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{{Short description|Grenadian footballer (born 1975)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ricky Charles
| image = Ricky-charles.jpg
| upright = 0.9
| caption = Charles with [[Grenada national football team|Grenada]] in 2009
| full_name = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|06|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[St. George's, Grenada|St. George's]], Grenada
| height = 
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Bryant & Stratton College|Bryant & Stratton Bobcats]]
| youthyears2 = 2003–2004
| youthclubs2 = [[USC Upstate Spartans|USC Spartanburg Rifles]]
| years1 = 2005–2006
| clubs1 = [[New Hampshire Phantoms]]
| caps1 = 24
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2007
| clubs2 = [[Brooklyn Knights]]
| caps2 = 12
| goals2 = 7
| years3 = 2008
| clubs3 = [[St. Ann's Rangers]]
| caps3 = 
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2009–2013
| clubs4 = [[Queens Park Rangers SC|QPR St. George's]]
| caps4 = 
| goals4 = 
| years5 = 2013–2014
| clubs5 = [[Old Road F.C.|Old Road]]
| years6 = 2016–2019
| clubs6 = [[Queens Park Rangers SC|QPR St. George's]]
| nationalyears1 = 1995–2011
| nationalteam1 = [[Grenada national football team|Grenada]]
| nationalcaps1 = 71
| nationalgoals1 = 37
| medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|GRN}}}}
{{MedalComp|[[Caribbean Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2008 Caribbean Cup|2008 Jamaica]]|}}
}}

'''Ricky Charles''' (born 16 June 1975) is a Grenadian retired [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. He played for the [[Grenada national football team|Grenada national team]] and is his nation's top scorer with 37 goals.<ref name="FIFA">{{FIFA player|155469|Ricky Charles}}</ref>

==Club career==
Charles played university soccer at [[Bryant & Stratton College]] and the [[University of South Carolina Upstate|University of South Carolina Spartanburg]], and was inducted into the [[National Junior College Athletic Association]] Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|publisher =USC Upstate Athletics|title=USC Upstate Takes On Lipscomb, Belmont at Home|url=http://upstatespartans.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/100107aad.html|date=1 October 2007}}</ref> He then played for the [[New Hampshire Phantoms]] and [[Brooklyn Knights]],<ref>[http://www.bksoccer.com/teams/6187507/22302-6187564/3111028.html Player profile on BK Soccer website]</ref> before playing for [[St. Ann's Rangers]] in the [[TT Pro League]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=TT Pro League |title=Goalscorers|url=http://www.ttproleague.com/cms/LeagueChampionship/Goalscorers/tabid/68/Default.aspx|access-date=30 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222050733/http://www.ttproleague.com/cms/LeagueChampionship/Goalscorers/tabid/68/Default.aspx |archive-date=22 December 2008}}</ref>

He had a trial with [[Football League First Division]] side [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] in summer 1997<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ellis |first1=Vince |title=Albion seeking cup loss revenge |work=Black Country Evening Mail |date=22 July 1997 |page=51}}</ref> but was not offered a contract.

==International career==
Charles scored one goal at the [[1995 Caribbean Cup]],<ref>{{cite web|website=RSSSF|title=International Matches 1995 - North and Central America and Caribbean|url=https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1995nca.html|access-date=30 October 2008}}</ref> four goals at the [[2001 Caribbean Nations Cup]]<ref>{{cite web|website=RSSSF|title=Copa Caribe 2001|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/caribe01.html|access-date=30 October 2008}}</ref> and two goals at the [[2005 Caribbean Cup]],<ref>{{cite web|website=RSSSF|title=Copa Caribe 2005|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/caribe05.html|access-date=30 October 2008}}</ref> He has also scored eight goals in twelve qualifying matches for various [[FIFA World Cup]]s.<ref name="FIFA" />

==Career statistics==
:''Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Charles goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Ricky Charles
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| style="text-align:center"|1 || 21 March 1995 || [[Grenada National Stadium]], [[St. George's, Grenada|St. George's]], Grenada || {{fb|Saint Lucia}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || [[1995 Caribbean Cup#Qualifying Group 3|1995 Caribbean Cup]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2 || 29 March 1996 || [[Bourda Cricket Ground]], [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], Guyana || {{fb|Guyana}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)#Preliminary round|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|3 || 7 April 1996 || Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada || {{fb|Guyana}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|6–0 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|4 || 4 April 1997 || [[Hasely Crawford Stadium]], [[Port of Spain]], Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|Guyana}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|5–1 || [[1997 Caribbean Cup#Qualifying Tournament|1997 Caribbean Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|5 || 4 July 1997 || [[Antigua Recreation Ground]], [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]], Antigua and Barbuda || {{fb|Jamaica}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || [[1997 Caribbean Cup#Final tournament|1997 Caribbean Cup]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|6 || rowspan="4"|15 April 1998 || rowspan="4"|Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda || rowspan="4"|{{fb|Anguilla}} || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|14–1 || rowspan="4"|[[1998 Caribbean Cup#Group 4|1998 Caribbean Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|7 || style="text-align:center"|5–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|8 || style="text-align:center"|7–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|9 || style="text-align:center"|13–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|10 || rowspan="2"|12 March 2001 || rowspan="2"| Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Dominica}} || style="text-align:center"|8–3 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|8–3 || rowspan="2"|[[2001 Windward Islands Tournament]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|11 || style="text-align:center"|8–3
|-
| style="text-align:center"|12 || 14 March 2001 || Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada || {{fb|Saint Lucia}} || style="text-align:center"|4–3 || style="text-align:center"|4–3 || 2001 Windward Islands Tournament
|-
| style="text-align:center"|13 || 4 April 2001 || [[André Kamperveen Stadion]], [[Paramaribo]], Suriname || {{fb|Barbados}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || [[2001 Caribbean Cup#Group 5|2001 Caribbean Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|14 || rowspan="3"|6 April 2001 || rowspan="3"|André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname || rowspan="3"|{{fb|Aruba}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|4–2 || rowspan="3"|2001 Caribbean Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|15 || style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|16 || style="text-align:center"|4–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|17 || 6 July 2002 || Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada || {{fb|Saint Martin}} || style="text-align:center"|5–2 || style="text-align:center"|8–3 || [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|18 || 30 July 2002 || Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada || {{fb|Taiwan}} || style="text-align:center"|5–2 || style="text-align:center"|5–2 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|19 || rowspan="3"|4 August 2002 || rowspan="3"|[[Stade Alberic Richards]], [[Sandy Ground, Saint Martin|Sandy Ground]], Saint Martin || rowspan="3"|{{fb|Saint Martin}} || style="text-align:center"|5–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|7–1 || rowspan="3"|[[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|20 || style="text-align:center"|6–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|21 || style="text-align:center"|7–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|22 || 14 March 2004 || [[Blairmont Sports Club Ground|Blairmont Community Centre]], Blairmont, Guyana || {{fb|Guyana}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|23 || 20 June 2004 || Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada || {{fb|United States}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–3  || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|24 || rowspan="2"|20 November 2004 || rowspan="2"|Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–2 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|25 || style="text-align:center"|3–2
|-
| style="text-align:center"|26 || 24 November 2004 || [[Marvin Lee Stadium]], [[Macoya]], Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|Suriname}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || [[2005 Caribbean Cup#Group D|2005 Caribbean Cup]] 
|-
| style="text-align:center"|27 || 28 November 2004 || Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|Puerto Rico}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|5–2 || 2005 Caribbean Cup
|-
| style="text-align:center"|28 || rowspan="4"|26 March 2008 || rowspan="4"| Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada || rowspan="4"|{{fb|US Virgin Islands}} || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|10–0 || rowspan="4"|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round#Group 3A| 2010 World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|29 || style="text-align:center"|5–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|30 || style="text-align:center"|7–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|31 || style="text-align:center"|9–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|32 || 13 October 2008 || [[Stade René Serge Nabajoth]], [[Les Abymes]], Guadeloupe || {{fb|Guadeloupe}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–2 || [[2008 Caribbean Cup qualification#Group F|2008 Caribbean Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|33 || 15 October 2008 || Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe || {{fb|Cayman Islands}} || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || style="text-align:center"|4–2 || 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|34 || 3 December 2008 || [[Independence Park (Jamaica)|Independence Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica || {{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}} || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || [[2008 Caribbean Cup]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|35 || 11 December 2008 || Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica || {{fb|Cuba}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || 2008 Caribbean Cup
|-
| style="text-align:center"|36 || 28 June 2009 || Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada || {{fb|Antigua and Barbuda}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|37 || 22 October 2010 || Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada || {{fb|Puerto Rico}} || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || [[2010 Caribbean Cup qualification]]
|-
|}

==Honours==
'''Grenada'''
*[[Caribbean Cup]]:  runner-up [[2008 Caribbean Cup|2008]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.besoccer.com/competition/squads/football_cup_caribbean/2008/group3|title=Caribbean Cup 2008-Grenada squad|access-date=April 25, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/caribe08.html|title=Caribbean Championship 2008|access-date=April 25, 2025}}</ref> 

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{NFT player|pid=2696}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/rcharles-intlg.html Ricky Charles - International Goals]
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