Ryan Khedoo (born October 27, 1999) is a

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player who plays for the St. Louis Ambush in the

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. Born in Canada, he represents Guyana internationally.

Early life

Khedoo began playing youth soccer at age seven with Brampton East SC. He also played with Brampton SC, Dixie SC, and Burlington SC. He joined the

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for two years before joining the

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for three years. He played for Team Ontario at the U14 through U16 levels.

College career

In 2017, Khedoo began attending

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, where he played for the men's soccer team. In 2018, he began attending St. Louis Community College, where he played for the men's soccer team. For 2019, he transferred to the

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for his junior season to play for the men's soccer team. He scored his first goal on October 11 against the

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, scoring the winning goal in a 2-1 double overtime victory. later earning WAC Offensive Player of the Week honours. At the end of the season, he was named to the All-WAC Second Team. Ahead of his senior season, he was named a

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Player to Watch. At the end of the 2021 Spring season (delayed from 2020 Fall due to the

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), he was named to the All-Summit League Second Team, after leading the league with five assists. For his graduate year, he moved to the

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and joined the men's soccer team. On October 30, 2021, he scored his first goal in a 1-0 victory over the

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. for which he earned

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Offensive Player of the Week honours.

Club career

In 2018, he played with Scarborough SC B in the

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Second Division. In 2019, he played with FC Florida U23 in

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. In April 2021, he signed with FC Wichita in

. In 2022, Khedoo played with

Vaughan Azzurri Vaughan Azzurri is a Canadian semi-professional soccer team based in Vaughan, Ontario, that currently competes in the League1 Ontario men's and women's divisions. The semi-professional team was founded in 2014 by the Vaughan Soccer Club, which ...

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. In 2023, he played with

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. On February 29, 2024, he joined indoor side St. Louis Ambush of the

. In 2024, he played with St. Charles FC in

International career

Khedoo was born in Canada to parents from Guyana. In March 2014, he was called up to a camp for the Canada U15 team. In June 2021, he played in an unofficial friendly, behind closed doors, scoring the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over

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. He then scored in another training match on June 29, in a 1-0 victory over

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. On March 22, 2024, he became the first Guyanese player to score in Saudi Arabia, netting a goal in a 1-1 draw in a practice match against

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club team

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. He scored his first official international goal on March 26, 2024 in a 4-1 victory over

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at the

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in Saudi Arabia.

International goals

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Ryan Khedoo
at StatsCrew {{DEFAULTSORT:Khedoo, Ryan 1999 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Guyanese men's footballers Guyana men's international footballers Scarborough SC players FC Florida U23 players FC Wichita players Vaughan Azzurri players Sigma FC players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players USL League Two players Soccer people from Ontario Soccer players from Brampton Kansas City Roos men's soccer players UC Irvine Anteaters men's soccer players St. Louis Ambush (2013–) players Major Arena Soccer League players 21st-century Guyanese sportsmen