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Ricky Modeste
Personal information
Full name Ricky Steve Modeste[1]
Date of birth (1988-02-20) 20 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Dagenham, England
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Dover Athletic
Number 12
Youth career
Arsenal
Charlton Athletic
Rushden & Diamonds
2006–2007 Waltham Forest
2007–2008 Chelmsford City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Chelmsford City 92 (8)
2008–2009 → Witham Town (loan) 8 (0)
2012–2017 Dover Athletic 150 (22)
2017–2018 Billericay Town 45 (6)
2018– Dover Athletic 40 (6)
International career
2017– Grenada 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:19, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

Ricky Steve Modeste (born 20 February 1988) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dover Athletic and the Grenada national football team.

Club career

After joining Chelmsford City's youth set-up in 2007, Modeste broke into the first team at the club, making four appearances for the club in the 2008–09 season.[2] In December 2008, Modeste joined Witham Town on loan, making eight league appearances in the Isthmian Division One North.[3] During his time at Chelmsford, Modeste made over 100 appearances in all competitions as well as winning the club's Young Player of the Year award in 2009.[4]

Modeste signed for Dover Athletic at the beginning of the 2012–13 season.[5] Modeste helped the club gain promotion to the Conference National, after scoring twice in a 3–0 Conference South semi-final win over Sutton United,[6] as well as assisting Nathan Elder's winner in the play-off final against Ebbsfleet United in May 2014.[7]

In May 2017, Modeste rejected a new contract to stay with Dover,[8] and subsequently signed for Billericay Town.[9] On 7 December 2018, Modeste left Billericay.[10] On 15 December 2018, Modeste re-signed for Dover.[11]

International career

In November 2017, Modeste received a call-up for the Grenada national football team, qualifying through his grandfather. On 11 November 2017, Modeste scored on his debut for Grenada in a 2–2 draw against Trinidad and Tobago.[12]

International goals

Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first.[13]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 November 2017 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 2–2 Friendly
2. 22 March 2018 Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize  Belize 1–0 2–4 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "List of players under written contract registered between 01/06/2014 and 30/06/2014" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 4. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Ricky Modeste". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. ^ "ALL COMPETITIONS : Player's Appearances - Modeste Ricky". football.mitoo. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Ricky Modeste". Dover Athletic F.C. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Ricky Modeste Signs for Dover Athletic". Chelmsford City F.C. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  6. ^ Inkersole, Sam (3 May 2014). "Ten-man Dover Athletic crush Sutton to reach play-off final". Dover Express. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Ebbsfleet United 0 Dover Athletic 1 match report". Kent Online. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Ricky Modeste leaves Dover Athletic". Kent Online. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Billericay Town confirm EIGHT new signings including Chelmsford City's Louie Theophanous". Essex Live. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Fans left shocked as trio of players leave Billericay Town". Basildon Echo. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Ricky returns to Crabble". Dover Athletic F.C. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Billericay's Ricky Modeste reflects on 'crazy' goalscoring debut for Grenada". Basildon Echo. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Modeste, Ricky". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 November 2017.


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