Ricky Ulric Bascombe Shakes (born 25 January 1985) is a retired professional

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who played as a winger. He has played in

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for

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers FC is a men's professional football club in Bristol. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to Bristol Rovers W.F.C., whose team play in the FA Women's National Leag ...

, Bury,

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...

and

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West (London sub region), West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the River Thames, Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has dive ...

. Born in England, Shakes represented the

Trinidad and Tobago national football team The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed the "Soca music, Soca Warriors", represents the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in international Association football, football. It is controlled by the Trinidad and Tobago F ...

once in a friendly, and thereafter has represented

Guyana Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...

internationally.

Club career

Born in

Brixton Brixton is an area of South London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Brixton experienced a rapid rise in population during the 19th century ...

, Greater London, Shakes began his career at

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...

in 2004, and made his debut in an

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third-round replay against

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ...

in January 2004, scoring a last-minute equaliser to take the match into extra time. He failed to make a league appearance for Bolton, and after spells on loan with

and Bury, joined

in July 2005. Shakes made almost 70 league appearances in two seasons at Swindon but was released at the end of the 2006–07 season. He joined

in August 2007 after training with the club during the summer and scored a late goal on his debut in September 2007 to give Brentford victory away to Bury. However, after making 39 league appearances, he was released at the end of the 2007–08 season. He joined

Conference Premier The National League, officially known as Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in England. The National League is the first division of the National Leagues and step 1 of the National Le ...

club

Ebbsfleet United Ebbsfleet United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Northfleet, Kent, England. The club compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1946 from the merger ...

in July 2008. In August 2010, it was reported that he was on trial with League Two club

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton ...

, before re-signing for Ebbsfleet a few weeks into the season. Having scored 11 goals in 46 matches for Ebbsfleet in the 2010–11 season, he added to that statistic by scoring eight goals in 45 appearances for the club during the 2011–12 season. On 29 June 2012, Shakes signed for

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team competes in the National League North, the sixth level of the English football league system. Formed in ...

. Shakes made 18 appearances for Kidderminster in the 2012–13 season, helping the club finish second in the Conference Premier. On 3 July 2013, Shakes signed for Conference South club

Boreham Wood Borehamwood (, historically also Boreham Wood) is a town in southern Hertfordshire, England, from Charing Cross. Borehamwood has a population of 36,322, and is within the London commuter belt. The town's film and TV studios are commonly known ...

. Shakes suffered a serious knee injury in pre-season training and was expected to be out for six months. On 7 January 2021, Shakes signed for

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side St Albans City. On 6 April 2021, Shakes announced his retirement.

International career

Shakes made his international debut in March 2006, coming on as a half-time substitute for

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...

in a 2–0 victory against

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. In October 2011, Shakes was called up to

for their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against

Barbados Barbados, officially the Republic of Barbados, is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and the easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American ...

and

Bermuda Bermuda is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. The closest land outside the territory is in the American state of North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. Bermuda is an ...

. Originally, Shakes failed to meet

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's age regulations for changing international allegiance, however, Guyana won an appeal in 2010 which allowed him to do so. He made his debut for Guyana in a 2–0 away win against Barbados on 7 October 2011, before scoring his first goal four days later in a 1–1 draw with Bermuda. Shakes' third international appearance came in the 2–1 victory over Trinidad & Tobago on 11 November 2011 which sealed Guyana's qualification to the third round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In that game, Shakes scored the first goal and created the second for Burnley's Leon Cort, before Kenwyne Jones' consolation for Trinidad & Tobago. Shakes was eligible to play for Trinidad and Tobago through his mother's heritage, and Guyana through his father's birth.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''As of match played 4 June 2016. Guyana score listed first, score column indicates score after each Shakes goal.''

Honours

Swindon Town *

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third-place promotion: 2006–07 Ebbsfleet United *

Conference South The National League South, officially Vanarama National League South, is a professional Association football league in England. National League South is the second division of the National Leagues and step 2 of the NLS and sixth-highest ti ...

play-offs:

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Boreham Wood *Conference South play-offs:

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References

External links

Ricky Shakes profile
at the Boreham Wood F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shakes, Ricky 1985 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Lambeth People from Brixton Guyanese men's footballers Guyana men's international footballers Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Boreham Wood F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Bury F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Dual internationalists (men's football) Guyanese people of Trinidad and Tobago descent Trinidad and Tobago people of Guyanese descent English people of Guyanese descent Sportspeople of Guyanese descent English people of Trinidad and Tobago descent Sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent 21st-century English sportsmen 21st-century Guyanese sportsmen