Ricardo Fuller
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Ricardo Dwayne Fuller is a Jamaican
footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City
and the Jamaica national team
.
Fuller started his football career with Jamaican side Tivoli Gardens
before he moved to England with Crystal Palace
. He returned to Jamaica and then went on loan to Hearts
before joining Preston North End
. He scored 27 goals in 58 League game at Preston which prompted Portsmouth
to pay £1million for his services.
Fuller failed to make an impact at Portsmouth and joined rivals Southampton
in 2005 before Stoke signed him for £500,000 in 2007. At Stoke, he has become an influential member of the first team and his goals helped The Potters gain promotion to the Premier League in 2008.
, and began his career with Tivoli Gardens
before moving to English club Crystal Palace
in February 2001 for £1million, after impressing on trial during January. Despite this he played just eight games for Palace having suffered from knee problems, he returned to Tivoli at the end of the campaign after failing to settle in London.
club Hearts
. Fuller had an instant impact, scoring 8 goals in 27 appearances. However, the Edinburgh-based club could not afford to sign Fuller on a permanent basis, and so English league side Preston North End
stepped in to sign the striker, paying £500,000.
A fit again Fuller began the 2003–04 season on fire, including a run of six goals in five games, but his form tailed off as his knee troubled him once more. Despite this, he still scored 19 goals that season.
and Portsmouth
then displayed their interest, however, Fuller's knee problems meant both clubs withdrew their offers after he failed medicals. However, Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp
was still keen on the Jamaican and Pompey negotiated a 'pay-as-you-play' deal with Fuller, meaning they would not lose a great deal of money should his recurring knee injuries force him to miss long periods of seasons. Fuller moved to Fratton Park
in August 2004 for £1 million, after scoring 31 goals in only 63 appearances for Preston.
Fuller failed to make a huge impact in the Premier League, falling down the pecking order as the season progressed. Despite the sale of some of his fellow strikers at the end of the season, the return from long-term injury by strikers Vincent Péricard
and Svetoslav Todorov
, and the purchase of Collins Mbesuma
, meant Fuller was not guaranteed first team football at Portsmouth and new manager Alain Perrin agreed to let Fuller go. A move to Sunderland fell through when Fuller failed a medical. Instead he was re-united with Harry Redknapp
, who signed him for Southampton for £90,000. He scored once in his time at Portsmouth, in a 3–1 win over Crystal Palace.
on 18 September. After that his career at Saints declined. His perceived lack of effort and his history as a former Portsmouth player, combined with the general air of dissatisfaction at St. Mary’s led to Fuller receiving a considerable amount of abuse from large sections of the home crowd.
In February 2006, he went on loan to Ipswich
, where he had an eventful time. In three games, he scored two goals, collected two yellow cards and one red card in the 2–2 draw at Crystal Palace (one of his former clubs), for a hand gesture at the crowd. He returned to Southampton at the end of March.
On his return to Southampton, he was a changed player and in the final six games of the season he scored six goals to bring his tally for the season to nine. Unfortunately, he did not fit into George Burley
's plans for 2006–07 and was transferred to Stoke City
on transfer deadline day, 31 August 2006.
for a fee of around £500,000. However a significant percentage of the fee depends on the amount of appearances that he makes for the Potters. In his first season at Stoke he was the top goalscorer with 11 goals, but he also had the worst disciplinary record, accumulating two red cards and 10 yellow cards.
In the 2007–08 season, Fuller became a vital part of Stoke promotion wining side becoming a firm fan favourite in the process. Fuller missed Stoke's home game against Hull City
as he was attending the funeral of his grandmother in his home nation of Jamaica. Fuller signed a new contract in December 2007 keeping his contracted at the club until 2011. He scored 15 goals during the 2007–08 season as Stoke won promotion to the Premier League, he also won the club's goal of the season award for his sole effort against Wolverhampton Wanderers
.
Fuller scored Stoke City's first-ever Premier League goal, a late consolation in a 3–1 defeat to Bolton Wanderers
on the opening day of the 2008–09 season. He followed this up with another goal in Stoke's 3–2 win over Aston Villa
in their first ever Premier League home match. This goal won Match of the Day's
'Goal of the Month' for August. and also earned the praise from manager Tony Pulis
. His goal against Villa would win him the goal of the season award the second time.
Fuller was sent off for violent conduct on 28 December 2008 against West Ham
. Following West Ham's equaliser, Fuller argued with team-mate Andy Griffin
, before slapping the Stoke captain's face. Referee Michael Jones
gave Fuller a straight red for violent conduct and West Ham went on to win the match 2–1. Tony Pulis and Stoke team mate Danny Higginbotham
commented that the incident would not affect the club. On 1 January 2009, Tony Pulis confirmed that Fuller and Griffin had "kissed and made up" after a team meeting. Fuller said Griffin had been "very rude and disrespectful", but accepted that his actions had been worse. In a match against Sunderland
in February 2009 Fuller dislocated his shoulder and it was feared that he would be out injured for the rest of the season. However Fuller made a quick recover and was out for just two weeks. He bounced back with lively performances against Aston Villa and a goal against Bolton and continued his form to help Stoke to safety.
After a slow start to the 2009–10 season for Fuller's standards, Pulis told the Jamaican he needs to lose weight. He scored 2 goals against Arsenal in the 4th round of the FA Cup in a 3–1 win over Arsenal on 24 January 2010, and also in the next round against Manchester City
. Despite not being as prolific in front of goal Fuller won the goal of the season award for the third in a row with another sole effort this time against West Ham United
when he tricked his way past three hammers defenders before slotting past Rob Green.
Fuller scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season against Tottenham Hotspur
at the Britannia Stadium. He then dislocated his shoulder for the second time in his Stoke career away at Newcastle United
and then suffered a repeat injury in the next away match at Bolton. He made his 150th league appearance for Stoke on 6 November 2010 against Sunderland
. Fuller scored his 100th goal in British football on 9 November against Birmingham City
with another sole effort. In the January transfer window there was strong rumours that Fuller would be leaving Stoke to join Sunderland. However Sunderland denied that they made a bid for Fuller. Following the 5–0 FA Cup Semi-final win over Bolton Wanderers
Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross
revealed that a speech from Fuller inspired the team. In the next match against Aston Villa
Fuller sustained a Achilles tendon injury and missed the rest of the 2010–11 season including the 2011 FA Cup Final
.
Fuller made his return from injury against Queens Park Rangers
on 19 November 2011.
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Fuller was arrested on 7 February 2010 on suspicion of assault. He was not faced with any charges over the incident. With his football earnings, Fuller was able to rebuild his grandmother's house after it was destroyed in early 2010 due to the riots in Jamaica
.
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
and the Jamaica national team
Jamaica national football team
The Jamaica national football team is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. After decades in CONCACAF obscurity, they gained many fans throughout the world after they qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup...
.
Fuller started his football career with Jamaican side Tivoli Gardens
Tivoli Gardens F.C.
Tivoli Gardens FC is a Jamaican football club based in Kingston, currently in the Jamaican National Premier League. Their home stadium is the Railway Oval.-Recent history:...
before he moved to England with Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
. He returned to Jamaica and then went on loan to Hearts
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
before joining Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
. He scored 27 goals in 58 League game at Preston which prompted Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
to pay £1million for his services.
Fuller failed to make an impact at Portsmouth and joined rivals Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
in 2005 before Stoke signed him for £500,000 in 2007. At Stoke, he has become an influential member of the first team and his goals helped The Potters gain promotion to the Premier League in 2008.
Tivoli Gardens and Crystal Palace
Fuller was born in Kingston, JamaicaKingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
, and began his career with Tivoli Gardens
Tivoli Gardens F.C.
Tivoli Gardens FC is a Jamaican football club based in Kingston, currently in the Jamaican National Premier League. Their home stadium is the Railway Oval.-Recent history:...
before moving to English club Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
in February 2001 for £1million, after impressing on trial during January. Despite this he played just eight games for Palace having suffered from knee problems, he returned to Tivoli at the end of the campaign after failing to settle in London.
Hearts
Fuller spent the next season (2001–02) on loan at Scottish Premier LeagueScottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
club Hearts
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
. Fuller had an instant impact, scoring 8 goals in 27 appearances. However, the Edinburgh-based club could not afford to sign Fuller on a permanent basis, and so English league side Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
stepped in to sign the striker, paying £500,000.
Preston North End
Fuller scored on his Preston debut, a 2–1 defeat at home to old club Crystal Palace, and soon became a vital team player. He had an explosive scoring rate, but unfortunately he suffered knee ligament damage in early December, which ended his season prematurely. He had scored 11 goals in only 20 appearances for the club.A fit again Fuller began the 2003–04 season on fire, including a run of six goals in five games, but his form tailed off as his knee troubled him once more. Despite this, he still scored 19 goals that season.
Portsmouth
Both Leeds UnitedLeeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
and Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
then displayed their interest, however, Fuller's knee problems meant both clubs withdrew their offers after he failed medicals. However, Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp
Harry Redknapp
Henry James "Harry" Redknapp is a former English footballer who has enjoyed a long career in football management starting in 1983 with Bournemouth. He is the current manager of Tottenham Hotspur....
was still keen on the Jamaican and Pompey negotiated a 'pay-as-you-play' deal with Fuller, meaning they would not lose a great deal of money should his recurring knee injuries force him to miss long periods of seasons. Fuller moved to Fratton Park
Fratton Park
Fratton Park is a football stadium in the English city-port of Portsmouth. It has been the home of professional club Portsmouth F.C. since its construction in 1898.-Description:...
in August 2004 for £1 million, after scoring 31 goals in only 63 appearances for Preston.
Fuller failed to make a huge impact in the Premier League, falling down the pecking order as the season progressed. Despite the sale of some of his fellow strikers at the end of the season, the return from long-term injury by strikers Vincent Péricard
Vincent Péricard
Vincent de Paul Péricard is a French professional football player, who played in France with Saint Etienne and in Italy with Juventus before moving to England. In England he has played for several clubs. He has also played for the France U21 team...
and Svetoslav Todorov
Svetoslav Todorov
Svetoslav Todorov is a Bulgarian International football player, who currently plays for Litex Lovech.-PFC Dobrudzha/Litex Lovech:...
, and the purchase of Collins Mbesuma
Collins Mbesuma
Collins Mbesuma is a Zambian footballer. He is nicknamed The Hurricane or Ntofontofo.-Career:Mbesuma was born in Luanshya...
, meant Fuller was not guaranteed first team football at Portsmouth and new manager Alain Perrin agreed to let Fuller go. A move to Sunderland fell through when Fuller failed a medical. Instead he was re-united with Harry Redknapp
Harry Redknapp
Henry James "Harry" Redknapp is a former English footballer who has enjoyed a long career in football management starting in 1983 with Bournemouth. He is the current manager of Tottenham Hotspur....
, who signed him for Southampton for £90,000. He scored once in his time at Portsmouth, in a 3–1 win over Crystal Palace.
Southampton and Ipswich Town
His start at Southampton was fairly dramatic, scoring Saints' only goal at Coventry on 29 August 2005, and scoring again at DerbyDerby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
on 18 September. After that his career at Saints declined. His perceived lack of effort and his history as a former Portsmouth player, combined with the general air of dissatisfaction at St. Mary’s led to Fuller receiving a considerable amount of abuse from large sections of the home crowd.
In February 2006, he went on loan to Ipswich
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
, where he had an eventful time. In three games, he scored two goals, collected two yellow cards and one red card in the 2–2 draw at Crystal Palace (one of his former clubs), for a hand gesture at the crowd. He returned to Southampton at the end of March.
On his return to Southampton, he was a changed player and in the final six games of the season he scored six goals to bring his tally for the season to nine. Unfortunately, he did not fit into George Burley
George Burley
George Elder Burley is a Scottish football manager and former player and manager, formerly the manager of Crystal Palace Football Club. Burley had a professional career spanning 21 years as a player making 628 appearances and earning 11 Scotland caps...
's plans for 2006–07 and was transferred to Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
on transfer deadline day, 31 August 2006.
Stoke City
Fuller joined Stoke CityStoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
for a fee of around £500,000. However a significant percentage of the fee depends on the amount of appearances that he makes for the Potters. In his first season at Stoke he was the top goalscorer with 11 goals, but he also had the worst disciplinary record, accumulating two red cards and 10 yellow cards.
In the 2007–08 season, Fuller became a vital part of Stoke promotion wining side becoming a firm fan favourite in the process. Fuller missed Stoke's home game against Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
as he was attending the funeral of his grandmother in his home nation of Jamaica. Fuller signed a new contract in December 2007 keeping his contracted at the club until 2011. He scored 15 goals during the 2007–08 season as Stoke won promotion to the Premier League, he also won the club's goal of the season award for his sole effort against Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
.
Fuller scored Stoke City's first-ever Premier League goal, a late consolation in a 3–1 defeat to Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
on the opening day of the 2008–09 season. He followed this up with another goal in Stoke's 3–2 win over Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
in their first ever Premier League home match. This goal won Match of the Day's
Match of the Day
Match of the Day is the BBC's main football television programme. Typically, it is shown on BBC One on Saturday evenings during the English football season, showing highlights of the day's matches in English football's top division, the Premier League...
'Goal of the Month' for August. and also earned the praise from manager Tony Pulis
Tony Pulis
Anthony Richard "Tony" Pulis is a Welsh former football player and is currently the manager of Stoke City. Pulis obtained his FA coaching badge at the age of 19, followed by his UEFA 'A' licence aged 21 – making him one of the youngest professional players ever to have obtained the qualification...
. His goal against Villa would win him the goal of the season award the second time.
Fuller was sent off for violent conduct on 28 December 2008 against West Ham
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
. Following West Ham's equaliser, Fuller argued with team-mate Andy Griffin
Andy Griffin
Andrew "Andy" Griffin is an English footballer, currently playing for Championship team, ReadingGriffin began his career at Stoke City, where he established a reputation as a solid wing-back defender...
, before slapping the Stoke captain's face. Referee Michael Jones
Mike Jones (referee)
Michael J. Jones is an English professional football referee, based in Chester, Cheshire, who officiates primarily in the Premier League.-Refereeing career:...
gave Fuller a straight red for violent conduct and West Ham went on to win the match 2–1. Tony Pulis and Stoke team mate Danny Higginbotham
Danny Higginbotham
Daniel John "Danny" Higginbotham is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Stoke City.Higginbotham started his career at his local side Manchester United he made seven appearances at Old Trafford as well as a loan spell with Belgium side Royal Antwerp before joining...
commented that the incident would not affect the club. On 1 January 2009, Tony Pulis confirmed that Fuller and Griffin had "kissed and made up" after a team meeting. Fuller said Griffin had been "very rude and disrespectful", but accepted that his actions had been worse. In a match against Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
in February 2009 Fuller dislocated his shoulder and it was feared that he would be out injured for the rest of the season. However Fuller made a quick recover and was out for just two weeks. He bounced back with lively performances against Aston Villa and a goal against Bolton and continued his form to help Stoke to safety.
After a slow start to the 2009–10 season for Fuller's standards, Pulis told the Jamaican he needs to lose weight. He scored 2 goals against Arsenal in the 4th round of the FA Cup in a 3–1 win over Arsenal on 24 January 2010, and also in the next round against Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
. Despite not being as prolific in front of goal Fuller won the goal of the season award for the third in a row with another sole effort this time against West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
when he tricked his way past three hammers defenders before slotting past Rob Green.
Fuller scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season against Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
at the Britannia Stadium. He then dislocated his shoulder for the second time in his Stoke career away at Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
and then suffered a repeat injury in the next away match at Bolton. He made his 150th league appearance for Stoke on 6 November 2010 against Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
. Fuller scored his 100th goal in British football on 9 November against Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
with another sole effort. In the January transfer window there was strong rumours that Fuller would be leaving Stoke to join Sunderland. However Sunderland denied that they made a bid for Fuller. Following the 5–0 FA Cup Semi-final win over Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross
Ryan Shawcross
Ryan James Shawcross is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Stoke City.He previously was on the books of Manchester United, and had loan spells at Royal Antwerp and Stoke City respectively, before joining the latter permanently during January 2008. He was appointed as Stoke's captain...
revealed that a speech from Fuller inspired the team. In the next match against Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
Fuller sustained a Achilles tendon injury and missed the rest of the 2010–11 season including the 2011 FA Cup Final
2011 FA Cup Final
The 2011 FA Cup Final was the 130th final of the FA Cup, the world's oldest domestic football cup competition. The match took place on 14 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium in London. The clubs contesting the 2011 final were Premier League clubs Manchester City and Stoke City, with the victors guaranteed...
.
Fuller made his return from injury against Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
on 19 November 2011.
International career
Fuller was a member of the Jamaica Under 20 national team in 1998. He eventually was called up to the senior national team in 1999. Fuller has been involved in Jamaica's 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cup campaigns and also featured in the 2005 and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup competitions.Club
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
2000–01 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Heart of Midlothian Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian... (loan) |
2001–02 2001–02 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season The 2001–02 season is the 105th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the 4th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier League in which Hearts have competed since its inauguration in 1998–99... |
27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 10 | |
| Total | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10 | |
| Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
2002–03 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 20 | 11 | |
| 2003–04 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 41 | 19 | ||
| 2004–05 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 58 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 31 | |
| Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
2004–05 2004–05 Portsmouth F.C. season During the 2004–05 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. It was Portsmouth's second consecutive season in English football's top-flight.-Season summary:... |
31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 37 | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
2005–06 2005–06 Southampton F.C. season During the 2005–06 English football season, Southampton F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.-Season summary:Southampton endured a poor season after relegation from the Premier League the previous season and finished in a lowly 12th place in the Championship... |
30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 31 | 9 | |
| 2006–07 2006–07 Southampton F.C. season During the 2006–07 English football season, Southampton F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.-Season summary:Southampton improved in their second consecutive season in the Championship, although their overall form was inconsistent and they were soon out of the race for automatic... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | |
| Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... (loan) |
2005–06 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
2006–07 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 32 | 11 | |
| 2007–08 | 42 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 44 | 15 | ||
| 2008–09 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 36 | 11 | ||
| 2009–10 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 41 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 Stoke City F.C. season The 2010–11 season was the 148th season in Stoke City F.C.s history, their third in the Premier League and 111th in the league system of English football. Their 11th place finish in the 2009–10 season means it is their third successive season in the Premier League... |
28 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 36 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 2011–12 Stoke City F.C. season The 2011–12 season is the 149th season in Stoke City F.C.s history, their fourth in the Premier League and 112th in the league system of English football. Their 13th place finish in the 2010–11 season means it is their fourth successive season in the Premier League... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |1 | 0 | |
| Total | 170 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 49 | |
| Career total | 328 | 90 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 102 | |
International
As of June 2011|-
|2000||1||0
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|2001||10||0
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|2002||3||0
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|2003||3||1
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|2004||11||0
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|2005||5||2
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|2006||4||0
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|2007||3||1
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|2008||8||2
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|2009||4||0
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|2010||1||0
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!Total||53||6
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Personal life
Fuller was raised by his grandmother in the volatile Tivoli Gardens section of Kingston, Jamaica. Fuller was arrested on 25 February 2009 on suspicion of driving offences. He later pleaded guilty to driving without a UK licence and was fined and handed three penalty points.Fuller was arrested on 7 February 2010 on suspicion of assault. He was not faced with any charges over the incident. With his football earnings, Fuller was able to rebuild his grandmother's house after it was destroyed in early 2010 due to the riots in Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
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External links
- Ricardo Fuller player profile at stokecityfc.com
- Profile at londonhearts.com