Ricky Charles

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Ricky Charles
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Charles with Grenada in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-06-19) 19 June 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth St. George's, Grenada
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Bryant & Stratton Bobcats
2003–2004 USC Spartanburg Rifles
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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. [1]

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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 had a trial with Football League First Division side West Bromwich Albion in summer 1997 [5] but was not offered a contract.

International career

Charles scored one goal at the 1995 Caribbean Cup, [6] four goals at the 2001 Caribbean Nations Cup [7] and two goals at the 2005 Caribbean Cup, [8] He has also scored eight goals in twelve qualifying matches for various FIFA World Cups. [1]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Charles goal.
List of international goals scored by Ricky Charles
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
121 March 1995 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaFlag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 2–02–0 1995 Caribbean Cup
229 March 1996 Bourda Cricket Ground, Georgetown, GuyanaFlag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1–12–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
37 April 1996Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaFlag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1–06–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
44 April 1997 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1–15–1 1997 Caribbean Cup qualification
54 July 1997 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and BarbudaFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1–01–1 1997 Caribbean Cup
615 April 1998Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and BarbudaFlag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 4–014–1 1998 Caribbean Cup qualification
75–0
87–0
913–0
1012 March 2001Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaFlag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 8–38–3 2001 Windward Islands Tournament
118–3
1214 March 2001Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaFlag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 4–34–32001 Windward Islands Tournament
134 April 2001 André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, SurinameFlag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1–11–2 2001 Caribbean Cup qualification
146 April 2001André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, SurinameFlag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 2–04–22001 Caribbean Cup qualification
153–0
164–0
176 July 2002Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaFlag of France.svg  Saint Martin 5–28–3 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
1830 July 2002Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaFlag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 5–25–2Friendly
194 August 2002 Stade Alberic Richards, Sandy Ground, Saint MartinFlag of France.svg  Saint Martin 5–07–1 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
206–0
217–0
2214 March 2004 Blairmont Community Centre, Blairmont, GuyanaFlag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1–03–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2320 June 2004Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaFlag of the United States.svg  United States 1–12–3 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2420 November 2004Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaFlag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2–03–2Friendly
253–2
2624 November 2004 Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 1–12–2 2005 Caribbean Cup
2728 November 2004Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 2–05–22005 Caribbean Cup
2826 March 2008Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaFlag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 3–010–0 2010 World Cup qualification
295–0
307–0
319–0
3213 October 2008 Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, GuadeloupeFlag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe 1–01–2 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
3315 October 2008Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, GuadeloupeFlag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 3–14–22008 Caribbean Cup qualification
343 December 2008 Independence Park, Kingston, JamaicaFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 2–12–1 2008 Caribbean Cup
3511 December 2008Independence Park, Kingston, JamaicaFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1–02–22008 Caribbean Cup
3628 June 2009Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaFlag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 1–02–2Friendly
3722 October 2010Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3–03–1 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification

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References

  1. 1 2 Ricky Charles – FIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ↑ "USC Upstate Takes On Lipscomb, Belmont at Home". USC Upstate Athletics. 1 October 2007.
  3. ↑ Player profile on BK Soccer website
  4. ↑ "Goalscorers". TT Pro League. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  5. ↑ Ellis, Vince (22 July 1997). "Albion seeking cup loss revenge". Black Country Evening Mail. p. 51.
  6. ↑ "International Matches 1995 - North and Central America and Caribbean". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  7. ↑ "Copa Caribe 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  8. ↑ "Copa Caribe 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 October 2008.


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