Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ricky Ulric Bascombe Shakes [1] [2] | ||
Date of birth | [3] | 25 January 1985||
Place of birth | Brixton, England | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [4] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2005 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2005 | → Bury (loan) | 7 | (2) |
2005–2007 | Swindon Town | 69 | (5) |
2007–2008 | Brentford | 39 | (3) |
2008–2012 | Ebbsfleet United | 151 | (21) |
2012–2013 | Kidderminster Harriers | 17 | (0) |
2013–2021 | Boreham Wood | 229 | (24) |
2021 | St Albans City | 4 | (0) |
International career | |||
2006 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | (0) |
2011–2016 | Guyana | 14 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ricky Ulric Bascombe Shakes (born 25 January 1985) is a retired professional footballer who played as a winger. He has played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Bury, Swindon Town and Brentford. Born in England, Shakes represented the Trinidad and Tobago national football team once in a friendly, and thereafter has represented Guyana internationally.
Born in Brixton, Greater London, Shakes began his career at Bolton Wanderers in 2004, [5] and made his debut in an FA Cup third-round replay against Tranmere Rovers in January 2004, scoring a last-minute equaliser to take the match into extra time. [6] He failed to make a league appearance for Bolton, [5] and after spells on loan with Bristol Rovers and Bury, joined Swindon Town in July 2005. [7] Shakes made almost 70 league appearances in two seasons at Swindon [5] but was released at the end of the 2006–07 season. [8]
He joined Brentford in August 2007 after training with the club during the summer [9] and scored a late goal on his debut in September 2007 to give Brentford victory away to Bury. [10] However, after making 39 league appearances, [11] he was released at the end of the 2007–08 season. [12]
He joined Conference Premier club Ebbsfleet United in July 2008. [13] In August 2010, it was reported that he was on trial with League Two club Stockport County, [14] before re-signing for Ebbsfleet a few weeks into the season.[ citation needed ]
Having scored 11 goals in 46 matches for Ebbsfleet in the 2010–11 season, [15] he added to that statistic by scoring eight goals in 45 appearances for the club during the 2011–12 season. [16] On 29 June 2012, Shakes signed for Kidderminster Harriers. [17] Shakes made 18 appearances for Kidderminster in the 2012–13 season, [18] helping the club finish second in the Conference Premier. [19]
On 3 July 2013, Shakes signed for Conference South club Boreham Wood. [20] Shakes suffered a serious knee injury in pre-season training and was expected to be out for six months.[ citation needed ]
On 7 January 2021, Shakes signed for National League South side St Albans City. [21] On 6 April 2021, Shakes announced his retirement. [22]
Shakes made his international debut in March 2006, coming on as a half-time substitute for Trinidad and Tobago in a 2–0 victory against Iceland. [23]
In October 2011, Shakes was called up to Guyana for their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Barbados and Bermuda. [24] Originally, Shakes failed to meet FIFA's age regulations for changing international allegiance, however, Guyana won an appeal in 2010 which allowed him to do so. [24] He made his debut for Guyana in a 2–0 away win against Barbados on 7 October 2011, before scoring his first goal four days later in a 1–1 draw with Bermuda. [25]
Shakes' third international appearance came in the 2–1 victory over Trinidad & Tobago on 11 November 2011 which sealed Guyana's qualification to the third round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. [26] In that game, Shakes scored the first goal and created the second for Burnley's Leon Cort, before Kenwyne Jones' consolation for Trinidad & Tobago.[ citation needed ]
Shakes was eligible to play for Trinidad and Tobago through his mother's heritage, and Guyana through his father's birth. [24]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bolton Wanderers | 2003–04 [27] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |
2004–05 [28] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2004–05 [28] | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Bury (loan) | 2004–05 [28] | League Two | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
Swindon Town | 2005–06 [29] | League One | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
2006–07 [30] | League Two | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
Total | 69 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 5 | ||
Brentford | 2007–08 [11] | League Two | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 42 | 4 |
Ebbsfleet United | 2008–09 [31] | Conference Premier | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 47 | 4 | |
2009–10 [32] | Conference Premier | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 44 | 4 | ||
2010–11 [15] | Conference South | 34 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 6 [lower-alpha 4] | 3 | 46 | 11 | ||
2011–12 [16] | Conference Premier | 41 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 45 | 8 | ||
Total | 151 | 21 | 10 | 2 | — | 21 | 4 | 182 | 27 | |||
Kidderminster Harriers | 2012–13 [18] | Conference Premier | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Boreham Wood | 2013–14 [18] [33] | Conference South | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
2014–15 [18] [34] | Conference South | 40 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 [lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 48 | 11 | ||
2015–16 [18] | National League | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
2016–17 [18] | National League | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 34 | 7 | ||
2017–18 [18] | National League | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 [lower-alpha 6] | 1 | 51 | 4 | ||
2018–19 [18] | National League | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 52 | 2 | ||
2019–20 [18] | National League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Total | 226 | 24 | 11 | 2 | — | 20 | 2 | 257 | 28 | |||
St Albans City | 2020–21 [35] | National League South | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Career total | 514 | 55 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 591 | 65 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Trinidad and Tobago | 2006 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | |
Guyana | 2011 | 3 | 2 |
2012 | 7 | 0 | |
2015 | 2 | 1 | |
2016 | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 14 | 5 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 October 2011 | Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda | 2 | Bermuda | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 11 November 2011 | Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana | 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 10 June 2015 | Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 4 June 2016 | Addelita Cancryn Junior High School Ground, Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands | 14 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |
5 | 4–0 |
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Ebbsfleet United
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