Market value
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Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.16
goals / match
St. Mirren FC
top club · 85 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#491
goals rank
#493
assists rank
23
season goals
0
season assists
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€50k
peak value · 2004
€600k
top transfer fee · 00/01
11
best season · 00/01
7 / 0
int'l caps / goals
142Appearances
23Goals
0Assists
17Yellow cards
1Red cards
17Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Ricky Gillies |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Richard Gillies |
| Date of birth | 1976-08-24 (49 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Citizenship |  Scotland |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | |
| Height | 178.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2008-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2008
Transfer: Neilston FC → Retired
08/09 · Transfer
Oct 2007
Transfer: Stranraer → Neilston FC
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2007
Transfer: Hawke’s Bay → Stranraer
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Hawke’s Bay United (2005 - 2021)
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
Transfer: Partick Thistle → Hawke’s Bay
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Partick Thistle FC
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: St. Mirren → Partick Thistle
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — St. Mirren FC
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — St. Mirren FC
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — St. Mirren FC
37 matches · 10 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — St. Mirren FC
38 matches · 11 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: Aberdeen FC → St. Mirren
00/01 · Transfer · €600k
May 2000
Transfer: St. Mirren → Aberdeen FC
99/00 · Return from loan
Mar 2000
Transfer: Aberdeen FC → St. Mirren
99/00 · Loan
Jul 1999
99/00 — Aberdeen FC
11 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Aberdeen FC
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Aberdeen FC
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1997
Transfer: St. Mirren → Aberdeen FC
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1994
Transfer: St. Mirren FC U20 → St. Mirren
94/95 · Transfer
Jul 1993
93/94 — St. Mirren FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1993
Transfer: St. Mirren FC U17 → St. Mirren FC U20
93/94 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €50k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.22/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.22/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.22/90
Minutes played by club
Aberdeen FC
26.9%
St. Mirren FC
73.1%
Hawke’s Bay United (2005 - 2021)
0.0%
Partick Thistle FC
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen FC | 3 | 97/98 | 99/00 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 408 |
| St. Mirren FC | 5 | 00/01 | 93/94 | 85 | 22 | 0 | 1,110 |
| Hawke’s Bay United (2005 - 2021) | 1 | 06/07 | 06/07 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Partick Thistle FC | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | CIS Insur. Cup | Aberdeen FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Premiership | Aberdeen FC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 408 |
| 98/99 | League | Aberdeen FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Premiership | Aberdeen FC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Premiership | Aberdeen FC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | B&Q Cup | St. Mirren FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | NZFC | Hawke’s Bay United (2005 - 2021) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League One | Partick Thistle FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | SFA Cup | Partick Thistle FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Championship | St. Mirren FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | SFA Cup | St. Mirren FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Bell's Cup | St. Mirren FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 03/04 | Championship | St. Mirren FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Bell's Cup | St. Mirren FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 02/03 | Championship | St. Mirren FC | 33 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 319 |
| 02/03 | CIS Insur. Cup | St. Mirren FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | SFA Cup | St. Mirren FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | CIS Insur. Cup | St. Mirren FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 180 |
| 00/01 | Premiership | St. Mirren FC | 36 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 311 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93/94 | 1993-07-01 | St. Mirren FC U17 | St. Mirren FC U20 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 94/95 | 1994-07-01 | St. Mirren FC U20 | St. Mirren | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1997-07-01 | St. Mirren | Aberdeen FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-03-01 | Aberdeen FC | St. Mirren | Loan | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-05-01 | St. Mirren | Aberdeen FC | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Aberdeen FC | St. Mirren | Transfer | 0 | €600k |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | St. Mirren | Partick Thistle | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Partick Thistle | Hawke’s Bay | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Hawke’s Bay | Stranraer | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-10-01 | Stranraer | Neilston FC | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Neilston FC | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€50k
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #16868 | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iain Nicolson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Dunbar | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Premiership | St. Mirren FC | 10 | 36 |
| 02/03 | Championship | St. Mirren FC | 9 | 33 |
| 00/01 | CIS Insur. Cup | St. Mirren FC | 1 | 2 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 2000-05-01 | St. Mirren | Aberdeen FC | Return from loan | — | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-03-01 | Aberdeen FC | St. Mirren | Loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 11 | 408 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 98/99 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | 37 | 529 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.51 |
| 00/01 | 38 | 491 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premiership
67 apps
11 G
0 A
Championship
40 apps
9 G
0 A
Bell's Cup
4 apps
2 G
0 A
League
5 apps
1 G
0 A
NZFC
18 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Ricky Gillies?
Ricky Gillies is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Ricky Gillies?
Ricky Gillies is 49 years old. He was born on August 24, 1976 in Glasgow.
What position does Ricky Gillies play?
Ricky Gillies plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Ricky Gillies play for?
Ricky Gillies currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Ricky Gillies scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ricky Gillies has scored 23 goals in 142 appearances.