Ricky German
Personal information
Full name Ricardo de Niro German[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Harlesden, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Chesham United
Youth career
0000–2016 Chesterfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Chesterfield 9 (0)
2017 → Alfreton Town (loan) 6 (1)
2017 → Sheffield (loan) 3 (1)
2017 → Matlock Town (loan) 4 (2)
2018 → Matlock Town (loan) 13 (3)
2018–2019 Hendon 20 (16)
2019–2022 Crawley Town 16 (1)
2019–2020 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 14 (4)
2021 → Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 3 (0)
2022 → Hendon (loan) 2 (0)
2022– Chesham United 45 (34)
International career‡
2021– Grenada 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:49, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:53, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Ricardo de Niro German (born 13 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chesham United. Born in England, he plays for the Grenada national team.

Early life and education

German was born in Harlesden,[3] and attended St Gregory's Catholic Science College in Harrow.[4]

Club career

Chesterfield

German started his career in the academy of Chesterfield, and made his senior team debut on 17 September 2016 against Northampton Town, being subbed on after 89 minutes for Kristian Dennis, whilst still an academy player.[5] He eventually signed professional terms on 10 October 2016, with manager Danny Wilson saying he could potentially be 'very good'.[6] On 25 August 2017, German joined National League North side Alfreton Town on a one-month loan deal.[7] On 22 September 2017, his loan was extended by a further two months.[8] German joined Sheffield on loan on 16 October 2017.[9] He joined Matlock Town on a one-month loan on 10 November 2017,[10] before signing rejoining on loan to the end of the season on 16 February 2018.[11]

Hendon

In the summer of 2018, German moved to Southern League Premier South side Hendon.[12][13] German scored 21 goals in 28 appearances for Hendon.[3]

Crawley Town

On 1 January 2019, German secured a move to League Two side, Crawley Town on a three-year deal.[14] On 19 January 2019, he made his debut for Crawley, coming on as an 83rd minute substitute for Panutche Camará in a 1–0 defeat at home to Port Vale.[15]

On 26 July 2019, German completed a loan move to non-league side Hemel Hempstead Town.[16] German returned from his loan spell at Hemel Hempstead Town in January 2020.[17] He scored his first goal for Crawley with his first league start for Crawley, scoring the opening goal for Crawley in a 3–0 win against Oldham Athletic on 7 March 2020.[18][19]

In October 2021, he joined National League South club Dulwich Hamlet on loan until January 2022.[20] On 4 February 2022, he was on the move again when he returned to former club Hendon on a one-month loan deal in the Southern League Premier Division South.[21] German was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[22]

Chesham United

On 5 August 2022, German signed for Southern Premier League South side Chesham United.[23]

International career

Born in England, German is of Grenadian descent. In November 2019, he was called up for the Grenada national football team.[24] He debuted for Grenada in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Antigua and Barbuda on 4 June 2021.[25] He was named as part of Grenada's squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[26]

Personal life

German is the younger brother of Antonio German, who is also a footballer whom represents the Grenada national football team.[27]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chesterfield 2016–17[28] League One 7 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 9 0
2017–18[29] League Two 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Total 9 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 12 0
Alfreton Town (loan) 2017–18[12] National League North 6 1 3 1 — 0 0 9 2
Sheffield (loan) 2017–18[12] Northern Premier League Division One South 3 1 0 0 — 0 0 3 1
Matlock Town (loan) 2017–18[30][31][32][33] Northern Premier League Premier Division 17 5 0 0 — 1[b] 0 18 5
Hendon 2018–19[12] Southern League Premier Division South 20 16 5 4 — 3[c] 1 28 21
Crawley Town 2018–19[34] League Two 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2019–20[18] League Two 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
2020–21[35] League Two 4 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 7 0
2021–22[2] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 16 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 19 1
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2019–20[12] National League South 14 4 1 0 — 2[d] 1 17 5
Dulwich Hamlet (loan) 2021–22[12] National League South 3 0 0 0 — 1[e] 0 4 0
Hendon (loan) 2021–22[12] Southern League Premier Division South 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Career total 90 28 9 5 2 0 11 2 112 35
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
  3. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance one goal in Middlesex Senior Cup
  4. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy; one appearance one goal in Hertfordshire Charity Cup
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

International

As of match played 17 July 2021[36]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Grenada 2021 3 0
Total 3 0

References

  1. ^ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b Ricky German at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Greensnet — Official Hendon FC: Squad — Ricardo German". Hendon F.C. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Brent win friends but lose trophy to Coventry". Brent & Kilburn Times. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Chesterfield 3-1 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 17 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Young Striker Handed First Professional Contract". Chesterfield F.C. 10 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Reds bring in Ricky German on months loan". Alfreton Town Official Site. 25 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Loans for Young Duo". Chesterfield F.C. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Young Striker Moves on Loan". Chesterfield F.C. 16 October 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  10. ^ "German Becomes A Loan Gladiator". Pitchero Non-League. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  11. ^ "German Re-joins Gladiators on Loan". Chesterfield F.C. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g "Ricardo German Profile | Aylesbury United FC". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Hendon look for German to continue prolific form". Kilburn Times. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  14. ^ "REDS SIGN STRIKER RICKY GERMAN". Crawley Town F.C. 1 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Crawley Town 0-1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  16. ^ Talbot, Bruce (26 July 2019). "RICARDO GERMAN IN LOAN SWITCH". Crawley Town F.C. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  17. ^ "RICARDO GERMAN RETURNS FROM LOAN SPELL". Crawley Town F.C. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Ricky German in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  19. ^ Allman, Tom (7 March 2020). "REPORT — CRAWLEY TOWN 3-0 OLDHAM ATHLETIC". Crawley Town F.C. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  20. ^ Greenhalgh, Hugo (23 October 2021). "PLAYER NEWS: Ricky German joins on loan". Dulwich Hamlet F.C. Retrieved 28 October 2021 – via pitchero.com.
  21. ^ Whitney, Steve (4 February 2022). "German's Back at Hendon". Southern Football League. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  22. ^ "2021/22 RELEASED AND RETAINED LIST". www.crawleytownfc.com. 20 May 2022.
  23. ^ @CheshamUtdFC (5 August 2022). "Signing number 6" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 August 2022 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ "INTERNATIONAL CALL-UP FOR RICARDO GERMAN". www.crawleytownfc.com. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  25. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers — North, Central America and Caribbean — Matches — Antigua and Barbuda — Grenada — FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021.
  26. ^ "Reds striker is selected to represent Grenada at CONCACAF GOLD CUP".
  27. ^ "QPR and Coventry City among clubs keeping tabs on prolific non-league striker — Just Football". 16 September 2018.
  28. ^ "Games played by Ricky German in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  29. ^ "Games played by Ricky German in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  30. ^ "MTFC Rollcall". Gladiators: Matlock Town FC Official Matchday Programme. vs Ashton United. 24 April 2018.
  31. ^ "Matlock Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  32. ^ "Matlock Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  33. ^ "April 2018 Results - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  34. ^ "Games played by Ricky German in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  35. ^ "Games played by Ricky German in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  36. ^ "German, Ricky". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

External links

Grenada squad – 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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