Ricky German

Ricardo de Niro German (born 13 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for League Two side Crawley Town. Born in England, he represents the Grenada national team.

Club Career

Chesterfield

German started his career in the academy of Chesterfield, and made his senior team debut on 17 September 2016 against Northampton Town, being subbed on after 89 minutes for Kristian Dennis, whilst still an academy player. He eventually signed professional terms on 10 October 2016, with manager Danny Wilson saying he could potentially be 'very good'. On 25 August 2017, German joined National League North side Alfreton Town on a one-month loan deal. On 22 September 2017, his loan was extended by a further two months. German joined Sheffield on loan on 16 October 2017. He joined Matlock Town on a one-month loan on 10 November 2017, before signing rejoining on loan to the end of the season on 16 February 2018.

Hendon

In the summer of 2018, German moved to Southern League Premier South side Hendon. German scored 21 goals in 28 appearances for Hendon.

Crawley Town

On 1 January 2019, German secured a move to League Two side, Crawley Town on a three-year deal. On 19 January 2019, he made his debut for Crawley, coming on as an 83rd minute substitute for Panutche Camara in a 1–0 defeat at home to Port Vale.

On 26 July 2019, German completed a loan move to non-league side Hemel Hempstead Town. German returned from his loan spell at Hemel Hempstead Town in January 2020. He scored his first goal for Crawley with his first league start for Crawley, scoring the opening goal for Crawley in a 3–0 win against Oldham Athletic on 7 March 2020.