{{short description|American soccer player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Chris Ritter | image = | image_size = | caption = | full_name = Christopher Jay Ritter | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|29}} | birth_place = [[Winnetka, Illinois]], United States | height = 6 ft 2 in | position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2008–2009 | youthclubs1 = [[Chicago Fire Juniors|Chicago Fire]] | youthyears2 = 2009–2013 | youthclubs2 = [[Northwestern Wildcats men's soccer|Northwestern Wildcats]] | years1 = 2010–2013 | clubs1 = [[Chicago Fire Premier]] | caps1 = 9 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 0 | club-update = October 29, 2015 }}

'''Christopher Jay Ritter''' (born October 20, 1990) is an American [[association football|soccer]] player who last played for [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] of [[Major League Soccer]].

==Career==

===Youth and college=== Ritter played five years of [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at [[Northwestern University]] between 2009 and 2013,red-shirting in 2010 after suffering a stress fracture in his leg early in the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/chris_ritter_464769.html |title=Chris Ritter Bio - NUSPORTS.COM - the Northwestern Official Athletic Site |accessdate=July 3, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109104047/http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/chris_ritter_464769.html |archivedate=November 9, 2014 }}</ref> While at college, Ritter also appeared for [[USL PDL]] club [[Chicago Fire Premier]] between 2010 and 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/chris-ritter/|title = Chris Ritter &#124; SoccerStats.us}}</ref>

===Professional=== On January 13, 2014, Ritter signed with [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] as a [[Homegrown Player Rule (Major League Soccer)|Homegrown Player]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2014/01/chicago-fire-soccer-club-sign-chris-ritter-homegrown-player |title=RELEASE: Chicago Fire Soccer Club Sign Chris Ritter as Homegrown Player {{!}} Chicago Fire |website=www.chicago-fire.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115025612/http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2014/01/chicago-fire-soccer-club-sign-chris-ritter-homegrown-player |archive-date=2014-01-15}}</ref> On November 30, 2015, Chicago Fire declined his contract option.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chicago Fire Soccer Club Exercises Options on Four Players|url=https://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2015/11/30/chicago-fire-soccer-club-exercises-options-four-players|publisher=chicago-fire.com |date=November 30, 2015}}</ref>

==References==

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== External links == *{{MLS player|chris-ritter}} *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109104047/http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/chris_ritter_464769.html |title=Northwestern Profile }}

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