| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Riccardo Amos Calder | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brackley Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2014 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Dundee (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 33 | (1) |
| 2019 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | AFC Telford United | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Nuneaton Borough | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | Rushall Olympic | 8 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Kettering Town | 12 | (0) |
| 2022 | Rushall Olympic | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Brackley Town | 28 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:06, 3 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:36, 23 October 2016 (UTC) | |||
Riccardo Calder (born 26 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender/midfielder for Brackley Town Calder is a product of the Aston Villa academy but did not break into their first team following loan spells at Dundee, Doncaster Rovers and Lincoln City. Calder represented England internationally at Under-17 level.
Early life
Riccardo Amos Calder[1] was born in Birmingham, England, on 26 January 1996.[2]
Club career
Aston Villa
Calder joined Aston Villa at the age of nine in 2005.[3] Calder was part of the Villa under-19's team which won the 2012–13 NextGen Series, beating Chelsea in the final of the competition.[4] Calder never made a first team appearance.
Loan to Dundee
On 31 August 2015, the deadline day of the 2015 summer transfer window, Calder moved on loan to Dundee in the Scottish Premiership until January 2016.[5] He made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 1–0 away win at Partick Thistle on 12 September 2015.[6] Calder made his first start for Dundee against Ross County on 25 September, featuring on the left of midfield in a 3–3 draw.[7] Calder started again against Motherwell on 3 October and assisted Rory Loy with a cross for the opening goal of the game in a 2–1 home win.[8] Calder's loan spell ended at the beginning of January 2016, at which point he returned to Aston Villa.[9]
Loans to Doncaster Rovers
On 3 March 2016 Calder moved to Doncaster Rovers on loan, making 12 appearances as Doncaster were relegated to League Two.[10] On 12 July 2016, prior to the start of the 2016–17 season, Calder rejoined Doncaster on loan until January.[11] He scored his first goal for Doncaster in an EFL Trophy tie against Mansfield Town on 30 August 2016.[12] The loan was not extended and Calder returned to Villa.
Loan to Lincoln City
On 11 March 2017, Calder joined National League side Lincoln City on a one-month loan deal.[13]
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
On 6 July 2017, Calder signed a two-year deal with recently relegated Scottish Championship club Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[14]
On 8 November 2018, Calder had his contract terminated by the club after being found guilty of an assault in Birmingham in May 2018.[15]
Later career
Since his conviction for assault, Calder has not managed to gain any long-term contract with any team. Now a journey man he has average more than two clubs per season since 2019:
On 23 August 2019, Calder signed for National League North side Bradford (Park Avenue).[16]
On 3 October 2019, Calder joined fellow National League North side AFC Telford United on a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season.[17]
On 21 January 2020, Calder joined Nuneaton Borough on a dual-registration basis.[18]
On 14 August 2020, Calder signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Rushall Olympic.[19]
Calder then returned to National League North in order to sign for Kettering Town.[20]
On 19 February 2022, Calder rejoined former club Rushall Olympic.[21]
In July 2022, Calder returned to the National League North to join Brackley Town.[22]
International career
Calder has represented England at Under-17 level, playing at the 2012 Nordic Under-17 Football Championship in the Faroe Islands. He made four appearances including the final as England came runners-up to Sweden.[3][23] Calder is also eligible for the Jamaica national football team through his family history.[3]
Conviction and imprisonment
In a November 2018 trial at Birmingham Magistrates' Court, Calder was found guilty of assault on a 24-year-old woman, what began with a minor car accident resulted in a repeated assault on the victim by Calder.[24] As a result, his contract with Inverness Caledonian Thistle was immediately terminated.[25] This came less than a week after he scored his first professional league goal. Calder was subsequently sentenced to nine months in prison.[24] Calder was released after serving 10 weeks of the sentence and stated his hope to return to professional football.[26]
Personal life
Calder records music under the pseudonym Cardz and made a rap music video for the YouTube channel, Link Up TV, called "Gettin' It", as well as an album called Overtime which is available on streaming platforms Spotify and Deezer.[27] In 2018 he claimed to have turned down recording contracts to focus on his professional football at Inverness.[27]
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 December 2022[28]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 2015–16[29] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[30] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aston Villa Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dundee (loan) | 2015–16[29] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2015–16[29] | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2016–17[30] | League Two | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2016–17[30] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2017–18[31] | Scottish Championship | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[c] | 2 | 34 | 2 |
| 2018–19[32] | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Inverness Total | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 3 | ||
| Bradford (Park Avenue) | 2019–20[28] | National League North | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| AFC Telford United | 2019–20[28] | National League North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Nuneaton Borough | 2020–21 | Southern Football League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Rushall Olympic | 2020–21 | Southern Football League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Kettering Town | 2021–22 | National League North | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Rushall Olympic | 2021–22 | Southern Football League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Brackley Town | 2022–23 | National League North | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Career total | 134 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 155 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ a b Appearances in the FA Trophy
- ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
Honours
Aston Villa U19
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
References
- ^ "List of players under written contract registered between 01/03/2016 and 31/03/2016" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 33. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Riccardo Calder". 11v11. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Who is Riccardo Calder?". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ a b Percy, John (1 April 2013). "NextGen Series Final: Chelsea U19 0 Aston Villa U19 2". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ "Aston Villa's Riccardo Calder moves to Dundee on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ "Partick Thistle 0-1 Dundee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ "Dundee 3-3 Ross County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Dundee 2-1 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Riccardo returns to Villa". dundeefc.co.uk. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Riccardo Calder in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Riccardo Calder: Aston Villa midfielder rejoins Doncaster on loan". BBC Sport. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Mansfield 0 Rovers 2". doncasterroversfc.co.uk. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "City Secure Double Loan Signing". Lincoln City Official Site. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ Durent, Jamie (6 July 2017). "Inverness CT boss Robertson says Draper is not for sale as Ross County bids are rejected". Inverness Courier. Scottish Provincial Press Ltd. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Inverness CT sack Riccardo Calder after midfielder is found guilty of assault". dailyrecord. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Riccardo Calder signs for Bradford". Bradford (Park Avenue) AFC. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Cox, Lewis (3 October 2019). "AFC Telford United complete signing of former Aston Villa youngster Riccardo Calder". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Riccardo Calder joins". Nuneaton Borough FC. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "New Signing: Calder gets the call". Rushall Olympic FC. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Riccardo Calder". Kettering Town FC. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "New Signing: Return of the Calder". Rushall Olympic FC. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "RICCARDO CALDER SIGNS FOR THE SAINTS". www.brackleytownfc.com. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "P16 Nordisk pojk Placering Matchinformation: England mot Sweden (Swedish)". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Footballer Riccardo Calder jailed for car park assault". BBC News. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Riccardo Calder: Inverness Caledonian Thistle sack defender after guilty verdict". BBC Sport. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "'I've been at my lowest' - Former Aston Villa man's account of life after jail". Birmingham Live. Birmingham Mail. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Footballer by day and rapper by night - Inverness CT's Riccardo Calder reveals he's turned down record deals to stay in football". Daily Record. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Riccardo Calder at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Riccardo Calder in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Riccardo Calder in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Riccardo Calder in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Riccardo Calder in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Crawford, Kenny (24 March 2018). "Dumbarton 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
External links
- Riccardo Calder at Soccerbase
- Riccardo Calder at Soccerway
- England profile at The Football Association
This page was last edited on 27 October 2023, at 00:09