Greg Ranjitsingh

Gregory Nicholas Ranjitsingh (born 18 July 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club New York City FC. Born in Canada, Ranjitsingh represents Trinidad and Tobago internationally.

Ranjitsingh spent four years with Mercer University before joining Louisville City in March 2015. In August 2016, he became the first Louisville player to be called up for international play after the Trinidad and Tobago national team selected him for 2018 World Cup qualification.

Early life Ranjitsingh was born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada; a suburb of Toronto. His parents are of Indo-Caribbean descent, and he would make yearly trips to his father's home country Trinidad and Tobago. His mother is of Guyanese-Portuguese descent.

College career Ranjitsingh played four years of college soccer at Mercer University between 2011 and 2014. During his Freshman year he was named the starting goalkeeper and made the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman team. By the end of his senior year, he had become one of the top college goalkeepers in the nation, ranking 3rd nationally in total saves and 9th in save percentage. He also earned the Southern Conference's goalkeeper of the year award and was named to the All-Conference team. During his time at Mercer he played 81 matches with 363 saves and 27 clean sheets. He is Mercer's career leader in both GAA and clean sheets.

During the summer of 2014, Ranjitsingh played with Sigma FC of League1 Ontario.

Club career

Louisville City FC On 26 March 2015, Ranjitsingh signed with United Soccer League club Louisville City FC

At the beginning of the 2016 season, Ranjitsingh was again the backup to Scott Goodwin. On 27 April, he entered the match against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the 75th minute after Goodwin was sent off. He started all matches while Goodwin was suspended and was named the primary goalkeeper when Goodwin announced that he was to retire to attend Harvard Medical School. Ranjitsingh would play in 24 of Louisville's 30 regular season matches with 11 clean sheets, including his first 5 starts. He was also the starting goalkeeper for all three of Louisville's USL Cup playoff matches with two clean sheets.

Ranjitsingh renewed his contract with Louisville City FC and remained their first-choice keeper for the 2017 season. He made his season debut on 25 March against Saint Louis FC, but had to be replaced just before halftime as he suffered a hip flexor injury. He'd go on to miss several weeks and would not return until Louisville's June 3 match against the Charleston Battery where he conceded 4 goals. He would go on to play in 25 of Louisville's 32 regular season matches achieving 11 clean sheets. He appeared in 32 of Louisville's 34 league matches with 11 clean sheets. Only missing matches due to a rib injury he sustained on September 22 against Ottawa. He also appeared in all four of Louisville's USL Cup playoff matches; earning a clean sheet in two. Ranjitsingh and Louisville went on to win the USL Cup Final for the second consecutive season. This time against Phoenix. He made his debut for the club on 15 May 2019 in a 2–1 defeat to Seattle Sounders FC. On November 21, 2019, after O'Connor was sacked, Ranjitsingh had his contract option for the 2020 season declined by Orlando as part of the end-of-season roster decisions.

Minnesota United FC On November 25, 2019, Minnesota United FC confirmed that they had selected Greg Ranjitsingh with the 16th pick in the 2019 End-Of-Year Waiver Draft.

Philadelphia Union In earlier 2021, he spent a week at training camp with Toronto FC, before signing a one-year contract in April, with the Philadelphia Union.

MLS Pool During the 2021 season, he was released by Philadelphia and subsequently signed as the MLS Pool goalkeeper. On September 3, he joined Orlando City SC ahead of their match against Columbus Crew to serve as the backup, as Orlando was missing two goalkeepers due to injury and international duty. On September 15, Ranjitsingh joined Los Angeles FC for its match against Austin FC. On December 4, he was added to the roster for the Philadelphia Union ahead of their Eastern Conference playoff match against New York City FC, as the Union had 11 players enter COVID-19 health and safety protocols.

Toronto FC In January 2022, he signed a two-year contract with an option for a third season with Toronto FC. In April, he was sent on loan to Toronto FC II. He started his first Toronto FC game on June 21, 2023, in a home game against Cincinnati. At the end of the 2023 season, Toronto declined his contract option for the 2024 season. However, he was later signed to a new contract for the 2024 season.

New York City FC In January 2025, Ranjitsingh joined New York City FC on a two-year contract with a club option for a third year.

International career Born to a Indo-Trinidadian father and Guyanese-Portuguese mother, Ranjitsingh is eligible for Canada, Guyana, Portugal, and Trinidad and Tobago. He declared his interest in representing Trinidad and Tobago nationally due to his upbringing. In 2011, he received his first callup to the Trinidad and Tobago U20 team. He remained an active part of the U20 team.

In August 2016, Ranjitsingh received a call-up to the Trinidad and Tobago national team for 2018 World Cup qualification. He became the first Louisville City player to be called up for a senior national team, but was an unused substitute in a 2–2 draw with Guatemala and a 4–0 defeat to the USA. In 2018, Trinidad failed to pay his and 9 other players appearance fees. On May 20, 2019, Ranjitsingh was added to Trinidad and Tobago's preliminary 2019 Gold Cup roster. He was named to the final squad on June 5.

Ranjitsingh made his debut for Trinidad and Tobago in a behind-closed-doors friendly on 10 June 2019, playing the second half of a 2–0 loss to Canada.

Honours Louisville City FC USL Cup: 2017, 2018