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Professional soccer has taken Tosaint Ricketts to corners of the world he would otherwise never see.

And while grateful to have played in outposts in Finland, Romania, Norway, Turkey and Israel, the Edmonton product is happy to be back on familiar soil, signing with Toronto FC this week.

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“I’m so excited, I’ve never got a chance to play in Canada as a professional soccer player in terms of playing with a club, I’ve always been here playing with the national team,” Ricketts said Friday. “I’m just happy to be home, it’s been a while since I’ve been overseas and I’m just happy to come back.”

Ricketts, 28, was born and raised in Edmonton where his mother still owns a restaurant, Irie Foods, in Mill Woods. He worked his way up through the city’s youth leagues to become a member of the Canadian national team who hosted the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup.

After attending the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, Ricketts turned pro and went to play in Finland with Myllykosken Pallo. He spent a year with the club before moving on to Romania then bounced around to Norway, Turkey, Israel, and back to Turkey.