Ricardo Fuller
Ricardo Dwayne Fuller (born 31 October 1979) is a retired Jamaican professional footballer who played as a forward.
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Fuller playing for Stoke City in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Dwayne Fuller | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Tivoli Gardens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Crystal Palace | 8 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Tivoli Gardens | 16 | (12) |
| 2001–2002 | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 27 | (8) |
| 2002–2004 | Preston North End | 58 | (27) |
| 2004–2005 | Portsmouth | 31 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Southampton | 31 | (9) |
| 2006 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 2006–2012 | Stoke City | 182 | (43) |
| 2012–2013 | Charlton Athletic | 31 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Blackpool | 27 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Millwall | 38 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Nantwich Town | 21 | (4) |
| 2020 | Hanley Town | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 478 | (121) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2012 | Jamaica | 72 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fuller started his football career with Jamaican side Tivoli Gardens, before he moved to England with Crystal Palace in February 2001. He returned to Jamaica and then went on loan to Hearts, before joining Preston North End. He scored 27 goals in 58 League game at Preston, which prompted Portsmouth to pay £1 million for his services. Fuller failed to make an impact at Portsmouth and joined rivals Southampton in 2005 before Stoke City signed him for £500,000 in August 2006.
At Stoke, he became an influential member of the first team and his goals helped the "Potters" gain promotion to the Premier League in 2008. He remained a key figure in the top-flight, despite a poor disciplinary record, and helped Stoke reach the 2011 FA Cup Final, but missed out on the final due to injury. After he recovered from his injury he was only given a bit-part role and he left the club in June 2012 for a one-season stay with Charlton Athletic. He spent the 2013–14 season with Blackpool and 2014–15 with Millwall. He joined Oldham Athletic in October 2015.
Fuller played 77 international matches for the Jamaica national team between 1999 and 2012.