Rakish Phillip Bingham (born 25 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League side Ebbsfleet United.
 Bingham playing for Ebbsfleet United in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rakish Philip Bingham[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Newham, London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ebbsfleet United | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wigan Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Falkirk (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Mansfield Town | 28 | (6) |
| 2015 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Hartlepool United | 31 | (4) |
| 2016–2019 | Hamilton Academical | 81 | (11) |
| 2019 | Cheltenham Town | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | (1) |
| 2020 | Dundee United | 5 | (0) |
| 2020– | Ebbsfleet United | 109 | (44) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:24, 20 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
He has also previously played for Wigan Athletic, Falkirk, Mansfield Town, Hartlepool United, Cheltenham Town, Doncaster Rovers Hamilton Academical and Dundee 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.[2] He soon attracted interest from Premier League clubs, such as Manchester City, Newcastle United and Fulham.[3]
On 27 August 2013, Bingham joined Scottish Championship side Falkirk on loan until the end of the year.[4] He made 13 appearances, 11 in the league, but did not score during his time with the Bairns and returned to Wigan in January.[5]
Mansfield Town
On 31 August 2014, Bingham joined Mansfield Town on a free transfer after leaving Wigan.[6]
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.[7] He also scored twice against Carlisle United in a 3–2 home win for Mansfield weeks later on 20 September 2014.[8]
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,[9] followed up with goals against Wimbledon[10] and Cambridge United.[11] 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.[12] Murray explained his decision, saying the loan would let Bingham get regular playing time.[13] He made his Hartlepool debut the next day, making his first start and playing 90 minutes, in a 1–0 against Wycombe Wanderers.[14] Bingham then scored his first Hartlepool goal in the next game, a 2–0 win over Cheltenham Town[15] On 2 February 2015, having scored once in five appearances, Bingham was recalled by Mansfield.[16]
At the end of the season Mansfield announced that Bingham would be meeting with Murray to discuss his future at the club,[17] then it was announced on 20 May 2015, that having been released by Mansfield, he would be returning to Hartlepool.[18] Bingham explained his decision to re-join Hartlepool, saying that he wanted to continue working with Manager Ronnie Moore.[19]
Hamilton Academical
Bingham signed for Hamilton Academical in August 2016.[20] On 9 November 2016, he signed a contract extension, keeping him at Hamilton until May 2018.[21] In November 2017, Bingham extended his contract by a further year keeping him at the club until May 2019.[22] He left Hamilton in January 2019.[23]
Cheltenham Town
After his release by Hamilton, Bingham signed a short-term contract with Cheltenham Town on 31 January 2019.[24]
Doncaster Rovers
Having been without a club after leaving Cheltenham at the end of the 2018–19 season, Bingham signed for League One club Doncaster Rovers in November 2019.[25] He left the club in January 2020, his contract having expired.[26]
Dundee United
On 6 February, Bingham signed for Dundee United on a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season.[27] In May 2020 and was announced that he would be one of eight players leaving the club in the summer following the expiry of his contract.[28]
Ebbsfleet United
On 3 September 2020, Bingham signed for National League South side Ebbsfleet United.[29]
Career statistics
- As of 20 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 2013–14[30] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Falkirk (loan) | 2013–14[31] | Scottish Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mansfield Town | 2014–15[32] | League Two | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 |
| Hartlepool United (loan) | 2014–15[32] | League Two | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Hartlepool United | 2015–16[33] | League Two | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 38 | 4 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2016–17[34] | Scottish Premiership | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 36 | 7 |
| 2017–18[35] | Scottish Premiership | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 38 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19[36] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | ||
| Total | 64 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 15 | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 2018–19[36] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2019–20[37] | League One | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Dundee United | 2019–20[37] | Scottish Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ebbsfleet United | 2020–21[31] | National League South | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 |
| 2021–22[31] | National League South | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 15 | |
| 2022–23[31] | National League South | 40 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 17 | |
| 2023–24[31] | National League | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | |
| Total | 109 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 120 | 50 | ||
| Career total | 271 | 66 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 315 | 79 | ||
References
External links
- Rakish Bingham at Soccerbase
- Rakish Bingham at Soccerway
