Richard Roy (footballer)

Richard Roy (born 10 October 1987) is a Trinidadian international footballer who plays for Indian club NEROCA, as a striker.[1]

Richard Roy
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-10-10) 10 October 1987
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 NEROCA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2016 Defence Force
2016–2017 Hamilton Academical 1 (0)
2017 Broughty Athletic
2017– NEROCA
National team‡
2008–2012 Trinidad and Tobago 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:04, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:43, 6 August 2016 (UTC)

He has previously played for Defence Force in his homeland, and Scottish clubs Hamilton Academical and Broughty Athletic.

Club career

Roy has played club football in Trinidad and Tobago for Defence Force.[2] He was top scorer of the TT Pro League in the 2011–12 season, scoring 14 goals.[3]

On 5 August 2016, Roy signed for Scottish Premiership club Hamilton Academical on a four-month contract.[4] In December 2016 it was announced that he would leave the club later that month.[5] He officially left at the start of January 2017.[6][7]

On 27 January 2017, Roy signed for Junior club Broughty Athletic.[8]

On 9 November 2017, Roy signed for I-League club NEROCA.[9]

International career

He made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2008.[2]

References
  1. Sharp shooter: One on one with Defence Force striker Richard Roy wired868.com
  2. "Richard Roy". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. "Roy finishes on top". socawarriors.net. 30 March 2012.
  4. "Shaka Roy signs short term deal". Hamilton Academical F.C. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  5. "Hamilton: Darian MacKinnon signs new deal, Lennard Sowah to follow". BBC Sport. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  6. "Players departing". Hamilton Academical F.C. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  7. "Hamilton: Richard Roy, Lennard Sowah and Robbie Thomson exit". BBC Sport. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  8. "New striker signs for the Fed…". Broughty Athletic F.C. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  9. "Roy signed by NEROCA". NEROCA F.C. (facebook). 9 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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