Richard "Rickie" Lambert
(born 16 February 1982 in Fazakerley
, Liverpool
, Merseyside) is an
English
football player
who currently plays for Southampton. Lambert currently plays
as
striker, but can
also play as an
attacking midfielder.
Playing career
Lambert's career started at
Blackpool, although he made little impact for
the Seasiders, only making three substitute appearances.
He then moved to
Macclesfield
Town on a free transfer. He made 44 league appearances there,
netting eight goals.
In June 2002, he was sold for a record fee of £300,000 to
Stockport County. He made 98
appearances for County and scored 18 times. After falling out of
the manager's plans, Lambert moved to
Rochdale for an undisclosed fee in February
2005.
Lambert made 64 appearances for the Dale scoring 28 goals before
signing for Bristol Rovers on transfer-deadline day, 31 August
2006, for £200,000 on a three-year contract.
He scored the only goal in the victory over local rivals
Bristol City in the Johnstone's Paint
Trophy southern area final second leg.
The win gave Rovers a
place in the final against Doncaster Rovers at the Millennium
Stadium
on 1 April 2007 which they lost 3-2.
Lambert scored a vital header against
Hartlepool United on 5 May, in the
eighty-sixth minute.
This header ultimately pushed Bristol Rovers
into the 2007 Football League
Two playoffs where they completed a 5-3
away victory over Lincoln, which saw them through to the final
where they managed to gain promotion to Football League One at Wembley Stadium
on 26 May. On 16 February 2008, his 26th
birthday, Lambert scored a deflected free-kick from twenty-yards
out against
Southampton in the
fifth round of the FA
Cup. It was the only goal of the game.
Lambert signed a three-year contract on 8 September 2008, to extend
his stay with Bristol Rovers until the summer of 2011. He started
the new season well, establishing himself as top scorer in League
One with 18 goals before Christmas. This included 4 in one match
against
Southend in a 4-2
victory. He finished the
2008-09 season as
joint-top scorer in
the Football
League (all three divisions) with 29 League goals, along with
Swindon's
Simon
Cox.
On 10 August 2009 Lambert moved to
Southampton for an initial £800,000, which
could rise to £1m subject to appearances. He scored on his debut
for the Saints in a
Carling Cup tie at
home to
Northampton Town on 11
August and followed that up by netting on his league debut in a 1-3
defeat at
Huddersfield on 15
August 2009.
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