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 CharlesNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 21 March 1995 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 2–0 2–0 1995 Caribbean Cup2 29 March 1996 Bourda Cricket Ground, Georgetown, Guyana 1–1 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification3 7 April 1996 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 1–0 6–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification4 4 April 1997 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 5–1 1997 Caribbean Cup qualification5 4 July 1997 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 1–0 1–1 1997 Caribbean Cup6 15 April 1998 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 4–0 14–1 1998 Caribbean Cup qualification7 5–08 7–09 13–010 12 March 2001 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 8–3 8–3 2001 Windward Islands Tournament11 8–312 14 March 2001 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 4–3 4–3 2001 Windward Islands Tournament13 4 April 2001 André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname 1–1 1–2 2001 Caribbean Cup qualification14 6 April 2001 André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname 2–0 4–2 2001 Caribbean Cup qualification15 3–016 4–017 6 July 2002 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 5–2 8–3 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification18 30 July 2002 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 5–2 5–2 Friendly19 4 August 2002 Stade Alberic Richards, Sandy Ground, Saint Martin 5–0 7–1 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification20 6–021 7–022 14 March 2004 Blairmont Community Centre, Blairmont, Guyana 1–0 3–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification23 20 June 2004 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 1–1 2–3 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification24 20 November 2004 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 2–0 3–2 Friendly25 3–226 24 November 2004 Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 2–2 2005 Caribbean Cup 27 28 November 2004 Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 5–2 2005 Caribbean Cup28 26 March 2008 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 3–0 10–0 2010 World Cup qualification29 5–030 7–031 9–032 13 October 2008 Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 1–0 1–2 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification33 15 October 2008 Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 3–1 4–2 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification34 3 December 2008 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica 2–1 2–1 2008 Caribbean Cup35 11 December 2008 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica 1–0 2–2 2008 Caribbean Cup36 28 June 2009 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 1–0 2–2 Friendly37 22 October 2010 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 3–0 3–1 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification
Honours Grenada Caribbean Cup: runner-up 2008
References
External links
Ricky Charles - International Goals