Rickie Lambert
Rickie Lambert as a player at Bristol Rovers (2007)
Rickie Lee Lambert ( born February 16, 1982 in Liverpool) is an English footballer. He plays at FC Southampton since 2009.
Playing career
Blackpool FC and Macclesfield Town (1999-2002)
Rickie Lambert made her debut on 7 August 1999, the third division side FC Blackpool in a 2-1 home win over FC Wrexham. After two more league operations he rose with his team at the end of the season in the fourth division from. After his contract termination in Blackpool, he moved in March 2001 to Macclesfield Town. In the 2001 /02 season, the 19 - year-old striker earned a regular place and scored eight goals in thirty-five league games before he left the club before the end of the season.
Stockport County and Rochdale AFC (2002-2006)
On 26 April 2002 Lambert joined for £ 300,000 at already established relegated second division club Stockport County. After a poor first season (29 games / 2 goals), Lambert scored 2003/ 04 hit in twelve forty league games. After a disappointing both for him and for the club season in the Football League One newly introduced 2004/ 05, Stockport dismounted in the fourth league. Rickie Lambert (29 games / 4 goals), however, had already left the club on 17 February 2005 and was changed to the fourth division Rochdale AFC. His final breakthrough achieved the 23- year-old striker in the Football League Two 2005/ 06 with twenty-two league goals and winning the scorer cannon together with Karl Hawley from Carlisle United.
Bristol Rovers (2006-2009)
On 31 August 2006 he joined for £ 200,000 to Bristol Rovers and finished the season with his new team in sixth place in the table. In the subsequent play-offs, Lambert won ( 36 games / 8 goals) with Bristol in the final with a 3-1 win against Shrewsbury Town. After relegation in League One 2007/ 08, Rickie Lambert won the 2008 /09 together with Simon Cox from Swindon Town ( both 29 league goals ) the title of the scorer of the third division. However, Bristol finished the season in spite of his many goals only in eleventh.
Southampton FC (since 2009)
At the beginning of the season 2009/10 moved Lambert to Southampton FC. His new club, who had up to 2004 05 for 27 years continuously played / in the English top flight, was previously relegated from the Football League Championship 2008/ 09 and made its debut in 1960 again in the third division of. Based on a ten-point deduction missed Southampton than seventh in a place in the play-offs. Lambert ( 45 Spiele/30 goals) for the second year in a row, scorer of the third division. For the second year in the Football League One 2010 /11 Southampton FC increased as runner-up behind Brighton & Hove Albion on to the second division. Lambert had contributed 21 goals for advancement. Also in the second division, he was top scorer with 27 goals and increased in direct through march on in the Premier League. The next year, his club then managed in 14th place in the league. Lambert netted 15 goals.
National (2013 )
At the age of 31 years Lambert was in 2013 for the first time invited to the England team. In the friendly against Scotland on 14 August, he scored just after coming off the bench the winning goal for 3:2.