Ricardo de Niro German (born 13 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a

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. Born in England, he plays for the Grenada national team.

Early life and education

German was born in Harlesden, and attended St Gregory's Catholic Science College in

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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

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. 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 Camará 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. In October 2021, he joined

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on loan until January 2022. On 4 February 2022, he was on the move again when he returned to former club

on a one-month loan deal in the Southern League Premier Division South. German was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Chesham United

On 5 August 2022, German signed for Southern Premier League South side

International career

Born in England, German is of Grenadian descent. In November 2019, he was called up for the Grenada national football team. He debuted for Grenada in a 1–0

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on 4 June 2021. He was named as part of Grenada's squad for the

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Personal life

German is the younger brother of Antonio German, who is also a footballer whom represents the Grenada national football team.

Career statistics

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International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:German, Ricky Living people 1999 births Footballers from the London Borough of Brent People from Harlesden Grenadian men's footballers Grenada men's international footballers English men's footballers English people of Grenadian descent Chesterfield F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players Sheffield F.C. players Matlock Town F.C. players Hendon F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Chesham United F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Southern Football League players Men's association football forwards Black British sportsmen 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players