Ronan Alan Kratt (born September 2, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for York United in the Canadian Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronan Alan Kratt | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-09-02) September 2, 2003 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | York United | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2018 | Ottawa South United | ||
| 2018–2020 | Barca Residency Academy | ||
| 2020–2021 | Ottawa South United | ||
| 2021–2022 | SSV Ulm 1846 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Ottawa South United | 6 | (1) |
| 2022 | SSV Ulm 1846 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | York United | 14 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2022– | Canada U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 12, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 18, 2022 | |||
Kratt is the son of Martin Kratt, one of the Kratt brothers, who are American zoologists and children's educational television show hosts, who starred in shows such as Zoboomafoo and Wild Kratts, the latter of which Ronan appeared in as a child.[1][2]
Kratt began playing youth soccer with Ottawa South United at age six,[3][4] who were able to arrange multiple training opportunities in Spain with Spanish club Barcalona's La Masia academy.[5] In March 2016, he had week-long trials with English club Crewe Alexandra and German club Bayern Munich.[6] In 2018, he moved to the United States, where he played two seasons with the Barca Residency Academy in Arizona.[3][7]
In January 2020, at the age of 16, he committed to attend Carleton University and play for the men's soccer team beginning in September 2021, turning down NCAA Division I offers.[8] However, he ultimately did not attend Carleton, instead moving to Germany to join SSV Ulm 1846's U19 side in the summer of 2021.[9]
In 2020, he played with Ottawa South United in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.[9]
In the 2021/22 season, he spent most of the season with SSV Ulm 1846's U19 side, but made one appearance for the senior side in the fourth tier Regionalliga Südwest on March 19 against FSV Mainz 05 II as a late game substitute.[10]
On June 17, 2022, he signed a professional contract with Canadian Premier League club York United, effective the beginning of July.[11][12] He made his debut on July 8, starting the match against Forge FC.[13] He scored his first goal in the next game on July 15 against Pacific FC.[14] After the season, York arranged for him to go on a training stint with Werder Bremen U23.[15][16]
Kratt is eligible to play for both Canada and the United States.
In April 2016, he attended a couple of camps at the United States Soccer Training Centre with the United States youth teams.[17]
In April 2022, he was named to a training camp for the Canada U20 team.[18]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ottawa South United | 2020 | PLSQ | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| SSV Ulm 1846 | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| York United | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 14 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2016 | Wild Kratts | Ronan | |
York United FC – current squad | |
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