Riccardo Scimeca
Scimeca while at Nottingham Forest in 2002
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Riccardo Scimeca | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Leamington Spa, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aston Villa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1999 | Aston Villa | 73 | (2) |
| 1999–2003 | Nottingham Forest | 151 | (7) |
| 2003–2004 | Leicester City | 29 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | West Bromwich Albion | 35 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Cardiff City | 69 | (6) |
| Total | 358 | (16) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:03, 17 December 2009 (UTC). |
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Riccardo Scimeca (born 13 June 1975) is an English former professional footballer who played for Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Leicester City, West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City in a career spanning 16 years, making over 400 appearances. During his career, he also attained one cap for the England B team.
Scimeca started his career at Aston Villa, coming through the club's youth system, as a centre defender and was largely a squad player until his move to Nottingham Forest in 1999 for £2.5 million.
He spent four seasons at the City Ground, and took over as captain when Steve Chettle left in his first season. However Chris Bart-Williams was appointed captain the following season. Scimeca was consistent and reliable in his spell at Forest, playing in various positions. He featured regularly in central defence and midfield, but also had spells at right back and right-midfield. He scored 4 goals in his second season. In the 2001-02 season he formed a solid defensive partnership with Jon Olav Hjelde. In 2002-03, his last season, in which Forest made the play-offs, Paul Hart deployed him in a defensive midfield role within a diamond 4–4–2 formation. He scored 4 goals during this season, and played a prominent role throughout his four years at the club.
He moved on to Leicester City in 2003, on a free transfer after failing to agree a new deal. At Leicester he scored once in a 4–3 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 25 October 2003. Scimeca then moved to West Bromwich Albion a year later by activating a get-out clause in his contract which allowed him to leave Leicester, before his transfer to Cardiff City in early 2006.
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