Riccardo Calder

Riccardo Calder
Personal information
Full name Riccardo Amos Calder[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-26) 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)
2015–2016Dundee (loan) 11 (0)
2016Doncaster Rovers (loan) 12 (0)
2016–Doncaster Rovers (loan) 13 (0)
National team
2012 England U17 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:28, 22 November 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:36, 23 October 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

  1. "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.
  2. "Riccardo Calder". 11v11. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Who is Riccardo Calder?". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 Percy, John (1 April 2013). "NextGen Series Final: Chelsea U19 0 Aston Villa U19 2". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  5. "Aston Villa's Riccardo Calder moves to Dundee on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  6. "Partick Thistle 0-1 Dundee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  7. "Dundee 3-3 Ross County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  8. "Dundee 2-1 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  9. "Riccardo returns to Villa". dundeefc.co.uk. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  10. "Riccardo Calder | Football Stats | Aston Villa | Season 2015/2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  11. "Riccardo Calder: Aston Villa midfielder rejoins Doncaster on loan". BBC Sport. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  12. "Mansfield 0 Rovers 2". doncasterroversfc.co.uk. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  13. "P16 Nordisk pojk Placering Matchinformation: England mot Sweden (Swedish)". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
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