Richard Eckersley (footballer)

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Richard Eckersley
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Personal information
Full name Richard Jon Eckersley
Date of birth (1989-03-12) 12 March 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Worsley, England[1]
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Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
 Oldham Athletic
Number 24
Youth career
2005–2007 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Manchester United 2 (0)
2009–2012 Burnley 0 (0)
2010 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 7 (0)
2010–2011 → Bradford City (loan) 12 (0)
2011 → Bury (loan) 3 (0)
2011 → Toronto FC (loan) 23 (0)
2012–2013 Toronto FC 49 (0)
2014 New York Red Bulls 9 (0)
2015–2016 Oldham Athletic 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:34, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Richard Jon Eckersley (born 12 March 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a full-back for Oldham Athletic.

Born in Worsley, Salford, Greater Manchester, Eckersley began his career with Manchester United before signing a four-year contract with Burnley in July 2009. After joining Burnley, he spent loan spells with Plymouth Argyle, Bradford City and Bury. He went on loan to Toronto FC in 2011 before making a permanent transfer to the club the following season.

Career

Manchester United

Eckersley made his first appearance for Manchester United in February 2004, when he played for the under-17 side as a 14-year-old against Manchester City. He joined the club as a trainee in July 2005, and started playing for the under-18s soon after. However, a long-term injury kept him out of contention for almost eight months, and he only made three appearances in the 2005–06 season. In 2006–07, he established himself as a regular in the under-18 side, making 25 appearances in all competitions. He also made his first appearance for the reserve team on 15 February 2007, when he played in a goalless draw away to Bolton Wanderers. On 8 May 2007, he was named at right back for the final of the Manchester Senior Cup against Manchester City; the team lost the match 3–1.

The following season saw Eckersley emerge as a regular reserve team player, making 23 appearances in all competitions as the team reached the final of the Lancashire Senior Cup and the final of the Manchester Senior Cup for the second year in a row. Eckersley played in both matches, and finally got his hands on a Manchester Senior Cup winners' medal at the second time of asking. He also got his first taste of first team football in December 2007, when he was named as an unused substitute for United's dead rubber Champions League group stage match against Roma.[2]

He continued in the reserve team in 2008–09, and was also named on the bench for the first team's 3–1 League Cup third round win over Middlesbrough.[3] He made his first team debut in an FA Cup fixture at home to Tottenham Hotspur on 24 January 2009, coming on as a 53rd-minute substitute for fellow debutant Fábio da Silva.[4] His league debut came three days later, on 27 January 2009, when he came on as a 71st-minute substitute for Gary Neville in a 5–0 win over West Bromwich Albion.[5] On 1 March 2009, Eckersley was named on the substitutes bench for the League Cup Final which United won 4–1 on penalties, this gave Eckersley the first medal of his career.

Burnley

On 15 July 2009, Eckersley signed a four-year contract with Premier League newcomers Burnley. Although Eckersley had refused the offer of a new contract with Manchester United, as he was under the age of 24, his old club was entitled to compensation from Burnley.[6] Eckersley made his Burnley debut in the 2009–10 Football League Cup, playing in the club's second round match against Hartlepool United. Although Eckersley was sent off in the tenth minute of extra time, Burnley went on to win the match 2–1.[7]

On 5 March 2010, Eckersley joined Plymouth Argyle on a one-month loan deal as cover for the injured Réda Johnson.[8][9] The move also allows Eckersley much-needed match experience, having made just three cup appearances for Burnley since joining from Manchester United.[10] On 1 April 2010, the loan was extended until the end of the season.[11]

In November 2010, he had another loan spell, this time with League Two side Bradford City. His loan spell was extended for another month, before he returned after playing 13 games.[12]

In March 2011, he joined Bury on yet another loan spell, until the end of the season, and was given the number 27 shirt.[13]

Toronto FC

It was announced on 15 April that he would be moving to Major League Soccer side Toronto FC on loan until January 2012.[14] The move found the defender again paired with Toronto's current Director of Player Development Paul Mariner, who served as Plymouth's manager during the defender's stint with the club. Eckersley made his debut for Toronto on 23 April 2011 in a 1–1 home draw against Columbus Crew as a second half sub for Javier Martina.[15] Due to the season-ending injury to Adrian Cann and long term injury of Dicoy Williams, Coach Aron Winter was forced to use Eckerley in the centre of defence in early July and was extremely impressive in two consecutive victories over Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[16] In his first season at the club Eckersley helped Toronto win the 2011 Canadian Championship, starting both legs of the final against Vancouver Whitecaps FC, winning 3-2 on aggregate.

On 25 January 2012, Burnley announced the cancellation of Eckersley's contract by mutual consent, allowing him to make a permanent move to Toronto FC.[17] Toronto FC announced his permanent move to the club on 26 January 2012.[18] In that season, Eckersley helped Toronto to another Canadian Championship. Eckersley injured his hamstring against FC Dallas, on 6 April 2013 while celebrating a late goal by teammate Darrell Russell, in the 90th minute, that tied the game.[19] After missing nine games with the club as a result of the injury, the club stated on 29 May 2013 that the fullback had re-torn the muscle in training, and his return would be delayed.[20] As a result of these injuries he was limited to only 16 league appearances in 2013.

New York Red Bulls

On 27 January 2014, Toronto FC traded Eckersley to New York Red Bulls in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.[21] After starting the first few games of the season Eckersley lost his place due to injury, but by season's end he reclaimed his starting role and helped the club qualify for the playoffs. Eckersley finished the season very strong playing an important role in the team getting to the eastern conference final.[22]

On 2 December 2014, New York Red Bulls announced that Eckersley would listen to offers elsewhere once his contract expires with major league on the 31st December 2014.

Oldham Athletic

Eckersley signed with Oldham Athletic of English League One on 18 September 2015.[23]

Personal

He is the younger brother of footballer Adam Eckersley.

Career statistics

As of 6 April 2013.

Sources:[24][25][26][27][28][29][29][30]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Club Season Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 2008–09 Premier League 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Burnley 2009–10 0 0 1 0 2 0 – – 3 0
2010–11 Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 – – 1 0
2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 0 0 1 0 3 0 – – 4 0
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2009–10 Championship 7 0 0 0 0 0 – – 7 0
Bradford City (loan) 2010–11 League Two 12 0 0 0 0 0 – – 12 0
Bury (loan) 2010–11 League One 3 0 0 0 0 0 – – 3 0
Toronto FC (loan) 2011 Major League Soccer 23 0 4 0 – 7 0 – 34 0
Toronto FC 2012 33 0 3 0 – 6 0 0 0 42 0
2013 16 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 16 0
Total 72 0 7 0 – 13 0 0 0 92 0
New York Red Bulls 2014 Major League Soccer 9 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 17 0
Career total 105 0 10 0 8 0 16 0 0 0 139 0

Honours

Club

Manchester United
Toronto FC

Individual

References

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External links

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