1. Rickie Lee Lambert was born on 16 February 1982 and is an English former professional footballer who is currently an Academy Youth Development Coach at Wigan Athletic.
38 Facts About Rickie Lambert
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Rickie Lambert proved a key signing for Southampton, becoming their top scorer as they were promoted to the Championship from League One in 2011 and to the Premier League the following season, scoring 117 goals for the team across all competitions.
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Rickie Lambert announced his retirement in October 2017 after being unable to find a new club following his departure from Cardiff City.
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Rickie Lambert won a number of personal awards during his career, including two league Golden Boots.
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On 8 August 2013, Rickie Lambert was called up to the England team for the first time, scoring on his England debut at Wembley Stadium in a friendly against Scotland with his first touch.
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Rickie Lambert was born and brought up in the Westvale area of Kirkby, Merseyside by parents Maureen and Ray.
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Rickie Lambert joined local club Liverpool as a youngster aged 10, but was released when he was 15.
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Rickie Lambert tried out for non-League club Marine, before becoming a trainee with Blackpool in August 1998 at the age of 16.
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Rickie Lambert was released by Steve McMahon in November 2000.
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Rickie Lambert scored the only goal in the Football League Trophy Southern Area Final in a Bristol derby against local rivals Bristol City, which ultimately sent the team into the final with Doncaster Rovers.
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Rickie Lambert finished his debut season with Southampton with a total of 36 goals in all competitions, in addition to the goal he scored for Bristol Rovers in the opening match of the season.
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On 1 July 2011, Rickie Lambert signed a new contract to keep him at the club until 2014.
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On 13 March 2012, Rickie Lambert was named the Championship Player of the Year for 2011.
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Rickie Lambert finished the season with 31 goals, 27 in the league, as Saints clinched promotion to the Premier League, earning him the Southampton Fans' Player of the Season award for the second time in three years.
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Rickie Lambert scored on his very first Premier League appearance, scoring just minutes after replacing Jay Rodriguez as a substitute against Manchester City.
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Rickie Lambert followed this up with the opening goal in a match against Manchester United.
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Rickie Lambert had only been on the pitch for a matter of minutes.
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Rickie Lambert scored his 100th Southampton goal in a defeat at Newcastle United, which was his 12th goal of the season.
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On 21 March 2013 Rickie Lambert signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him with the Saints until summer 2016.
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Rickie Lambert ended the season as the club's top goal scorer, scoring 15 league goals and featuring in all 38 league matches.
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Rickie Lambert finished the season with 13 goals in 37 league matches.
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On 17 January 2015, Rickie Lambert scored his second Premier League goal for the club in a win over Aston Villa at Villa Park.
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On 19 April 2015, Rickie Lambert was selected in the Football League team of the decade at the 2015 Football League Awards.
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Later that same day, Rickie Lambert scored twice on his debut in a friendly against his former team Bristol Rovers.
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In October 2016, Rickie Lambert suffered a "horrific" leg injury in a match against Nottingham Forest, leading to a long-term absence from the team.
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On 6 July 2017, Rickie Lambert left the club after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.
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Rickie Lambert never took a penalty in normal play for his first two clubs, Blackpool and Macclesfield Town.
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Rickie Lambert scored six from six attempts at Stockport County, and five from six attempts for Rochdale.
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Rickie Lambert transferred to Rovers and continued to score well in penalties, achieving 13 goals from 14 attempts.
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On 8 August 2013, Rickie Lambert was called up to the England squad for the first time at the age of 31, on the same day that his wife gave birth to their third child, a daughter, Bella.
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Rickie Lambert earned a second call-up on 27 August 2013, when Roy Hodgson named him in the England squad to face Moldova and Ukraine in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
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On 6 September 2013, Rickie Lambert was handed a start by Hodgson against Moldova at Wembley Stadium.
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Rickie Lambert got his second international goal in this match, another header, making it two goals in two consecutive matches.
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Rickie Lambert contributed the assists for two Danny Welbeck goals in the same match.
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On 12 May 2014, Rickie Lambert was named in the 23-man England squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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In May 2023, Rickie Lambert joined Wigan Athletic as a Youth Development Coach with the club's academy.
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Rickie Lambert is married to Amy and the couple have three children.
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Since 2020, Rickie Lambert has espoused a range of conspiracies on social media, including around COVID-19 and the concept of 15-minute cities.