Ricky Charles (born 16 June 1975) is a Grenadian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Grenada national team and is his nation's top scorer with 37 goals.

Club career

Charles played university soccer at Bryant & Stratton College and the University of South Carolina Spartanburg, and was inducted into the National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame. He then played for the New Hampshire Phantoms and Brooklyn Knights, before playing for St. Ann's Rangers in the TT Pro League.

He had a trial with Football League First Division side West Bromwich Albion in summer 1997 but was not offered a contract.

International career

Charles scored one goal at the 1995 Caribbean Cup, four goals at the 2001 Caribbean Nations Cup and two goals at the 2005 Caribbean Cup, He has also scored eight goals in twelve qualifying matches for various FIFA World Cups.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Charles goal.

List of international goals scored by Ricky Charles
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
121 March 1995Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaSaint Lucia2–02–01995 Caribbean Cup
229 March 1996Bourda Cricket Ground, Georgetown, GuyanaGuyana1–12–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
37 April 1996Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaGuyana1–06–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
44 April 1997Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoGuyana1–15–11997 Caribbean Cup qualification
54 July 1997Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and BarbudaJamaica1–01–11997 Caribbean Cup
615 April 1998Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and BarbudaAnguilla4–014–11998 Caribbean Cup qualification
75–0
87–0
913–0
1012 March 2001Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaDominica8–38–32001 Windward Islands Tournament
118–3
1214 March 2001Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaSaint Lucia4–34–32001 Windward Islands Tournament
134 April 2001André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, SurinameBarbados1–11–22001 Caribbean Cup qualification
146 April 2001André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, SurinameAruba2–04–22001 Caribbean Cup qualification
153–0
164–0
176 July 2002Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaSaint Martin5–28–32003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
1830 July 2002Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaTaiwan5–25–2Friendly
194 August 2002Stade Alberic Richards, Sandy Ground, Saint MartinSaint Martin5–07–12003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
206–0
217–0
2214 March 2004Blairmont Community Centre, Blairmont, GuyanaGuyana1–03–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2320 June 2004Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaUnited States1–12–32006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2420 November 2004Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaSaint Vincent and the Grenadines2–03–2Friendly
253–2
2624 November 2004Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and TobagoSuriname1–12–22005 Caribbean Cup
2728 November 2004Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and TobagoPuerto Rico2–05–22005 Caribbean Cup
2826 March 2008Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaU.S. Virgin Islands3–010–02010 World Cup qualification
295–0
307–0
319–0
3213 October 2008Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, GuadeloupeGuadeloupe1–01–22008 Caribbean Cup qualification
3315 October 2008Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, GuadeloupeCayman Islands3–14–22008 Caribbean Cup qualification
343 December 2008Independence Park, Kingston, JamaicaTrinidad and Tobago2–12–12008 Caribbean Cup
3511 December 2008Independence Park, Kingston, JamaicaCuba1–02–22008 Caribbean Cup
3628 June 2009Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaAntigua and Barbuda1–02–2Friendly
3722 October 2010Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaPuerto Rico3–03–12010 Caribbean Cup qualification

Honours

Grenada

External links

  • at National-Football-Teams.com