Ricky Little

Ricky Little
Personal information
Full name Ricky Little
Date of birth (1989-05-20) 20 May 1989
Place of birth Stevenston, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Centre Back, Right Back
Club information
Current team
 Arbroath
Youth career
Ayr United
Ardrossan Winton Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2007 Ardrossan Winton Rovers
2007–2010 Partick Thistle 4 (0)
2008 → Queen's Park (loan) 11 (0)
2009 → Queen's Park (loan) 24 (0)
2010–2013 Queen's Park 99 (1)
2013– Arbroath 112 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:38, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

Ricky Little (born 20 May 1989) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Arbroath in Scottish League One.

Career

Little began his youth career on the books of the Ayr United youth squad and Ardrossan Winton Rovers, and he captained Scotland schoolboys under-18s in season 2006–07.

When he moved into the senior game, he featured on the subs bench[1] for the Partick Thistle first team several times to cover for injury under Ian McCall.

Little was sent on a month's loan to Queen's Park on 17 September 2008 as he was too old to play for the Firhill side's under 19 side.[2]

Ricky joined up with Queen's Park again on loan for two months in November 2009. Following his release from the Jags in Jan 2010, Ricky rejoined Queen's Park until the end of the season.[3] Ricky signed again for Queens Park at the beginning of season 2010–11 and was nominated for PFA player of the year at the end of a season that also saw him named club captain.

After spending three years at Queen's Park, Arbroath manager Paul Sheerin signed Little to replace Stuart Malcolm who signed for Forfar Athletic. Little would go on to become a mainstay of the Arbroath defence, which saw him once again named in the PFA Team of the Year in 2015–16.

Career statistics

As of match played 28 October 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Partick Thistle 2007–08[4] First Division 3000000030
2008–09[5] 1000000010
Total 4000000040
Queen's Park (loan) 2008–09[5] Second Division 110100000120
Queen's Park (loan) 2009–10[6] Third Division 24000002[lower-alpha 1]0260
Queen's Park 2010–11[7] Third Division 35100002[lower-alpha 2]0371
2011–12[8] 33010101[lower-alpha 3]0360
2012–13[9] 31000301[lower-alpha 3]1351
Total 9911040411082
Arbroath 2013–14[10] League One 10000001[lower-alpha 3]0110
2014–15[11] League Two 25250002[lower-alpha 4]0322
2015–16[12] 33130101[lower-alpha 3]0381
2016–17[13] 34220202[lower-alpha 3]1403
2017–18[14] League One 10000401[lower-alpha 3]0150
Total 112510070711366
Career total 25061201101322868
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in the League One play-offs

Honours

Arbroath

References

  1. ↑ "Partick Thistle 2–1 Ayr United". ptfc.co.uk. 24 November 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
  2. ↑ "Little loaned out to Queen's Park". BBC Sport. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
  3. ↑ "Queen's Park finalise Ricky Little signing". theglaswegian.co.uk. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Ricky Little in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Games played by Ricky Little in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Ricky Little in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Ricky Little in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Ricky Little in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Ricky Little in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Ricky Little in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Ricky Little in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Ricky Little in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Ricky Little in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Ricky Little in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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