his first season for Rubin, he scored only twice in 25 league games as his team gained a fourth-place finish. Injury and retirement In February 2006, before the new Russian season started, Ralph had surgery in Germany to repair damage to his left knee. Later that year he was treated for a second time and he was sidelined for over 2.5 years after undergoing a third consecutive knee operation at the start of 2008. Attempted Return to MLS After almost three years out of professional football due to injury, during which he finished his economics degree at the University of Connecticut, Ralph reappeared on trial with Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls during their 2010 pre-season. The trial ended without a contract offer from the club. International career Ralph struggled to cement a starting place on the Jamaica national team, largely because of competition from a number of naturalized Jamaican forwards from England. He made his debut in an August 2002 friendly match against Grenada and earned 18 caps, scoring once. He played in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. His final international was an October 2005 friendly against Australia. Career statistics Club Honors Club Chicago Fire Supporters' Shield: 2003 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2003 Rubin Kazan La Manga Cup (2): 2005, 2006 Individual MLS Rookie of the Year: 2003 MLS Goal of the Year Award: 2003 References External links 1980 births Living people Association football forwards Jamaican footballers University of Connecticut alumni Harbour View F.C. players UConn Huskies men's soccer players Chicago Fire FC players FC Rubin Kazan players Major League Soccer All-Stars Major League Soccer players Chicago Fire FC draft picks Russian Premier League players Jamaica international footballers 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Jamaican expatriate footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Russia