.[14][15] In 2022, he was named a League1 Ontario Second Team All-Star for the second time.[16]
In January 2023, he signed a professional contract with HFX Wanderers in the Canadian Premier League,[17][18] joining Patrice Gheisar, who was his coach with Vaughan and had been named the Wanderers head coach a couple of months earlier.[19] He made his professional debut on April 15, 2023 against Atlético Ottawa and was also named to the CPL Team of the Week following the match.[20][21] After the season, the club picked up his option for the 2024 season.[22] On April 27, 2024, he scored his first professional goal in a match against Atlético Ottawa.[23]
In 2016, he made his debut in the Canadian national program, attending a camp with the Canada U18 team in El Salvador.[1]
- As of match played April 27, 2024[24]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC III | 2016[9] | League1 Ontario | 20 | 2 | – | – | – | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2017[10] | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| Vaughan Azzurri | 2018[11] | League1 Ontario | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Aurora FC | 2019[12] | League1 Ontario | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | |||
| Vaughan Azzurri | 2021[14] | League1 Ontario | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2022[15] | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| HFX Wanderers FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 102 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 7 | ||
- "No. 2 Men's soccer faces tough test with George Brown Wednesday". Humber Hawks. September 24, 2018.
- "Ferrazzo nets two as No. 4 Humber blanks Conestoga, 3-0". Humber Hawks. October 10, 2018.
- "Seventh Heaven: men's soccer wins CCAA National Championship". Humber Hawks. November 10, 2018.
- Tretter, Brandon (November 15, 2018). "Hawks men's soccer wins fourth straight championship". Skedline.
- "Five men's soccer players earn All-OCAA distinction". Humber Hawks. October 24, 2018.
- "Men's And Women's 2019 First, Second And Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. September 30, 2019.
- Jacques, John (January 20, 2023). "Halifax, Vaughan Link Continues With Riley Ferrazzo". Northern Tribune.
- Yeung, Krystal (February 2, 2023). "Former Humber Hawk Riley Ferrazzo signs with HFX Wanderers Football Club". Humber News.
- Healey, Josh (April 29, 2024). "Despite red card, Wanderers go down fighting in home opener that showed signs of promise". Wanderers Notebook.
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