Greg Ranjitsingh is a 23-year-old Canadian-born goalkeeper who has been stopping the shots at an impressive rate for Louisville City FC in the United Soccer League in the United States.
Ranjitsingh qualifies to play for T&T through local parentage and has tried out in the past with national youth teams. The former Mercer University custodian didn’t make his debut for Louisville until April this year, coming on in the 75th minute after first choice Scott Goodwin was red carded. And now, in 15 games he’s played this season, the club has lost only once. He was third in the league for least number of goals against and had five clean sheets in May.
Louisville coach James O’Connor had good things to say about Ranjitsingh.
“I think he’s come in, he’s done great, he was disappointed with a couple things, but we’ve got guys that hold themselves accountable,” O’Connor said. “I think for us it’s that their standards have been so high and they continue to be that way. ... Somebody scores goals, you don’t come in and just credit him, or when a goal goes in you don’t just blame Greg.”
The Ontario-born player himself is excited about his current form.
“As a goalkeeper I deal with so much pressure, because one mistake and it’s in the back of your net,” he said. “So I just have to stay clean and consistent so that you can keep a clean sheet. You just have to have the same mentality whether on the field or off, as a backup or a starter.”
“After games, if it doesn’t go well for me, I’m always usually quiet,” Ranjitsingh said. “Even in training, if I don’t have a good training session, I’m always quiet and thinking about it.”
Ranjitsingh produced another solid performance in a 1-1 draw with Harrisburg City on Wednesday which pushed them to 46 points in the top spot of the USL Eastern Conference.