Riccy Scimeca
| Date of birth | 13 June 1975 |
| Place of birth | Leamington Spa |
| Nationality | English |
| Weight | 80 kg |
| Height | 1.85 m |
| Position | Defender/Midfielder |
Having lost the Nottingham Forest captain's armband to Chris Bart-Williams at the start of 2000-01, Riccy went on to retain his first-team place for most of the campaign.
However manager David Platt never seemed sure of his best position and he was tried at full back, in the centre of the defence, and in central midfield before eventually settling on the right-hand side of midfield.
A versatile player with good skills on the ball, the constant changing of roles seemed to affect his confidence somewhat.
Riccy retired in December 2009 due to a groin injury.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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| Aston Villa | 07 Jul 1993 | 23 Jul 1999 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 23 Jul 1999 | 24 Jun 2003 | |
| Leicester City | 24 Jun 2003 | 18 May 2004 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 18 May 2004 | 13 Jan 2006 | |
| Cardiff City | 13 Jan 2006 | 17 Dec 2009 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1995-96 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1995-96 | Aston Villa | League Cup | 1 | 2 |
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| 1995-96 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 7 | 10 |
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| 1996-97 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1996-97 | Aston Villa | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 1996-97 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 11 | 6 |
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| 1997-98 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 1997-98 | Aston Villa | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1997-98 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 16 | 5 |
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| 1997-98 | Aston Villa | UEFA Cup | 4 | ||||
| 1998-99 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1998-99 | Aston Villa | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1998-99 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 16 | 2 |
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| 1998-99 | Aston Villa | UEFA Cup | 1 | 2 |
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| 1999-00 | Nottingham Forest | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1999-00 | Nottingham Forest | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Nottingham Forest | League Division 1 | 34 | 2 |
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| 2001-02 | Nottingham Forest | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2001-02 | Nottingham Forest | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2001-02 | Nottingham Forest | League Division 1 | 35 | 2 |
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| 2002-03 | Nottingham Forest | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Nottingham Forest | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | Nottingham Forest | League Division 1 | 40 | 3 |
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| 2002-03 | Nottingham Forest | League Division 1 Play-Offs | 2 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Leicester City | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Leicester City | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Leicester City | Premier League | 28 | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | West Bromwich Albion | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2004-05 | West Bromwich Albion | League Cup | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | West Bromwich Albion | Premier League | 27 | 6 |
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| 2005-06 | Cardiff City | League Championship | 17 | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | West Bromwich Albion | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | West Bromwich Albion | Premier League | 2 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Cardiff City | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Cardiff City | League Championship | 35 | 5 |
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| 2007-08 | Cardiff City | FA Cup | 1 |
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| 2007-08 | Cardiff City | League Championship | 4 | 5 |
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| 2008-09 | Cardiff City | FA Cup | 1 |
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| 2008-09 | Cardiff City | League Championship | 2 | 2 |
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| 2008-09 | Cardiff City | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2009-10 | Cardiff City | League Championship | 2 | 2 |
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| 2009-10 | Cardiff City | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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| 13 Oct 1999 | Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest | L | 4-1 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 19 Jan 2000 | Chelsea v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 12 Aug 2000 | Nottingham Forest v West Bromwich Albion | W | 1-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 19 Aug 2000 | Norwich City v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 26 Aug 2000 | Nottingham Forest v Birmingham City | L | 1-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 23 Sep 2000 | Grimsby Town v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 30 Sep 2000 | Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 0-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 14 Oct 2000 | Barnsley v Nottingham Forest | W | 3-4 | League Division 1 | |
| 17 Oct 2000 | Bolton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 21 Oct 2000 | Nottingham Forest v Watford | L | 0-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 25 Oct 2000 | Nottingham Forest v Burnley | W | 5-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 28 Oct 2000 | Stockport County v Nottingham Forest | W | 1-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 04 Nov 2000 | Nottingham Forest v Preston North End | W | 3-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 12 Nov 2000 | Gillingham v Nottingham Forest | W | 1-3 | League Division 1 | |
| 18 Nov 2000 | Nottingham Forest v Wimbledon | L | 1-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 25 Nov 2000 | Nottingham Forest v Tranmere Rovers | W | 3-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 29 Nov 2000 | Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United | W | 2-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 02 Dec 2000 | Burnley v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 09 Dec 2000 | Nottingham Forest v Portsmouth | W | 2-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 13 Dec 2000 | Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield Town | L | 1-3 | League Division 1 | |
| 14 Jan 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace | L | 0-3 | League Division 1 | |
| 03 Feb 2001 | Huddersfield Town v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 10 Feb 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Blackburn Rovers | W | 2-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 17 Feb 2001 | Fulham v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 21 Feb 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 24 Feb 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Grimsby Town | W | 3-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 03 Mar 2001 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 07 Mar 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Barnsley | W | 1-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 10 Mar 2001 | Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest | W | 1-3 | League Division 1 | |
| 13 Mar 2001 | Crewe Alexandra v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 17 Mar 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Bolton Wanderers | L | 0-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 31 Mar 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 03 Apr 2001 | Watford v Nottingham Forest | L | 3-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 07 Apr 2001 | Portsmouth v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 14 Apr 2001 | Preston North End v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 16 Apr 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Stockport County | W | 1-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 21 Apr 2001 | Wimbledon v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 06 May 2001 | Tranmere Rovers v Nottingham Forest | D | 2-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 18 Aug 2001 | Barnsley v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 12 Sep 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Stockport County | W | 1-1 (8-7) | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 15 Sep 2001 | Grimsby Town v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 17 Sep 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Rotherham United | W | 2-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 20 Sep 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Bradford City | W | 1-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 25 Sep 2001 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 29 Sep 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Stockport County | W | 2-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 08 Oct 2001 | Bolton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-0 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 13 Oct 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Burnley | W | 1-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 17 Oct 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Birmingham City | D | 0-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 20 Oct 2001 | Millwall v Nottingham Forest | D | 3-3 | League Division 1 | |
| 23 Oct 2001 | Watford v Nottingham Forest | W | 1-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 28 Oct 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Manchester City | D | 1-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 31 Oct 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 04 Nov 2001 | West Bromwich Albion v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 11 Nov 2001 | Walsall v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 17 Nov 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Preston North End | D | 1-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 24 Nov 2001 | Crewe Alexandra v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-3 | League Division 1 | |
| 28 Nov 2001 | Portsmouth v Nottingham Forest | L | 3-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 08 Dec 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Gillingham | D | 2-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 16 Dec 2001 | Wimbledon v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 20 Dec 2001 | Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 26 Dec 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Norwich City | W | 2-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 29 Dec 2001 | Nottingham Forest v Coventry City | W | 2-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 01 Jan 2002 | Birmingham City v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 05 Jan 2002 | Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 12 Jan 2002 | Nottingham Forest v Barnsley | D | 0-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 19 Jan 2002 | Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 30 Jan 2002 | Nottingham Forest v Portsmouth | L | 0-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 02 Feb 2002 | Stockport County v Nottingham Forest | W | 1-3 | League Division 1 | |
| 09 Feb 2002 | Nottingham Forest v Millwall | L | 1-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 23 Feb 2002 | Nottingham Forest v Grimsby Town | D | 0-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 26 Feb 2002 | Bradford City v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 02 Mar 2002 | Rotherham United v Nottingham Forest | W | 1-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 16 Mar 2002 | Gillingham v Nottingham Forest | L | 3-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 22 Mar 2002 | Nottingham Forest v West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 30 Mar 2002 | Manchester City v Nottingham Forest | L | 3-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 06 Apr 2002 | Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 13 Apr 2002 | Nottingham Forest v Crewe Alexandra | D | 2-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 21 Apr 2002 | Preston North End v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 10 Aug 2002 | Portsmouth v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 14 Aug 2002 | Nottingham Forest v Preston North End | D | 2-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 17 Aug 2002 | Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 4-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 24 Aug 2002 | Walsall v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 28 Aug 2002 | Nottingham Forest v Wimbledon | W | 2-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 31 Aug 2002 | Coventry City v Nottingham Forest | W | 0-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 11 Sep 2002 | Nottingham Forest v Kidderminster Harriers | W | 4-0 | League Cup | 1st round |
| 14 Sep 2002 | Nottingham Forest v Watford | L | 0-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 28 Sep 2002 | Nottingham Forest v Rotherham United | W | 3-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 02 Oct 2002 | Nottingham Forest v Walsall | L | 1-2 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 05 Oct 2002 | Millwall v Nottingham Forest | W | 1-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 20 Oct 2002 | Derby County v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 26 Oct 2002 | Nottingham Forest v Leicester City | D | 2-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 29 Oct 2002 | Norwich City v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 02 Nov 2002 | Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United | W | 3-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 09 Nov 2002 | Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 16 Nov 2002 | Nottingham Forest v Bradford City | W | 3-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 23 Nov 2002 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 27 Nov 2002 | Nottingham Forest v Brighton and Hove Albion | W | 3-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 30 Nov 2002 | Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town | W | 2-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 07 Dec 2002 | Burnley v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 14 Dec 2002 | Bradford City v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 21 Dec 2002 | Nottingham Forest v Reading | W | 2-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 26 Dec 2002 | Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest | L | 2-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 04 Jan 2003 | West Ham United v Nottingham Forest | L | 3-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Nottingham Forest v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 25 Jan 2003 | Preston North End v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 01 Feb 2003 | Wimbledon v Nottingham Forest | W | 2-3 | League Division 1 | |
| 08 Feb 2003 | Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace | W | 2-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 22 Feb 2003 | Nottingham Forest v Stoke City | W | 6-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 01 Mar 2003 | Watford v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Division 1 | |
| 04 Mar 2003 | Gillingham v Nottingham Forest | W | 1-4 | League Division 1 | |
| 10 Mar 2003 | Nottingham Forest v Grimsby Town | D | 2-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 15 Mar 2003 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 19 Mar 2003 | Nottingham Forest v Derby County | W | 3-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 22 Mar 2003 | Nottingham Forest v Norwich City | W | 4-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 05 Apr 2003 | Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest | W | 3-4 | League Division 1 | |
| 11 Apr 2003 | Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 2-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 15 Apr 2003 | Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 18 Apr 2003 | Reading v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 21 Apr 2003 | Nottingham Forest v Burnley | W | 2-0 | League Division 1 | |
| 26 Apr 2003 | Nottingham Forest v Millwall | D | 3-3 | League Division 1 | |
| 04 May 2003 | Rotherham United v Nottingham Forest | D | 2-2 | League Division 1 | |
| 10 May 2003 | Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League Division 1 Play-Offs | Semi-final 1st leg |
| 15 May 2003 | Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest | L |
4-3 Agg: 5-4 |
League Division 1 Play-Offs | Semi-final 2nd leg |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1995-96 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 1 | ||||
| 1996-97 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 4 | ||||
| 1997-98 | England | B International | 1 | ||||
| 1997-98 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 4 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Sep 1995 | Portugal v England | L | 2-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 6 |
| 31 Aug 1996 | Moldova v England | W | 0-2 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 2 |
| 08 Oct 1996 | England v Poland | D | 0-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 2 |
| 08 Nov 1996 | Georgia v England | W | 0-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 2 |
| 12 Feb 1997 | England v Italy | W | 1-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 2 |
| 09 Sep 1997 | England v Moldova | W | 1-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 2 |
| 10 Oct 1997 | Italy v England | W | 0-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 2 |
| 13 Nov 1997 | Greece v England | L | 2-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Play-off |
| 17 Dec 1997 | England v Greece | W | 4-2 | UEFA Under-21 | Group |
| 10 Feb 1998 | England v Chile | L | 1-2 | B International | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.