Ricardo Fuller
Ricardo Dwayne Fuller (born 31 October 1979) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a striker for Charlton Athletic. He has also played for the Jamaica national team.
Fuller started his football career with Jamaican side Tivoli Gardens before he moved to England with Crystal Palace. He returned to Jamaica and then went on loan to Hearts before joining Preston North End. He scored 27 goals in 58 League game at Preston which prompted Portsmouth to pay £1million for his services. Fuller failed to make an impact at Portsmouth and joined rivals Southampton in 2005 before Stoke City signed him for £500,000 in 2007.
At Stoke, he has become an influential member of the first team and his goals helped the "Potters" gain promotion to the Premier League in 2008. He was a key figure in Stoke's first season in the Premier League becoming top goalscorer but gained a bad reputation after he slapped his own captain, Andy Griffin in the face in December 2008. He remained a regular in Tony Pulis' squad and helped Stoke reach the 2011 FA Cup Final but Fuller missed out on the final due to injury. After he recovered from his injury he was only give a bit-part role and he left the club in June 2012 after his contract expired. He scored 50 goals for Stoke in 208 appearances.
He signed a one-year contract with Charlton Athletic in August 2012.
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