Damani Ralph

Ralph begin his career in America playing college soccer at Meridian Community College in Meridian, Mississippi, where he scored 59 goals in 45 games and was named MVP of the NJCAA Tournamnet. After two years at Meridian, Ralph left for the University of Connecticut, where he continued his dominance. He finished his two years at Connecticut with 28 goals and 11 assists, and was a Hermann Trophy finalist his senior year.

Ralph was then drafted 18th overall by the Chicago Fire in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft. He quickly earned a spot in the starting lineup, and finished the season with 11 goals and 6 assists in 25 games. In scoring 11 goals, Ralph broke the MLS record for goals scored by a rookie, previously held by Rodrigo Faria, Josh Wolff, and Jeff Cunningham, and was deservedly named MLS Rookie of the Year for his accomplishments. In his second year with the Fire, he scored 11 goals again and added 3 assists to lead the team in scoring.

Despite having been the best of the Jamaicans playing in MLS, Ralph has struggled to cement a starting place on the Jamaica national team, largely because of competition from a number of naturalized Jamaican forwards from England.