Rakish Bingham

Rakish Bingham

Bingham playing for Hartlepool United in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-25) 25 October 1993
Place of birth Newham, England
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Hamilton Academical
Number 15
Youth career
 –2012 Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2013Falkirk (loan) 11 (0)
2014–2015 Mansfield Town 28 (6)
2015Hartlepool United (loan) 5 (1)
2015–2016 Hartlepool United 31 (4)
2016– Hamilton Academical 10 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:49, 3 December 2016 (UTC).


Rakish Phillip Bingham (born 25 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays for Scottish club Hamilton Academical, as a forward. He has previously played for Wigan Athletic, Falkirk, Mansfield Town and Hartlepool United.

Career

Wigan Athletic

Bingham joined Wigan's under-18 side in 2010 and made his debut for the reserves in April 2011. He signed his first professional contract at the end of the 2011–12 season.[1] He soon attracted interest from Premier League clubs, such as Manchester City, Newcastle United and Fulham.[2]

On 27 August 2013, Bingham joined Scottish Championship side Falkirk on loan until the end of the year.[3] He made 13 appearances, 11 in the league, but did not score during his time with the Bairns and returned to Wigan in January.[4]

Mansfield Town

On 31 August 2014, Bingham joined Mansfield Town on a free transfer after leaving Wigan.[5]

He scored on his Mansfield debut on 6 September 2014 in the 14th minute, a close range tap-in after the initial shot by Fergus Bell was saved, in the 1–2 away victory against Exeter City.[6] He also scored twice against Carlisle United in a 3–2 home win for Mansfield weeks later on 20 September 2014.[7]

Following his return from a loan period with Hartlepool United, Bingham scored his fourth goal of the season, in a 1–0 win over Luton Town,[8] followed up with goals against Wimbledon[9] and Cambridge United.[10] In his first season, Bingham went on to make 28 league appearances, scoring six times for the club.

Hartlepool United

On 2 January 2015, Manager Adam Murray agreed a loan move for Bingham to join Hartlepool United until the end of the season.[11] Murray explained his decision, saying the loan would let Bingham get regular playing time.[12] He made his Hartlepool debut the next day, making his first start and playing 90 minutes, in a 1–0 against Wycombe Wanderers.[13] Bingham then scored his first Hartlepool goal in the next game, a 2–0 win over Cheltenham Town[14] On 2 February 2015, having scored once in five appearances, Bingham was recalled by Mansfield.[15]

At the end of the season Mansfield announced that Bingham would be meeting with Murray to discuss his future at the club,[16] then it was announced on 20 May 2015, that having been released by Mansfield, he would be returning to Hartlepool.[17] Bingham explained his decision to re-join Hartlepool, saying that he wanted to continue working with Manager Ronnie Moore.[18]

Hamilton Academical

Bingham signed for Hamilton Academical in August 2016.[19] On 9 November 2016, he signed a contract extension, keeping him at Hamilton until May 2018.[20]

References

  1. "Player Profile". Wigan Athletic F.C. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  2. "Incluyen al Manchester City en la puja por Rakish Bingham" (in Spanish). Fichajes.com. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  3. "Wigan duo Mike Pollitt and striker Rakish Bingham allowed to leave club on loan deals". Sky Sports. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  4. "Falkirk boss is still looking for extra creativity". The Falkirk Herald. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  5. "Mansfield Town sign Rakish Bingham". BBC Sport. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  6. "Exeter 1–2 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  7. "Mansfield Town 3 - 2 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  8. "Mansfield Town 1 - 0 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  9. "Mansfield Town 2 - 1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  10. "Cambridge United 3 - 1 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  11. "Bingham makes Hartlepool switch". Sky Sports. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  12. "Bingham makes Hartlepool loan switch". Mansfield Town F.C. 2 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  13. "Wycombe Wanderers 1 - 0 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  14. "Hartlepool United 2 - 0 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  15. "Mansfield Town recall Hartlepool United loanee". BBC Sport. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  16. "Retained list confirmed". Mansfield Town F.C. 5 May 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  17. "Striker Rakish Bingham Returns To Pools". Hartlepool United F.C. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  18. "New striker Rakish Bingham reveals why he signed for Hartlepool United". Hartlepool Mail. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  19. "Rakish Bingham signs « Hamilton Academical Football Club".
  20. "Contract Extensions". Hamilton Academical F.C. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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