47
Youth
Appearances
11
Youth
Goals
80
Reserve Appearances
23
Reserve
Goals
97
Senior
Appearances
2
Senior
Goals
Riccardo Scimeca
First Team
Centre Back
Riccardo Scimeca
Role
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #709 |
Position
Born
Centre Back
13 June 1975
Birthplace
Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
Leamington Spa ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
(6ย ft 0 in) 1.85ย m
Right
Transfer Notes
May 1991: Aged 15, appeared in the Midland Youth League as a U16 player
July 1991: Aged 16, 1st Year YTS professional
Transfer In
Transfer In:
1991-92
Aston Villa Youth ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Youth
1 July 1991
16
Ron Atkinson ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Transfer Out
Transfer Out:
1999-00
Nottingham Forest ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
ยฃ4.05m
23 July 1999
24
John Gregory ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Previous Clubs
Riccardo Scimeca
Previous Clubs:
-1991 Aston Villa Youth ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Loans Out
Riccardo Scimeca
Loans Out:
None
Subsequent Clubs
Riccardo Scimeca
Subsequent Clubs:
1999-03 Nottingham Forest ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ4.05m
Football League First Division
๐ 166 | 162 (4) | โฝ 8 |
2003-04 Leicester City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Premier League
๐ 31 | 30 (1) | โฝ 1 |
2004-06 West Bromwich Albion ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.13m
Premier League
๐ 39 | 33 (6) | โฝ 0 |
2006 Cardiff City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ (L)
Championship
๐ 1 | 0 (1) | โฝ 0 |
2006-09 Cardiff City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Free
Championship
๐ 76 | 64 (12) | โฝ 6 |
2009 Retired aged 34
Career Progression
Riccardo Scimeca
1991-93 Aston Villa u18s
1991-99 Aston Villa Reserves
1995-99 Aston Villa First Team
Peak Villa
First Team
Youth Career
Riccardo Scimeca
47
Youth
Appearances
11
Youth
Goals
1991-92 FAYC ๐ 2 | โ
2 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
1992-93 MYL ๐ 18 | โ
18 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 8 | ๐บ0 |
1991-92 MYL ๐ 17 | โ
17 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 2 | ๐บ0 |
1990-91 MYL ๐ 1 | โ
1 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
1991-92 MYC ๐ 3 | โ
3 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 1 | ๐บ0 |
1991-92 MYLC ๐ 1 | โ
1 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
1991-92 SJFC ๐ 5 | โ
5 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
Reserve Career
Riccardo Scimeca
80
Reserve Appearances
23
Reserve
Goals
1998-99 PLP ๐ 5 | โ
5 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
1997-98 PLP ๐ 7 | โ
7 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
1996-97 PLD1 ๐ 7 | โ
7 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 1 | ๐บ0 |
1995-96 PLD2 ๐ 10 | โ
10 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 3 | ๐บ0 |
1994-95 PLD1 ๐ 30 | โ
26 | ๐ 4 | โฝ 8 | ๐บ0 |
1993-94 PLD1 ๐ 11 | โ
9 | ๐ 2 | โฝ 4 | ๐บ1 |
1992-93 PLD1 ๐ 0 | โ
0 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ1 |
1994-95 BSC ๐ 6 | โ
6 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 5 | ๐บ0 |
1993-94 BSC ๐ 3 | โ
3 | ๐ 0 | โฝ 2 | ๐บ0 |
1992-93 BSC ๐ 1 | โ
0 | ๐ 1 | โฝ 0 | ๐บ0 |
First Team Career
Riccardo Scimeca
97
Senior
Appearances
2
Senior
Goals
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1995-99 | Youth |
๐ 97 | 68 (29) | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ 30 | #709 |
๐ฉ 45 | ๐จ 18 | ๐ฅ 34 |
Cards ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 0 |
Squad Honours
Riccardo Scimeca
๐ 1991-92 Midland Youth Cup Winner
๐ 1991-92 Midland Youth League Cup Winner
๐ 1992-93 Pontins Central League Winner
๐ฅ 1993-94 Pontins Central League Runner Up
๐ฅ 1994-95 Birmingham Senior Cup Finalist
๐ 1995-96 League Cup Winner
PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup
u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup
Reserve & Youth Appearances
Riccardo Scimeca
๐ฅ 11 May 1991 Leicester 1-0 Villa
Youth
1990-91
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 17 Aug 1991 Villa 4-2 Birmingham
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 24 Aug 1991 Coventry 1-3 Villa
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 31 Aug 1991 Villa 2-1 Derby
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 7 Sep 1991 Grimsby 0-1 Villa
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 11 Sep 1991 Villa 4-2 Portsmouth
Youth
1991-92
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 1st Round
๐ฉ 14 Sep 1991 Villa 1-0 Leicester
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 28 Sep 1991 Villa 3-0 Mansfield
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 5 Oct 1991 Northampton 2-3 Villa
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth League
๐จ 12 Oct 1991 Villa 0-0 Notts County
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth League
๐จ 19 Oct 1991 Forest 0-0 Villa
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth League
๐ฅ 26 Oct 1991 Villa 3-4 Peterborough
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 29 Oct 1991 Mansfield 0-1 Villa
Youth
1991-92
FA Youth Cup 1st Round
๐จ 9 Nov 1991 Leicester 0-0 Villa
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 13 Nov 1991 Villa 4-1 West Ham
Youth
1991-92
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 2nd Round
๐จ 16 Nov 1991 Villa 0-0 Shrewsbury
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth League
๐ฅ 26 Nov 1991 Luton 1-0 Villa
Youth
1991-92
FA Youth Cup 2nd Round
๐ฉ 30 Nov 1991 Villa 3-1 Walsall
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 3 Dec 1991 Port Vale 1-3 Villa
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth Cup 1st Round
๐ฅ 7 Dec 1991 Albion 2-1 Villa
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 19 Dec 1991 Villa 3-1 Chelsea
Youth
1991-92
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 3rd Round
๐ฉ 4 Jan 1992 Villa 4-2 Wolves
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth League Cup
๐ฉ 13 Jan 1992 Wolves 0-1 Villa
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth Cup 2nd Round
๐จ 18 Jan 1992 Villa 0-0 Coventry
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth League
๐จ 18 Feb 1992 Arsenal 2 Aston Villa 2
Youth
1991-92
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup Semi-Final
๐ฅ 25 Feb 1992 Villa 0-1 Arsenal
Youth
1991-92
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup Semi-Final Replay
๐ฅ 8 Mar 1992 Notts County 3-0 Villa
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 14 Mar 1992 Villa 2-0 Northampton
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth League
๐ฅ 17 Mar 1992 Oxford 1-0 Villa
Youth
1991-92
Midland Youth Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg
๐ฉ 11 Dec 1992 Villa 2-0 Peterborough
Youth
1992-93
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 19 Dec 1992 Villa 2-1 Wolves
Youth
1992-93
Midland Youth League
๐ฅ 9 Jan 1993 Birmingham 1-0 Villa
Youth
1992-93
Midland Youth League
๐ฅ 19 Jan 1993 Nuneaton Borough 3-2 Villa
Reserves
1992-93
Birmingham Senior Cup Quarter Final
๐ฉ 23 Jan 1993 Shrewsbury 0-2 Villa
Youth
1992-93
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 6 Feb 1993 Villa 1-0 Grimsby
Youth
1992-93
Midland Youth League
๐จ 13 Feb 1993 Villa 1-1 Lincoln
Youth
1992-93
Midland Youth League
๐จ 20 Feb 1993 Mansfield 2-2 Villa
Youth
1992-93
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 27 Feb 1993 Villa 6-0 Northampton
Youth
1992-93
Midland Youth League
๐ฅ 6 Mar 1993 Notts County 2-1 Villa
Youth
1992-93
Midland Youth League
๐ฅ 13 Mar 1993 Villa 1-2 Walsall
Youth
1992-93
Midland Youth League
๐ฅ 20 Mar 1993 Villa 0-1 Forest
Youth
1992-93
Midland Youth League
๐ฅ 23 Mar 1993 Villa 1-2 Coventry
Youth
1992-93
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 27 Mar 1993 Peterborough 0-3 Villa
Youth
1992-93
Midland Youth League
๐จ 2 Apr 1993 Villa 1-1 Port Vale
Youth
1992-93
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 16 Apr 1993 Villa 2-0 Stoke
Youth
1992-93
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 24 Apr 1993 Walsall 0-7 Villa
Youth
1992-93
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 30 Apr 1993 Wolves 0-2 Villa
Youth
1992-93
Midland Youth League
๐ฉ 1 May 1993 Albion 0-3 Villa
Youth
1992-93
Midland Youth League
๐ฅ 1 Nov 1993 Sheffield United 1-0 Villa
Reserves
1993-94
Pontins Central League Division One
๐จ 15 Nov 1993 Villa 2-2 Willenhall
Reserves
1993-94
Birmingham Senior Cup 2nd Round
๐ฉ 17 Nov 1993 Villa 4-0 Notts County
Reserves
1993-94
Pontins Central League Division One
๐จ 23 Nov 1993 Derby 1-1 Villa
Reserves
1993-94
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฉ 8 Jan 1994 Villa 2-0 Halesowen Town
Reserves
1993-94
Birmingham Senior Cup 3rd Round
๐ฅ 31 Jan 1994 Hednesford 2-1 Villa
Reserves
1993-94
Birmingham Senior Cup Quarter Final
๐ฉ 3 Mar 1994 Villa 3-1 Bolton
Reserves
1993-94
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฅ 17 Mar 1994 Wolves 3-1 Villa
Reserves
1993-94
Pontins Central League Division One
๐จ 23 Mar 1994 Villa 0-0 York
Reserves
1993-94
Pontins Central League Division One
๐จ 29 Mar 1994 Coventry 1-1 Villa
Reserves
1993-94
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฉ 13 Apr 1994 Villa 6-0 Sheffield United
Reserves
1993-94
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฉ 20 Apr 1994 Leicester 0-2 Villa
Reserves
1993-94
Pontins Central League Division One
๐จ 23 Apr 1994 Liverpool 1-1 Villa
Reserves
1993-94
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฉ 11 May 1994 Bolton 1-2 Villa
Reserves
1993-94
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฅ 23 Aug 1994 United 2-0 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฅ 30 Aug 1994 Sheffield United 4-2 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฉ 7 Sep 1994 Sunderland 1-2 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฅ 12 Sep 1994 Villa 0-2 Notts County
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฉ 19 Sep 1994 Wolves 1-2 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฉ 26 Sep 1994 Villa 1-0 Liverpool
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฉ 6 Oct 1994 Villa 2-0 Leeds
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐จ 8 Oct 1994 Blackburn 0-0 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐จ 20 Oct 1994 Stoke 3-3 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฉ 27 Oct 1994 Villa 3-1 Forest
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฉ 21 Nov 1994 Banbury 2-9 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Birmingham Senior Cup 2nd Round
๐ฅ 23 Nov 1994 Albion 2-1 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฅ 1 Dec 1994 Villa 0-1 Stoke
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฉ 5 Dec 1994 Derby 1-3 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฉ 13 Dec 1994 Burton 1-3 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Birmingham Senior Cup 3rd Round
๐ฅ 21 Dec 1994 Villa 2-3 Rotherham
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐จ 18 Jan 1995 Villa 2-2 Everton
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐จ 26 Jan 1995 Forest 1-1 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฅ 1 Feb 1994 Villa 0-2 Tranmere
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐จ 6 Feb 1995 Hednesford 3-3 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Birmingham Senior Cup 4th Round
๐ฅ 8 Feb 1995 Bolton 4-3 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฉ 20 Feb 1995 Villa 2-0 United
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฉ 21 Feb 1995 Hednesford 1-2 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Birmingham Senior Cup 4th Round Replay
๐ฅ 9 Mar 1995 Villa 1-2 Wolves
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฉ 14 Mar 1995 Villa 5-0 Paget Rangers
Reserves
1994-95
Birmingham Senior Cup Semi-Final
๐ฅ 20 Mar 1995 Liverpool 2-0 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฉ 27 Mar 1995 Coventry 1-2 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฅ 29 Mar 1995 Villa 1-3 Sunderland
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฉ 4 Apr 1995 Rotherham 0-1 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฅ 13 Apr 1995 Villa 2-3 Sheffield United
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฅ 18 Apr 1995 Everton 1-0 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฅ 24 Apr 1995 Villa 0-2 Solihull Borough
Reserves
1994-95
Birmingham Senior Cup Final
๐ฅ 26 Apr 1995 Villa 0-1 Coventry
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฅ 1 May 1995 Villa 1-2 Albion
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฅ 3 May 1995 Leeds 2-0 Villa
Reserves
1994-95
Pontins Central League Division One
๐ฅ 16 Aug 1995 Sunderland 4-2 Villa
Reserves
1995-96
Pontins League Division Two
๐ฉ 21 Aug 1995 Villa 3-0 York
Reserves
1995-96
Pontins League Division Two
๐จ 6 Sep 1995 Villa 3-3 Coventry
Reserves
1995-96
Pontins League Division Two