| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reneil St Aubin Sappleton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2007 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Leicester City | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Oxford United (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2009 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 11 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | Macclesfield Town | 18 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2009 | Jamaica U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 March 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Reneil St Aubin "Ricky" Sappleton (born 8 December 1989) is a Jamaican footballer who is unattached.
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Sappleton came through the youth academy of his local club, QPR, where he had a successful youth career.
Prior to joining Leicester City, Sappleton had a trial with Liverpool, and also joined Middlesbrough on a two week trial.[2] He made his senior debut in a 2–1 home defeat to Southampton on 1 December.[3]
On 12 August 2008, Sappleton joined Bournemouth on loan for a month,[4] scoring on his debut in a 1–1 draw against Aldershot Town on 16 August.[5] He secured a second loan move that season, joining Oxford United for a month on New Year's Eve.[6] He again scored on his debut and made an assist in a 2–0 home win over Salisbury City on 1 January 2009.[7][8] In March 2009 Sappleton joined Conference North club AFC Telford until the end of the season where his performances did not warrant any further interest from the midlands club.[9]
On 28 August 2009, Sappleton again moved on loan, this time joining Macclesfield Town on loan until January 2010.[10] Sappleton scored six goals while on loan under the guidance of Keith Alexander.
On 29 January 2010 Sappleton joined Macclesfield on a free transfer signing an 18 month contract,[11] having been released by mutual consent by Leicester the same day.[12] In March 2010, Sappleton injured his knee requiring surgery that ruled him out for the rest of the 2009/2010 League Two season at Macclesfield Town. In December 2010, Sappleton recovered from knee surgery and commenced regular squad training, he has made only a few league appearances in the 2010-2011 season. On 26 February 2011 Sappleton was sent off for a bad tackle which led to a mass brawl involving twenty-one of the twenty-two players on the pitch against Wycombe Wanderers having only been on for a matter of minutes.
Sappleton was released at the end of the season.
Sappleton was included in the Jamaica squad during the CONCACAF U-20 Final Round in 2009, mainly due to a strong performance in two friendlies versus Canada U20s in Fort Lauderdale. Sappleton performed well during the 2009 CONCACAF U20 Final round in Tobago, although Jamaica did not reach the semi-finals.