Charles with Grenada in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1975-06-19) 19 June 1975 (age 49) | ||
Place of birth | St. George's, Grenada | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Bryant & Stratton Bobcats | |||
2003–2004 | USC Spartanburg Rifles | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | New Hampshire Phantoms | 24 | (4) |
2007 | Brooklyn Knights | 12 | (7) |
2008 | St. Ann's Rangers | (3) | |
2009–2013 | QPR St. George's | ||
2013–2014 | Old Road | ||
2016–2019 | QPR St. George's | ||
International career | |||
1995–2011 | Grenada | 71 | (37) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ricky Charles (born 16 June 1975) is a Grenadian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Grenada national team and is his nation's top scorer with 37 goals.
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. He then played for the New Hampshire Phantoms and Brooklyn Knights, before playing for St. Ann's Rangers in the TT Pro League.
He had a trial with Football League First Division side West Bromwich Albion in summer 1997 but was not offered a contract.
International career
Charles scored one goal at the 1995 Caribbean Cup, four goals at the 2001 Caribbean Nations Cup and two goals at the 2005 Caribbean Cup, He has also scored eight goals in twelve qualifying matches for various FIFA World Cups.
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Charles goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 21 March 1995 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | Saint Lucia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1995 Caribbean Cup |
2 | 29 March 1996 | Bourda Cricket Ground, Georgetown, Guyana | Guyana | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 7 April 1996 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | Guyana | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 4 April 1997 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Guyana | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1997 Caribbean Cup qualification |
5 | 4 July 1997 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | Jamaica | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1997 Caribbean Cup |
6 | 15 April 1998 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | Anguilla | 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 | Dominica | 8–3 | 8–3 | 2001 Windward Islands Tournament |
11 | 8–3 | |||||
12 | 14 March 2001 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | Saint Lucia | 4–3 | 4–3 | 2001 Windward Islands Tournament |
13 | 4 April 2001 | André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname | Barbados | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2001 Caribbean Cup qualification |
14 | 6 April 2001 | André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname | Aruba | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2001 Caribbean Cup qualification |
15 | 3–0 | |||||
16 | 4–0 | |||||
17 | 6 July 2002 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | Saint Martin | 5–2 | 8–3 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
18 | 30 July 2002 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | Taiwan | 5–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
19 | 4 August 2002 | Stade Alberic Richards, Sandy Ground, Saint Martin | 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 | Guyana | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
23 | 20 June 2004 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | United States | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
24 | 20 November 2004 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
25 | 3–2 | |||||
26 | 24 November 2004 | Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago | Suriname | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2005 Caribbean Cup |
27 | 28 November 2004 | Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago | Puerto Rico | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2005 Caribbean Cup |
28 | 26 March 2008 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | U.S. Virgin Islands | 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 | Guadeloupe | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification |
33 | 15 October 2008 | Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe | Cayman Islands | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification |
34 | 3 December 2008 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2008 Caribbean Cup |
35 | 11 December 2008 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Cuba | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2008 Caribbean Cup |
36 | 28 June 2009 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | Antigua and Barbuda | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
37 | 22 October 2010 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification |
References
- ^ Ricky Charles – FIFA competition record (archived)
- "USC Upstate Takes On Lipscomb, Belmont at Home". USC Upstate Athletics. 1 October 2007.
- Player profile on BK Soccer website
- "Goalscorers". TT Pro League. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
- Ellis, Vince (22 July 1997). "Albion seeking cup loss revenge". Black Country Evening Mail. p. 51.
- "International Matches 1995 - North and Central America and Caribbean". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
- "Copa Caribe 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
- "Copa Caribe 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
External links
- Ricky Charles at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ricky Charles - International Goals
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