Ricardo Joseph

Ricardo Joseph

Born 17 January 1987 (Age 18 at debut)

Position: Defender

(Diamonds player #222)

Total appearances 2

(1 League, 1 Maunsell Cup)

Debut:

7 January 2006 (Away Peterborough United)

Final game:

24 January 2006(Home Peterborough United)

Ricardo was a product of the youth set up at Rushden & Diamonds, playing as a left sided defender. Despite making several pre-season performances during the summer of 2005, only went on to make two first team performances, both against Peterborough United. He went out on work experience at Rugby Town in March 2006, but was released at the end of the season in May. He joined Lewes, with a spell on loan at Worthing, but failed to settle in. He started the 2007/08 season with Harrow Borough making 8 appearances, before joining Margate in December on non-contract forms. Having turned down a move earlier in the year, he joined Ashford Town (Mdx) in the Isthmian League Premier Division on 3 June 2008. In late March 2010, he joined fellow Isthmian Premier side Carshalton Athletic, but was sidelined with injury throughout much of the 2010/2011 season. The club were relegated at the end of the 2012/2013 season and after three years with the club, and 97 appearances, Ricardo joined Isthmian Premier side Metropolitan Police on 3 July 2013.  After a period playing for the Met Police reserves he moved on to VCD athletic where he played for three seasons before leaving the game.

Appearances

2005/2006 – squad number 27