Jamaican flag Ricardo Fuller

Born31 October 1979, Kingston
NationalityJamaican
Weight78 kg
Height1.88 m
PositionForward

Ricardo started his career at Tivoli Gardens before he was originally offered a contract with Charlton Athletic but this was later withdrawn when he failed his medical.

However, after back surgery, he recuperated with the Addicks reserves before joining Crystal Palace following a successful trial.

Nonetheless, his hopes of a lucrative long-term deal were dashed when new manager Steve Bruce released him in the summer of 2000.
He spent 2001-02 in Scotland on loan at Heart of Midlothian but the club could not afford to take him on full time and he was snapped up by Preston North End for £500,000 in June 2002.
Ricardo's transfer request was accepted by PNE in June 2004 and he went on to join Portsmouth in August 2004 with a two-year contract.
He subsequently moved on to Southampton in July 2005 in a two-year deal.
Ricardo joined Stoke City in August 2006 with a two-year contract that was extended to June 2011 in December 2007.

Career stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1998-99 Jamaica Copa Paz 2
1
1998-99 Jamaica International 4
3
1998-99 Jamaica Shell Caribbean Cup 1
1
1999-00 Jamaica Gold Cup 1
1999-00 Jamaica International 3
1
2000-01 Crystal Palace League Division 1 2
6
1
2000-01 Jamaica FIFA World Cup
5
1
2000-01 Jamaica International
3
2001-02 Heart of Midlothian Scottish FA Cup 2
2
2001-02 Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premier League 27
8
8
2001-02 Jamaica FIFA World Cup 2
2001-02 Jamaica International 1
2
2002-03 Jamaica Kirin Cup
1
1
1
2002-03 Preston North End League Division 1 18
9
1
1
2002-03 Preston North End Worthington Cup 1
1
2
1
2003-04 Jamaica FIFA World Cup 1
1
2003-04 Jamaica International 6
1
2003-04 Preston North End Carling Cup 1
2003-04 Preston North End FA Cup 2
2
2003-04 Preston North End League Division 1 37
1
17
7
2
2004-05 Jamaica FIFA World Cup 5
1
2004-05 Portsmouth Carling Cup 3
1
2004-05 Portsmouth FA Cup 1
1
2004-05 Portsmouth Premier League 13
18
1
3
2004-05 Preston North End League Championship 2
1
2005-06 Ipswich Town League Championship 3
2
2
1
2005-06 Jamaica Gold Cup 3
1
2
2005-06 Jamaica International 2
2005-06 Southampton FA Cup
1
2005-06 Southampton League Championship 21
9
9
5
2006-07 Jamaica International 3
2006-07 Southampton Carling Cup
1
2006-07 Southampton League Championship 1
2006-07 Stoke City FA Cup 1
1
1
1
2006-07 Stoke City League Championship 25
5
10
9
2
2007-08 Jamaica FIFA World Cup 2
1
1
2007-08 Jamaica International 2
1
2007-08 Stoke City FA Cup 2
2007-08 Stoke City League Championship 39
3
15
11
2008-09 Stoke City Carling Cup 1
2
2008-09 Stoke City Premier League 25
9
11
10
1
2009-10 Stoke City Carling Cup
1
1
2009-10 Stoke City FA Cup 5
4
1
2009-10 Stoke City Premier League 22
13
3
9
2010-11 Stoke City Carling Cup 1
1
2010-11 Stoke City FA Cup 2
4
2
2010-11 Stoke City Premier League 9
19
4
3
2011-12 Stoke City FA Cup
2
2011-12 Stoke City Premier League 3
10
2
1
2011-12 Stoke City UEFA Europa League 2
1
1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Match history

Date Match Result Competition Round
06 Aug 2005 Southampton v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 0-0 League Championship
09 Aug 2005 Luton Town v Southampton L 3-2 League Championship
20 Aug 2005 Southampton v Norwich City W 1-0 League Championship
27 Aug 2005 Southampton v Crewe Alexandra W 2-0 League Championship
29 Aug 2005 Coventry City v Southampton D 1-1 League Championship
10 Sep 2005 Southampton v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 League Championship
13 Sep 2005 Ipswich Town v Southampton D 2-2 League Championship
18 Sep 2005 Derby County v Southampton D 2-2 League Championship
24 Sep 2005 Southampton v Plymouth Argyle D 0-0 League Championship
28 Sep 2005 Southampton v Reading D 0-0 League Championship
01 Oct 2005 Preston North End v Southampton D 1-1 League Championship
15 Oct 2005 Southampton v Hull City D 1-1 League Championship
18 Oct 2005 Leeds United v Southampton L 2-1 League Championship
22 Oct 2005 Millwall v Southampton W 0-2 League Championship
29 Oct 2005 Southampton v Stoke City W 2-0 League Championship
05 Nov 2005 Leicester City v Southampton D 0-0 League Championship
19 Nov 2005 Southampton v Leeds United L 3-4 League Championship
22 Nov 2005 Hull City v Southampton D 1-1 League Championship
26 Nov 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Southampton D 0-0 League Championship
03 Dec 2005 Southampton v Burnley D 1-1 League Championship
17 Dec 2005 Norwich City v Southampton L 3-1 League Championship
26 Dec 2005 Watford v Southampton L 3-0 League Championship
07 Jan 2006 Southampton v Milton Keynes Dons W 4-3 FA Cup 3rd round
14 Jan 2006 Queens Park Rangers v Southampton L 1-0 League Championship
04 Feb 2006 Southampton v Derby County D 0-0 League Championship
01 Apr 2006 Southampton v Cardiff City W 3-2 League Championship
08 Apr 2006 Brighton and Hove Albion v Southampton W 0-2 League Championship
15 Apr 2006 Stoke City v Southampton W 1-2 League Championship
17 Apr 2006 Southampton v Millwall W 2-0 League Championship
22 Apr 2006 Crystal Palace v Southampton L 2-1 League Championship
30 Apr 2006 Southampton v Leicester City W 2-0 League Championship
06 Aug 2006 Derby County v Southampton D 2-2 League Championship
23 Aug 2006 Southampton v Yeovil Town W 5-2 Carling Cup 1st round


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Tivoli Gardens 01 Jul 1999 13 Jun 2002
Charlton Athletic 01 Dec 2000 31 Dec 2000 T
Crystal Palace 19 Feb 2001 30 Jun 2001 L
Heart of Midlothian 18 Oct 2001 31 May 2002 L
Preston North End 13 Jun 2002 20 Aug 2004
Portsmouth 20 Aug 2004 28 Jul 2005
Southampton 28 Jul 2005 31 Aug 2006
Ipswich Town 17 Feb 2006 18 Mar 2006 L
Stoke City 31 Aug 2006