Ricardo Goss
Squad number 22 · Siwelele
Their 2026 World Cup
Ricardo Goss travelled to the 2026 World Cup with South Africa, wearing number 22, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 4 matches (1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the round of 32, beaten by Canada 1-0.
The goalkeeping job went to R. Williams (4 matches, 367′).
Another 6 players in the South Africa squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the South Africa team page.
Biography
Stuart Ricardo Goss (born 2 April 1994) is a South African soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for South African Premier Division club SuperSport United on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa national team. Goss started his senior career Lamontville Golden Arrows and had spells at Real Kings and Bidvest Wits before joining Mamelodi Sundowns in 2020.
Early and personal life Goss was born in Durban and grew up in Chesterville. His mother Faith was a single mother and Ricardo has never met his father.
Lamontville Golden Arrows He made his debut for Lamontville Golden Arrows on 1 May 2013 in a 4–1 defeat to Moroka Swallows. Despite the 4–1 defeat, manager Manqoba Mngqithi was complimentary of Goss' performance, saying "To be honest, I was quite impressed with Ricardo on the day but the circumstances were not favouring him." In total, he made just 2 league appearances for Golden Arrows before leaving the club in 2017.
Real Kings In July 2017, he joined Real Kings on a two-year deal.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
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