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MATT RICKARD
Born: 29 January 1993
Came from: Exeter City Went to: Released
First game: 15 January 2011 Last game: 15 January 2011
Appearances: 1 (0/1) Goals: 0
Exeter-born Rickard joined Argyle from his hometown club in 2008. A striker, he was a regular goalscorer for the youth team during his first two years, and also impressed when given a run-out for the reserves. In January 2011 he was promoted to the first team to provide cover for Peter Reid's depleted squad and made his debut as a 17-year-old substitute against Oldham Athletic.
Despite undoubted promise, he was released at the end of the 2010-11 season, but rather than head off to local non-league football, he moved to the USA to enrol on a Sports Science degree at the University of Michigan, playing for their soccer side, Michigan Wolverines, in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division One Big Ten Conference – the highest level of university sport in the USA's Mid-West. In 2013 he transferred to Oakland University to combine his studies with more soccer for the Golden Grizzlies.
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I'm very grateful to many who have helped write GoS-DB's player pen-pictures, and to Dave Rowntree, the PAFC Media Team and Colin Parsons for their help with photos. Thanks also to staff at the National Football Museum, the Scottish Football Museum and ScotlandsPeople for their valuable assistance.
The following publications have been particularly valuable in the research of pen-pictures: Plymouth Argyle, A Complete Record 1903-1989 (Brian Knight, ISBN 0-907969-40-2); Plymouth Argyle, 101 Golden Greats (Andy Riddle, ISBN 1-874287-47-3); Football League Players' Records 1888-1939 (Michael Joyce, ISBN 1-899468-67-6); Football League Players' Records 1946-1988 (Barry Hugman, ISBN 1-85443-020-3) and Plymouth Argyle Football Club Handbooks.
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