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{{Short description|Nigerian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ricky
| image =
| fullname = Richard Daddy Owubokiri
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|7|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Port Harcourt]], Nigeria
| height = 1.83 m
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1978–1980
| clubs1 = [[Sharks F.C.|Sharks]]
| caps1 = ?
| goals1 = 23
| years2 = 1981–1982
| clubs2 = [[ACB Lagos]]
| caps2 = 
| goals2 = 
| years3 = 1983
| clubs3 = [[America Football Club (RJ)|América-RJ]]
| caps3 = 
| goals3 = 
| years4 = 1984–1986
| clubs4 = [[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]
| caps4 = 
| goals4 = 
| years5 = 1986–1987
| clubs5 = [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]]
| caps5 = 36
| goals5 = 10
| years6 = 1987–1988
| clubs6 = [[FC Metz|Metz]]
| caps6 = 33
| goals6 = 8
| years7 = 1988–1989
| clubs7 = [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
| caps7 = 4
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1989–1991
| clubs8 = [[C.F. Estrela da Amadora|Estrela Amadora]]
| caps8 = 68
| goals8 = 28
| years9 = 1991–1994
| clubs9 = [[Boavista F.C.|Boavista]]
| caps9 = 92
| goals9 = 50
| years10 = 1994
| clubs10 = [[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]
| caps10 = 9
| goals10 = 2
| years11 = 1994–1995
| clubs11 = [[C.F. Os Belenenses|Belenenses]]
| caps11 = 8
| goals11 = 1
| years12 = 1995–1996
| clubs12 = [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]]
| caps12 = ?
| goals12 = 16
| years13 = 1996–1997
| clubs13 = [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]]
| caps13 =
| goals13 = 
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals = 
| nationalyears1 = 1982–1992
| nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]]
| nationalcaps1 = 23
| nationalgoals1 = 1
}}

'''Richard Daddy Owubokiri''' (born 16 July 1961), commonly known as '''Ricky''', is a Nigerian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]].<ref>[https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/destino-80s/destinos/ricky-nem-o-senhor-eusebio-me-conseguiu-fazer-titular-do-benfica?_ga=2.231551135.1098483925.1607294723-763065413.1602873581 Ricky: «Nem o senhor Eusébio me conseguiu fazer titular do Benfica»] maisfutebol.iol.pt</ref>

==Football career==
Born in [[Port Harcourt]], [[Rivers State]], Ricky started his career in his native country before playing four seasons in Brazil, where he played for [[America Football Club (RJ)]] and [[Esporte Clube Vitória]], a club he would return to in 1994 in the [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Brazilian Série A]]. He had a spell in France with [[Stade Lavallois]] and [[FC Metz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/ricky|title=Ricky|publisher=Futpédia|language=pt|access-date=3 September 2009}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Ricky moved to Portugal to play for [[S.L. Benfica]], in December 1988, but appeared very rarely with the team in the 1988–89 season, scoring only six goals, all in the same [[Taça de Portugal|Portuguese Cup]] fixture against Atlético Riachense.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo.php?id=312240|title=Benfica 14-1 At. Riachense|language=pt}}</ref> He moved to [[C.F. Estrela da Amadora]], where he played in the 1989–90 and 1990–91 seasons, winning the Taça de Portugal in 1990. He then moved north to [[Boavista F.C.|Boavista FC]], for the 1991–92 season. His impact was instant, helping the side [[1991–92 Primeira Liga|finish third in his first season]] with the addition of the Taça de Portugal, as the player netted 30 times in the [[Primeira Liga]], being the top scorer.

Ricky retired in 1997 at the age of 36, after one-year stints with [[C.F. Os Belenenses]], [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi Sports Club]] and [[Al-Hilal FC]].

He had 23 caps for [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]], scoring a single goal. Owubokiri was picked for the [[1982 African Cup of Nations]] in Libya, but missed  the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]].

==Career statistics==
===International goals===
:Source:<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1992af.html 1992 MATCHES AFRICA]</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 10 October 1992 || [[Surulere Stadium]], [[Lagos]], Nigeria || {{fb|RSA|1928}} || 4–0 || Win || [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF – first round)|1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ForaDeJogo|name=Ricky}}
* {{NFT|15088|name=Ricky}}

{{Primeira Liga top scorers}}
{{Qatar Stars League top scorers}}

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[[Category:1961 births]]
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[[Category:Footballers from Port Harcourt]]
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