Ricky Steve Modeste (born 20 February 1988) is a semi-professional

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who plays as a winger for club

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. Born in England, he represents the Grenada national team at international level.

Club career

Modeste began his career at

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in 2007, Modeste broke into the first team at the club, making four appearances for the club in the 2008–09 season. In December 2008, Modeste joined Witham Town on loan, making eight league appearances in the Isthmian Division One North. During his time at Chelmsford, Modeste made over 100 appearances in all competitions as well as winning the club's Young Player of the Year award in 2009. Modeste signed for

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at the beginning of the 2012–13 season. Modeste helped the club gain promotion to the Conference National, after scoring twice in a 3–0 Conference South semi-final win over

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, as well as assisting

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's winner in the play-off final against

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in May 2014. In May 2017, Modeste rejected a new contract to stay with Dover, and subsequently signed for

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. On 7 December 2018, Modeste left Billericay. On 15 December 2018, Modeste re-signed for Dover. In August 2020, Modeste joined Dartford. On 25 June 2021, Modeste joined fellow National League South side Tonbridge Angels. On 10 July 2022, Modeste joined Concord Rangers. In March 2024, Modeste joined fellow Isthmian League Premier Division club

International career

In November 2017, Modeste received a call-up for the Grenada national team, qualifying through his grandfather. On 11 November 2017, he scored on his debut for Grenada in a 2–2 draw against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Modeste goal.''

References

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