Riccardo Calder
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Riccardo Amos Calder | ||
Date of birth | 26 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Kettering 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 | 32 | (1) |
2019 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 7 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Telford United | 4 | (0) |
2020 | Nuneaton Borough | ||
2020 | Rushall Olympic | ||
2021– | Kettering Town | 12 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:45, 7 February 2022 (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 currently plays for National League North side Kettering 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]
Loan 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]
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][16] 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.[17] As a result, his contract with Inverness Caledonian Thistle was immediately terminated.[18] This came less than a week after he scored his first professional league goal. Calder was subsequently sentenced to nine months in prison.[17] Calder was released after serving 10 weeks of the sentence and stated his hope to return to professional football.[19]
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.[20] In 2018 he claimed to have turned down recording contracts to focus on his professional football at Inverness.[20]
Career statistics[]
- As of 1 May 2018 [21]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aston Villa | 2015–16[22] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
2016–17[23] | 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[22] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2015–16[22] | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2016–17[23] | League Two | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 20 | 1 |
Lincoln City (loan) | 2016–17[23] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2017–18[24] | Scottish Championship | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[c] | 2 | 33 | 2 |
2018–19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
Inverness Total | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 45 | 3 | ||
Bradford (Park Avenue) | 2019–20 | National League North | ||||||||||
Career total | 71 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 90 | 4 |
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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. 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. 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. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Crawford, Kenny (24 March 2018). "Dumbarton 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
External links[]
- Riccardo Calder at Soccerbase
- England profile at The Football Association
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands
- English footballers
- Black British sportspeople
- Association football defenders
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players
- Rushall Olympic F.C. players
- English Football League players
- England youth international footballers
- Criminals from the West Midlands (county)
- English male criminals
- English people convicted of assault
- Prisoners and detainees of England and Wales