Rickie Lambert

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Personal information
Rickie Lambert
Full name	Richard Lambert
Date of birth	February 16, 1982 (1982-02-16) (age 26)
Place of birth	Fazakerley, England
Height	6 ft 2 in
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Bristol Rovers
Number	9
Youth clubs
	Liverpool
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998–2000 2001–2002 2002–2005 2005–2006 2006–	Blackpool Macclesfield Town Stockport County Rochdale Bristol Rovers	03 0(0) 44 0(8) 98 (18) 64 (28) 59 (21)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:57, 12 September 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Richard "Rickie" Lambert (born 16 February 1982 in the Fazakerley suburb of Liverpool, England) is an English football player who currently plays for Bristol Rovers. Lambert currently plays as striker, but can also play as an attacking midfielder.

[edit] Playing Career

Lambert's career started at Blackpool, although he made little impact for the Seasiders, only making three substitute appearances. He then moved to Macclesfield Town on a free transfer. He made 44 league appearances there netting eight goals.

In June 2002, he was sold for a record fee of £300,000 to Stockport County. He made 98 appearances for County and scored 18 times. After falling out of the manager's plans, Lambert moved to Rochdale for an undisclosed fee in February 2005.^[1]

Lambert made 64 appearances for the Dale scoring 28 goals before signing for Bristol Rovers on transfer-deadline day, August 31, 2006, for £200,000 on a three-year contract.

Despite a bad start that saw him goalless until November, he scored the only goal in the victory over local rivals Bristol City in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy southern area final second leg. The win gave Rovers a place in the final against Doncaster Rovers at the Millennium Stadium on April 1, 2007.

On April 28, 2007, Lambert scored a goal against Swindon Town which was voted goal of the season. He also scored a vital header against Hartlepool United on May 5, 2007, in the eighty-sixth minute. This header ultimately pushed Bristol Rovers into the 2007 Football League Two playoffs, which saw them gain promotion to Football League One at Wembley Stadium on 26 May 2007. On February 16, 2008, Lambert scored a deflected free-kick from twenty-yards out against Southampton in the fifth-round of the FA Cup. It was the only goal of the game. This was on his 26th birthday.^[2]