Riccardo Calder
| 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 National League North club 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
[edit]Riccardo Amos Calder[1] was born in Birmingham, England, on 26 January 1996.[2]
Club career
[edit]Aston Villa
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]On 11 March 2017, Calder joined National League side Lincoln City on a one-month loan deal.[13]
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Aston Villa U19
[edit]Inverness Caledonian Thistle
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- Riccardo Calder at Soccerbase
- Riccardo Calder at Soccerway
- England profile at The Football Association
