Jump to content

Richard Offiong

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Squares18 (talk | contribs) at 00:49, 4 September 2010. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Richard Offiong
Offiong playing for Hamilton Academical
Personal information
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Darlington
(on loan from Carlisle United)
Number 22
Youth career
1999–2002 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2002–2003 → Darlington (loan) 7 (2)
2003 → Motherwell (loan) 9 (0)
2004 → York City (loan) 4 (0)
2004 İstanbulspor 1 (0)
2005 Patro Maasmechelen 15 (5)
2005 Chunnam Dragons 1 (0)
2005–2006 Doncaster Rovers 5 (0)
2006–2009 Hamilton Academical 93 (38)
2009– Carlisle United 15 (1)
2010 → Östersunds (loan) 2 (0)
2010 → Darlington (loan) 5 (0)
International career‡
2002 England U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:48, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Richard Offiong[1] (born 17 December 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Darlington on loan from Carlise United as a striker.

Career

Offiong started his career with Newcastle United as a youth but never made a first team appearance for the club. During his time at Newcastle, Offiong was capped by England at under-20 level and loaned out three times. His first loan out was at Darlington in November 2002 on a two month loan[2][3]. Darlington decided not to extend his loan spell for a third month in February[4]. He scored four goals in nine league appearances for the club[5].

He was then sent out on loan to Motherwell in January 2003 for the rest of the 2002–03 season[6], where he made nine appearances from the substitutes bench[5]. He joined York City on a month's loan in March 2004 and made four appearances[5][7]. He left Newcastle at the end of the season. During 2004 to 2005 Offiong had some brief spells abroad in the likes of Turkey, South Korea, and Belgium.

Offiong joined Doncaster Rovers on a free transfer but was limited to only 5 appearances at the club and subsequently left at the end of the season.

He joined Hamilton Academical in 2006. He signed a contract to keep him at the club until May 2009 in November 2006[8]. He was named player of the month for August 2007[9].

Offiong netted his first senior hat-trick when Hamilton Academical ran out 3-0 winners at New Douglas Park against Dunfermline Athletic on 9 February 2008. This was also his fifth goal in three games against the former Scottish Premier League side.

Hamilton Academical secured promotion to the Scottish Premier League at the end of a hard-fought season. He made his Scottish Premier League debut in a 3-1 victory against Dundee United and scored his first SPL goal with the winner in a 1-0 win against Inverness Caledonian Thistle[10][11]. He signed a new contract with Hamilton in December that would expire at the end of the 2009–10 season.[12].

Despite accepting bids from Colchester United and Greek side Skoda Xanthi, Richard joined Carlisle United on the 25 August 2009 for a fee of £75,000 which could rise to £90,000 if Carlisle United achieve promotion.

Offiong finally got his first goal for Carlisle on 26 January 2010, against Exeter City in a League game, which Carlisle won 3-2, with Offiong getting a last-gasp winner in the 91st minute.

On 30 March 2010, Offiong joined Swedish side Östersunds FK in a 15 week loan deal, which lasted until 18 July 2010. Offiong will team up with Ostersunds FK's former Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers and Livingston player-coach Lee Makel. His loan spell was cut short by injury however.

One day prior to the 2010–11 Blue Square Bet Premier season commencing, Offiong joined Darlington on loan for the second time in his career on an initial one month deal.

Honours

Hamilton Academical

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 465. ISBN 1852916656.
  2. ^ "Offiong agrees loan switch". BBC Sport. 2002-11-30. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  3. ^ "Offiong decision due". BBC Sport. 2003-01-23. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  4. ^ "Offiong returns to Magpies". BBC Sport. 2003-02-13. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  5. ^ a b c "Richard Offiong". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  6. ^ "Well make double swoop". BBC Sport. 2003-01-31. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  7. ^ "Brass makes double swoop". BBC Sport. 2004-03-13. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  8. ^ "Hamilton pair agree new contracts". BBC Sport. 2006-11-02. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  9. ^ "Irn Bru rewards Reid and Offiong". BBC Sport. 2007-09-21. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  10. ^ "Hamilton Accies 3-1 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 2008-08-11. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  11. ^ "Inverness CT 0-1 Hamilton Accies". BBC Sport. 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  12. ^ "Offiong extends Accies contract". BBC Sport. 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2008-12-10.

Template:Persondata

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Offiong&oldid=382783993"