Henrich Ravas (born 16 August 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henrich Ravas | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Senica, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New England Revolution | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Senica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Spartak Myjava | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Peterborough United | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Boston United | 19 | (0) |
| 2016–2021 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 37 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Senica | 24 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Widzew Łódź | 61 | (0) |
| 2024– | New England Revolution | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:14, 17 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Tenures in England edit
Ravas started his career with Myjava in 2014. In 2015, Ravas signed for National League North club Boston United following a successful trial after previously being with Peterborough United on non-contract terms.
On 7 January 2016, Ravas signed for Championship side Derby County joining the club's under-23 side.[2]
At the start of the 2017–18 season, Ravas moved on loan to National League North club Gainsborough Trinity. Ravas made 37 league appearances for the club and while Gainsborough were relegated, Ravas won the club's Young Player of the Year Award.[3]
Ravas moved to Hartlepool United in October 2020 on a season long loan.[4] At the end of the same month, Ravas made his debut for the club in a 6–0 win against Ilkeston Town in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round.[5] Following an injury to Ben Killip in April 2021, Ravas became the club's number one goalkeeper. However, he later lost his place in the team to Brad James. Ravas made 13 appearances for Pools in all competitions as the club won promotion to League Two, however Ravas failed to make the match day squad for the National League play-off final.[6][7]
Ravas was released by Derby at the end of the 2020–21 season.[8]
FK Senica edit
Ravas signed for Fortuna Liga side FK Senica in July 2021. On 24 July 2021, Ravas made his debut at pod Čebraťom at Ružomberok, the match ended in a 0–0 draw.[9] He left Senica in March 2022 after he had not been paid for four months.[10]
Widzew Łódź edit
On 29 March 2022, he signed a three-month contract with an extension option with Polish I liga club Widzew Łódź, who at the time had only one other goalkeeper available, after Jakub Wrąbel and Konrad Reszka suffered season-ending injuries.[11] Ravas made his debut for the club against GKS Tychy on 3 April 2022 in a 2–1 win. In May 2022, shortly after the club won promotion to the Ekstraklasa, Ravas signed a contract extension with Widzew Łódź.
New England Revolution edit
On 6 January 2024, the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer announced the signing of Ravas on a three-year year contract. with a club option for another year. The transfer fee was not disclosed.[12] Ravas made his debut for the Revolution on February 21, 2024, recording two saves and a clean sheet against C.A. Independiente de La Chorrera in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.[13] He made his MLS league debut 3 days later against D.C. United, recording 2 saves in a 3-1 defeat.[14]
International career edit
Ravas was first recognised in a Slovak senior national team nomination by Francesco Calzona on 8 November 2022, ahead of two friendly fixtures against Montenegro and Chile. During the nomination, numerous national team newcomers first penetrated the short-listed squad as clubs were not required to release their players and multiple opted to, leaving free spots in the nomination.[15] On both occasions, at Podgorica City Stadium on 17 November versus Montenegro, as well as home retirement match for Marek Hamšík on 20 November versus Chile, Ravas was benched and did not enter play.[16][17] Few weeks later, Ravas was also called up for prospective national team players' training camp hosted at NTC Senec in early December along with three younger goalkeepers from Slovak Fortuna Liga.[18] Ravas was called up for his first qualifying campaign ahead of UEFA Euro 2024 in Calzona's nomination of March 2023 ahead of matches versus Luxembourg and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[19]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 16 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boston United | 2015–16[6] | National League North | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Derby County | 2016–17[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017–18[6] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[6] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[6] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[6] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 2017–18[6] | National League North | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Hartlepool United (loan) | 2020–21[21][6] | National League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| FK Senica | 2021–22[6] | Slovak Super Liga | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Widzew Łódź | 2021–22[6] | I liga | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23[22][6] | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24[23][6] | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 63 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 151 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 161 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy
Honours edit
Widzew Łódź
Individual
- Gainsborough Trinity Young Player of the Year: 2017–18[3]
References edit
- ^ "New England Revolution sign goalkeeper Henrich Ravas". revolutionsoccer.net. January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Derby County Add Slovakian Goalkeeper Henrich Ravas To Their Under 21 Squad". Derby County. 7 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Keeper returns to Rams with award". Lincolnshire World. 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Ravas Joins Hartlepool United On Season-Long Loan". Derby County. 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Catch-up: FA Cup fourth qualifying round – Ilkeston v Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Slovakia – H. Ravas – Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Brent Pilnick (20 June 2021). "Hartlepool seal dramatic EFL return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "2020/21 End Of Season Retained List". Derby County. 14 June 2021.
- ^ RUŽOMBEROK VS. SENICA 0 – 0 24.07.2021, soccerway.com
- ^ "Goalkeeper Ravas didn't get the money in Senica: In Poland they gave it to him and he caught their progress". Nautiv. 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Henrich Ravas nowym bramkarzem Widzewa Łódź" (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "New England Revolution sign goalkeeper Henrich Ravas". January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Recap Chancalay strikes as Revs claim 1-0 win over CA Independiente in Concacaf Champions Cup first leg". www.revolutionsoccer.net. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "Recap 10-man Revs fall in season opener, return home for pair of games next week at Gillette Stadium". revolutionsoccer.net. February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ s.r.o, SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Slovakia Media. "Tréner Francesco Calzona oznámil ďalšiu nomináciu Slovenska, je v nej viacero nových mien". Šport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-12-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Čierna Hora – Slovensko | Prípravné zápasy Rok, 2022". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ "Slovensko – Čile | Prípravné zápasy Rok, 2022". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ SFZ (2022-11-29). "MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ Šurin, Peter (2023-03-13). "MUŽI A – Premiérové nominácie od Calzonu pre Maka, Polievku a Vavra". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Games played by Henrich Ravas in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Henrich Ravas in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Henrich Ravas in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Henrich Ravas in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Tabela". Fortuna Tabela. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
External links edit
- Henrich Ravas at Soccerbase
- Henrich Ravas at Soccerway
- Henrich Ravas at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)
- Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)