Ricky German

Ricardo de Niro German (born 13 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League Two side Crawley Town.

Ricky German
German playing for Hemel Hempstead Town in August 2019
Personal information
Full name Ricardo de Niro German[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-13) 13 January 1999
Place of birth Harlesden, London, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2016 Chesterfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Chesterfield 9 (0)
2017 → Alfreton Town (loan) 6 (1)
2017 → Sheffield (loan) 3 (1)
2017 → Matlock Town (loan) 4 (2)
2018 → Matlock Town (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2019 Hendon 20 (16)
2019– Crawley Town 16 (1)
2019–2020 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 14 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:48, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

Early life and education

German was born in Harlesden,[3] and attended St Gregory's Catholic Science College in Harrow.[4]

Club career

Chesterfield

German started his career in the academy of Chesterfield, and made his senior team debut on 17 September 2016 against Northampton Town, being subbed on after 89 minutes for Kristian Dennis, whilst still an academy player.[5] He eventually signed professional terms on 10 October 2016, with manager Danny Wilson saying he could potentially be 'very good'.[6] On 25 August 2017, German joined National League North side Alfreton Town on a one-month loan deal.[7] On 22 September 2017, his loan was extended by a further two months.[8] German joined Sheffield on loan on 16 October 2017.[9] He joined Matlock Town on a one-month loan on 10 November 2017,[10] before signing rejoining on loan to the end of the season on 16 February 2018.[11]

Hendon

In the summer of 2018, German moved to Southern League Premier South side Hendon.[12][13] German scored 21 goals in 28 appearances for Hendon.[3]

Crawley Town

On 1 January 2019, German secured a move to League Two side, Crawley Town on a three-year deal.[14] On 19 January 2019, he made his debut for Crawley, coming on as an 83rd minute substitute for Panutche Camará in a 1–0 defeat at home to Port Vale.[15]

On 26 July 2019, German completed a loan move to non-league side Hemel Hempstead Town.[16] German returned from his loan spell at Hemel Hempstead Town in January 2020.[17] He scored his first goal for Crawley with his first league start for Crawley, scoring the opening goal for Crawley in a 3–0 win against Oldham Athletic on 7 March 2020.[18][19]

International career

In November 2019, he was called up for the Grenada national football team.[20]

Personal life

German is the younger brother of Antonio German, who is also a footballer whom represents the Grenada national football team.[21]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 November 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chesterfield 2016–17[22] League One 7000002[lower-alpha 1]090
2017–18[23] League Two 2000100030
Total 90001020120
Alfreton Town (loan) 2017–18[12] National League North 6131—0092
Sheffield (loan) 2017–18[12] NPL Division One South 31——0031
Matlock Town (loan) 2017–18[12] NPL Premier Division 42——1[lower-alpha 2]052
Hendon 2018–19[12] Southern League Premier Division South 201654—3[lower-alpha 3]12821
Crawley Town 2018–19[24] League Two 4000000040
2019–20[18] League Two 8100000081
2020–21[25] League Two 4000102[lower-alpha 1]070
Total 161001020191
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2019–20[2] National League South 14400—1[lower-alpha 4]0154
Career total 50208520816826
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
  3. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Middlesex Senior Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References
  1. "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. Ricky German at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. "Greensnet - Official Hendon FC: Squad - Ricardo German". Hendon F.C. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. "Brent win friends but lose trophy to Coventry". Brent & Kilburn Times. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. "Chesterfield 3-1 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 17 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  6. "Young Striker Handed First Professional Contract". Chesterfield F.C. 10 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  7. "Reds bring in Ricky German on months loan". Alfreton Town Official Site. 25 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  8. "Loans for Young Duo". Chesterfield F.C. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  9. "Young Striker Moves on Loan". Chesterfield F.C. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  10. "German Becomes A Loan Gladiator". Pitchero Non-League. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  11. "German Re-joins Gladiators on Loan". Chesterfield F.C. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  12. "Ricardo German Profile | Aylesbury United FC". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  13. "Hendon look for German to continue prolific form". Kilburn Times. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  14. "REDS SIGN STRIKER RICKY GERMAN". Crawley Town F.C. 1 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  15. "Crawley Town 0-1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  16. Talbot, Bruce (26 July 2019). "RICARDO GERMAN IN LOAN SWITCH". Crawley Town F.C. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  17. "RICARDO GERMAN RETURNS FROM LOAN SPELL". Crawley Town F.C. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  18. "Games played by Ricky German in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  19. Allman, Tom (7 March 2020). "REPORT - CRAWLEY TOWN 3-0 OLDHAM ATHLETIC". Crawley Town F.C. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  20. "INTERNATIONAL CALL-UP FOR RICARDO GERMAN". www.crawleytownfc.com. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  21. "QPR and Coventry City among clubs keeping tabs on prolific non-league striker - Just Football". 16 September 2018.
  22. "Games played by Ricky German in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  23. "Games played by Ricky German in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  24. "Games played by Ricky German in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  25. "Games played by Ricky German in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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