Ricky Charles
Ricky Charles (born 16 June 1975) is a footballer (midfielder) from Grenada, who has played for the Grenada national football team.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 June 1975 | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Bryant & Stratton College | |||
2003–2004 | University of South Carolina-Spartanburg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | New Hampshire Phantoms | 24 | (4) |
2007 | Brooklyn Knights | 12 | (7) |
2008 | St. Ann's Rangers | ? | (3) |
2009– | QPR St George's | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
1995–2011 | Grenada | 64 | (37) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 30, 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2019 |
Club career
Charles played university soccer at Bryant & Stratton College and the University of South Carolina - Spartanburg, and was inducted into the National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame.[2] He then played for the New Hampshire Phantoms and Brooklyn Knights,[3] before playing for St. Ann's Rangers in the TT Pro League.[4]
He also had a trial in 1996 with West Bromwich Albion, but that did not amount to anything.
International career
Charles scored one goal at the 1995 Caribbean Cup,[5] four goals at the 2001 Caribbean Nations Cup[6] and two goals at the 2005 Caribbean Cup,[7] He has also scored eight goals in twelve qualifying matches for various FIFA World Cups.[1]
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 21 March 1995 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1995 Caribbean Cup | |
2 | 29 March 1996 | Bourda Cricket Ground, Georgetown, Guyana | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1998 World Cup qualification | |
3 | 7 April 1996 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||
4 | 4 April 1997 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1997 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
5 | 4 July 1997 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1997 Caribbean Cup | |
6 | 15 April 1998 | 4–0 | 14–1 | 1998 Caribbean Cup qualification | ||
7 | 5–0 | |||||
8 | 7–0 | |||||
9 | 13–0 | |||||
10 | 12 March 2001 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | 8–3 | 8–3 | 2001 Windward Islands Tournament | |
11 | 8–3 | |||||
12 | 14 March 2001 | 4–3 | 4–3 | |||
13 | 4 April 2001 | André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2001 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
14 | 6 April 2001 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |||
15 | 3–0 | |||||
16 | 4–0 | |||||
17 | 6 July 2002 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | 5–2 | 8–3 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification | |
18 | 30 July 2002 | 5–2 | 5–2 | Friendly | ||
19 | 4 August 2002 | Stade Alberic Richards, Sandy Ground, Saint Martin | 5–0 | 7–1 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification | |
20 | 6–0 | |||||
21 | 7–0 | |||||
22 | 14 March 2004 | Blairmont Community Centre, Blairmont, Guyana | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2006 World Cup qualification | |
23 | 20 June 2004 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | 1–1 | 2–3 | ||
24 | 20 November 2004 | 2–0 | 3–2 | Friendly | ||
25 | 3–2 | |||||
26 | 24 November 2004 | Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2005 Caribbean Cup | |
27 | 28 November 2004 | 2–0 | 5–2 | |||
28 | 26 March 2008 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | 3–0 | 10–0 | 2010 World Cup qualification | |
29 | 5–0 | |||||
30 | 7–0 | |||||
31 | 9–0 | |||||
32 | 13 October 2008 | Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
33 | 15 October 2008 | 3–1 | 4–2 | |||
34 | 3 December 2008 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2008 Caribbean Cup | |
35 | 11 December 2008 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |||
36 | 28 June 2009 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
37 | 22 October 2010 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification | ||
References
- Ricky Charles – FIFA competition record
- "USC Upstate Takes On Lipscomb, Belmont at Home". USC Upstate Athletics. 2007-10-01.
- Player profile on BK Soccer website
- "Goalscorers". TT Pro League. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- "International Matches 1995 - North and Central America and Caribbean". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- "Copa Caribe 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- "Copa Caribe 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
External links
- Ricky Charles at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ricky Charles - International Goals (not yet completed)