{{Short description|Canadian football player (born 2000)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox Canadian Football League biography | name = Charlie Ringland | image = Ringland with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2025.jpg | caption = Ringland with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2025 | team = | number = | position1 = Defensive back | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|1|18}} | birth_place = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Height_ft = 6 | Height_in = 1 | Weight_lbs = 185 | cis = University of Saskatchewan (2018–2023) | high_school = Oak Park (Winnipeg) | cfldraftyear = 2023 | cfldraftround = 5 | cfldraftpick=43 | playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2024}} | playing_team1 = BC Lions | status = | import = no | CFL = charlie-ringland | playing_team2 = Ottawa Redblacks | playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2025}} }}
'''Charlie Ringland''' (born January 18, 2000) is a Canadian professional football defensive back.
== Early life == Ringland was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and developed as a standout multi-sport athlete at the AAA level in hockey, football, and baseball. He attended Oak Park High School, where he joined both the hockey and football teams in his sophomore year.<ref name=dream-come-true>{{cite web|url=https://www.bluebombers.com/2023/04/12/that-would-be-a-dream-come-true-charlie-ringland-draft-profile/ |title=That would be a dream come true: Charlie Ringland Draft Profile |date=April 12, 2023 |publisher=Ed Tait, Winnipeg Blue Bombers |access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref>
In his first season of high school hockey, he scored the game-winning goal of the team's 2016 [https://www.winnipeghshl.ca/ WHSHL] city championship victory<ref name=2016-whshl>{{cite web|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2016/03/02/raiders-bring-home-the-title |title=Raiders bring home the title in 3-2 win over Trojans |date=March 2, 2016 |publisher=Winnipeg Free Press |access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref> and was named Oak Park's Junior Varsity Athlete of the Year for 2015-16. He went on to serve as team captain in his senior year and was recognized as Oak Park Hockey MVP for 2017-18.
Concurrently, Ringland played football as a two-way starter, taking on roles as quarterback, free safety, and occasional kick returner. In the final game of his senior year, he threw for three touchdowns to lead the Oak Park Raiders to the 2017 [https://www.whsfl.ca/whsfl/ WHSFL] CTV Cup championship,<ref name=2017-ctv-cup>{{cite web|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2017/11/09/st-pauls-cap-unbeaten-season-with-dominant-win-over-dakota-in-anavets-bowl |title=St. Paul's cap unbeaten season with dominant defeat of Dakota in ANAVETS Bowl |date=November 9, 2017 |publisher=Winnipeg Free Press |access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref> and was named the school's Varsity Athlete of the Year for 2017-18.
== University career == Ringland played U Sports football with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies from 2018 to 2023.<ref name=sask-charlie-ringland>{{cite web|url=https://huskies.usask.ca/sports/football/roster/charlie-ringland/4249 |title=Charlie Ringland |publisher=Saskatchewan Huskies |access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9915596/huskies-defensive-backs-produce-relief-injured-ringland/ | title=U Sask. Huskies defensive backs aiming to produce in relief of injured Ringland | work=Global News | date=August 23, 2023 | accessdate=30 June 2025 | author=Roblin, Scott}}</ref> He made an immediate impact as a rookie, starting every game at free safety and earning Huskie Football Rookie of the Year honors in 2018.<ref name=sask-charlie-ringland>{{cite web|url=https://huskies.usask.ca/sports/football/roster/charlie-ringland/4249 |title=Charlie Ringland |publisher=Saskatchewan Huskies |access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref>
Despite the cancellation of the 2020 U Sports football season, he remained a key contributor to three Canada West Hardy Cup wins and two Vanier Cup championship appearances.
In 2022, he was named a Canada West All-Star<ref name=canadawest-allstar-2022>{{cite web|url=https://canadawest.org/sports/fball/2022-23/releases/20221104_10218 |title=FB: SSK dominates all-star selections |date=November 4, 2022 |publisher=Canada West |access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref> and to the U Sports All-Canadian Team.
== Professional career ==
Ringland was selected by the BC Lions with the 43rd overall pick in the fifth round of the 2023 CFL draft, but missed the 2023 season to rehab a torn ACL suffered at the CFL Combine.
He returned in 2024 and made his professional debut on August 18 in a game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.<ref name=cfl-charlie-ringland>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/players/charlie-ringland/167960/ |title=Charlie Ringland |publisher=CFL |access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref> He went on to appear in nine games during the season.<ref name=cfl-charlie-ringland>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/players/charlie-ringland/167960/ |title=Charlie Ringland |publisher=CFL |access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref>
In May 2025 he was released by the BC Lions and then immediately signed by the Ottawa Redblacks.<ref name=3dn-ringland-may-2025>{{cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2025/05/05/canadian-db-charlie-ringland-released-by-b-c-lions-signs-with-ottawa-redblacks/ |title=Charlie Ringland |date=May 5, 2025 |publisher=3DownNation |access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref> He made his first professional start at safety with Ottawa on June 13, 2025, against the Montreal Alouettes<ref name=cfl-2025-06-12-mtl-ott>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/6493/ottawa-redblacks-vs-montreal-alouettes/ |title=CFL Gametracker: June 12, 2025 Montreal at Ottawa |publisher=CFL |access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref>
On April 30, 2026, Ringland was released by the Redblacks.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Heilman |first1=Michael |title=Ottawa Redblacks release OL Dariusz Bladek, two others |url=https://www.bgmsportstrax.com/2026/04/30/ottawa-redblacks-release-ol-dariusz-bladek-two-others/ |website=BGMSportsTrax.com |access-date=1 May 2026}}</ref>
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Category:Living people Category:2000 births Category:Saskatchewan Huskies football players Category:Canadian football defensive backs Category:Black Canadian players of Canadian football Category:Black Canadian sportsmen Category:Players of Canadian football from Manitoba Category:Canadian football people from Winnipeg Category:BC Lions players Category:Ottawa Redblacks players
==External links== * [https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/players/charlie-ringland/167960/ Ottawa Redblacks bio] * [https://huskies.usask.ca/sports/football/roster/charlie-ringland/4249 Saskatchewan Huskies bio]