Richard Offiong

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Richard Offiong
Personal information
Full name Richard Offiong
Date of birth December 17, 1983 (1983-12-17) (age 24)
Place of birth    South Shields, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Hamilton Academical
Youth clubs
1999–2002 Newcastle United
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002–2004
2002–2003
2003
2004
2004
2005
2005
2005–2006
2006–		 Newcastle United
→Darlington (loan)
→Motherwell (loan)
→York City (loan)
İstanbulspor
Patro Maasmechelen
Chunnam Dragons
Doncaster Rovers
Hamilton Academical		 00 0(0)
07 0(2)
09 0(0)
04 0(0)
01 0(0)
15 0(5)
01 0(0)
05 0(0)
62 (32)   
National team2
2002 England U20 03 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 15:02, 28 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 15:02, 28 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Richard Offiong (born 17 December 1983 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear) is an English football striker, currently playing for Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premier League.

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[edit] 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.[1][2] Darlington decided not to extend his loan spell for a third month in February.[3] He scored four goals in nine league appearances for the club.[4]

He was then sent out on loan to Motherwell in January 2003 for the rest of the 2003–04 season,[5] where he made nine appearances from the substitutes bench.[4] He joined York City on a month's loan in March 2004 and made four appearances.[4][6] 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.[7] He was named player of the month for August 2007.[8]

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

Hamilton Accies secured promotion to the Scottish Premier League at the end of a hard-fought season.

[edit] Honours

Hamilton Academical

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Offiong agrees loan switch", BBC Sport, 2002-11-30. Retrieved on 2007-11-24. 
  2. ^ "Offiong decision due", BBC Sport, 2003-01-23. Retrieved on 2007-11-24. 
  3. ^ "Offiong returns to Magpies", BBC Sport, 2003-02-13. Retrieved on 2007-11-24. 
  4. ^ a b c Richard Offiong. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
  5. ^ "Well make double swoop", BBC Sport, 2003-01-31. Retrieved on 2007-11-24. 
  6. ^ "Brass makes double swoop", BBC Sport, 2004-03-13. Retrieved on 2007-11-24. 
  7. ^ "Hamilton pair agree new contracts", BBC Sport, 2006-11-02. Retrieved on 2007-11-24. 
  8. ^ "Irn Bru rewards Reid and Offiong", BBC Sport, 2007-09-21. Retrieved on 2007-11-24. 

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Persondata
NAME Offiong, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Offiong, Richard
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1983-12-17
PLACE OF BIRTH South Shields, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH