Ricky Modeste

Ricky Modeste
Personal information
Full name Ricky Steve Modeste[1]
Date of birth (1988-02-20) 20 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Dagenham, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Saffron Walden Town
Youth career
Charlton Athletic
Arsenal
Rushden & Diamonds
2006–2007 Waltham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Chelmsford City 92 (8)
2008–2009 → Witham Town (loan) 8 (0)
2012–2017 Dover Athletic 150 (22)
2017–2018 Billericay Town 45 (6)
2018–2020 Dover Athletic 40 (6)
2020–2021 Dartford 3 (0)
2021–2022 Tonbridge Angels 18 (1)
2022–2024 Concord Rangers 62 (8)
2024 Potters Bar Town 8 (0)
2024– Saffron Walden Town 3 (0)
International career
2017–2021 Grenada 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Ricky Steve Modeste (born 20 February 1988) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saffron Walden Town. Born in England, he represented the Grenada national team at international level.

Club career

Modeste began his career at Chelmsford City in 2007, Modeste broke into the first team at the club, making four appearances for the club in the 2008–09 season.[2] In December 2008, Modeste joined Witham Town on loan, making eight league appearances in the Isthmian Division One North.[3] During his time at Chelmsford, Modeste made over 100 appearances in all competitions as well as winning the club's Young Player of the Year award in 2009.[4]

Modeste signed for Dover Athletic at the beginning of the 2012–13 season.[5] Modeste helped the club gain promotion to the Conference National, after scoring twice in a 3–0 Conference South semi-final win over Sutton United,[6] as well as assisting Nathan Elder's winner in the play-off final against Ebbsfleet United in May 2014.[7]

In May 2017, Modeste rejected a new contract to stay with Dover,[8] and subsequently signed for Billericay Town.[9] On 7 December 2018, Modeste left Billericay.[10] On 15 December 2018, Modeste re-signed for Dover.[11]

In August 2020, Modeste joined Dartford.[12]

On 25 June 2021, Modeste joined fellow National League South side Tonbridge Angels.[13]

On 10 July 2022, Modeste joined Concord Rangers.[14]

In March 2024, Modeste joined fellow Isthmian League Premier Division club Potters Bar Town.[15][16][17]

Ahead of the 2024–25 season, Modeste signed for Essex Senior League side Saffron Walden Town.[18]

International career

In November 2017, Modeste received a call-up for the Grenada national team, qualifying through his grandfather. On 11 November 2017, he scored on his debut for Grenada in a 2–2 draw against Trinidad and Tobago.[19]

International goals

Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Modeste goal.
List of international goals scored by Ricky Modeste[20]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 November 2017 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 2–2 Friendly
2 22 March 2018 Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize  Belize 1–0 2–4 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "List of players under written contract registered between 01/06/2014 and 30/06/2014" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 4. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Ricky Modeste". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. ^ "ALL COMPETITIONS : Player's Appearances - Modeste Ricky". football.mitoo. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Ricky Modeste". Dover Athletic F.C. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Ricky Modeste Signs for Dover Athletic". Chelmsford City F.C. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  6. ^ Inkersole, Sam (3 May 2014). "Ten-man Dover Athletic crush Sutton to reach play-off final". Dover Express. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Ebbsfleet United 0 Dover Athletic 1 match report". Kent Online. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Ricky Modeste leaves Dover Athletic". Kent Online. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Billericay Town confirm EIGHT new signings including Chelmsford City's Louie Theophanous". Essex Live. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Fans left shocked as trio of players leave Billericay Town". Basildon Echo. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Ricky returns to Crabble". Dover Athletic F.C. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  12. ^ "New Signings". www.dartfordfc.com. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Dartford to Tonbridge - A Modest Journey". www.tonbridgeangels.co.uk. 25 June 2021.
  14. ^ @ConcordRangers (10 July 2022). "We are delighted to announce the signing of Ricky Modeste! The attacker previously played for Tonbridge Angels and joins the club with a lot of experience. #WelcomeRicky #YAMC 💛💙" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 July 2022 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ @ConcordRangers (11 March 2024). "Sadly our skipper @Locksta7 has decided to join Potters Bar Town. A deal he couldn't turn down and one we don't blame him for taking! We wish Ricky well for the future and we thank him for his time at our club! Its been a pleasure to have him as our skipper! #YAMC 💙💛" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 March 2024 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "A Modeste move". www.isthmian.co.uk. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Potters Bar Town | Appearances | Ricky Modeste | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  18. ^ "Saffron Walden Town – Appearances – Ricky Modeste". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Billericay's Ricky Modeste reflects on 'crazy' goalscoring debut for Grenada". Basildon Echo. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Modeste, Ricky". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 November 2017.