Riccardo Calder
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Riccardo Amos Calder[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2014 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Dundee (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:28, 22 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Riccardo Amos Calder (born 26 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers, on loan from Aston Villa. Calder has represented England internationally at Under-17 level.
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]
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]
International
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][13] Calder is also eligible for the Jamaica national football team through his family history.[3]
Honours
Aston Villa U19
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.
- 1 2 3 "Who is Riccardo Calder?". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "Riccardo Calder | Football Stats | Aston Villa | Season 2015/2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "P16 Nordisk pojk Placering Matchinformation: England mot Sweden (Swedish)". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
