| Richard Peniket | |
| Fullname: | Richard James Peniket[1] |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Stourbridge, England |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Gulf United |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | –2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Walsall |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Fulham |
| Years1: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Fulham |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs2: | → Hereford United (loan) |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2012 |
| Clubs3: | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013 |
| Clubs4: | → AFC Telford United (loan) |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2013 |
| Clubs5: | → Farnborough (loan)) |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Years6: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs6: | Tamworth |
| Caps6: | 42 |
| Goals6: | 7 |
| Years7: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs7: | Halifax Town |
| Caps7: | 90 |
| Goals7: | 17 |
| Years8: | 2015 |
| Clubs8: | → AFC Telford United (loan) |
| Caps8: | 4 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs9: | Gateshead |
| Caps9: | 40 |
| Goals9: | 6 |
| Years10: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs10: | Alfreton Town |
| Caps10: | 39 |
| Goals10: | 5 |
| Years11: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs11: | Kidderminster Harriers |
| Caps11: | 21 |
| Goals11: | 2 |
| Years12: | 2021– |
| Clubs12: | Gulf United |
| Caps12: | 26 |
| Goals12: | 19 |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales U17 |
| Nationalteam2: | Wales U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam3: | Wales U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15:00, 19 April 2020 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 15:00, 19 April 2020 (UTC) |
Richard James Peniket (born 4 March 1993) is a footballer who plays for Gulf United as a forward.
Peniket was born in Stourbridge, West Midlands,[2] and began his football career with Walsall.
In 2009, despite interest from Manchester United, Peniket joined Fulham.[3] [4] In June 2010, Peniket signed his first professional contract, keeping him until 2013.[5]
In October 2011, Peniket joined League Two club Hereford on a one-month loan, later extended until the end of the season.[6] [7] He made his Football League debut in the 2–1 home defeat to Bristol Rovers on 10 January 2012, replacing Delroy Facey for the last twelve minutes of the match.[8]
On 30 August 2012, Peniket signed for Conference National team Kidderminster Harriers on a loan deal from Fulham until January 2013.[9] He made his début for Kidderminster in a 1–1 draw against Barrow, coming on as a substitute in the 71st minute.[10] On 21 November, Fulham confirmed that Peniket had been recalled.[11]
Peniket signed for Conference side AFC Telford United on a one-month loan on 29 January 2013[12] and made his début the same day, against Kidderminster Harriers away, losing the match 1–0.[13] Peniket scored his first ever senior goal for AFC Telford United against Hyde at New Bucks Head on 12 February 2013.[14]
On 2 March 2013, Peniket signed for Conference South club Farnborough on an initial one-month loan deal.[15] On 22 March 2013, this loan was extended until the end of the season.[16]
Peniket was one of twelve players released by Fulham at the end of the 2012–13 Premier League season.[17]
Following his release by Fulham, Peniket moved down four divisions to join Conference National side Tamworth on a one-year contract.[18] He scored twice in a 4–1 victory over Southport on 7 September 2013, after failing to score in his first five games.[19]
Peniket signed for Halifax Town on 24 June 2014 on a free transfer.[20] He scored his first two goals for the Yorkshire side in a 3–0 victory over Welling.
On 26 May 2017, Peniket signed a one-year deal with National League side Gateshead following him turning down the offer of a new contract from Halifax Town. He made his debut on 5 August in a 1–2 defeat away to Woking[21] and scored his first goal for the club the following week in a 3–0 victory over Torquay United.[22]
In June 2018, Peniket joined National League North side Alfreton Town on a one-year deal.[23]
In June 2019, Peniket returned to Kidderminster Harriers.[24] He departed the club on 21 January 2020, stating he wanted to take some time away from football and give himself a chance to recover from cumulative injuries.[25]
In January 2022, Peniket signed with Gulf United. Peniket featured regularly and finished the 2021–22 season with 8 goals in 11 games.https://www.uaefa.ae/en/competition/1400 Gulf United managed to secure promotion to the UAE Second Division, as well as winning the UAE Third Division title.[26]
In the 2022-23, Peniket's second season with Gulf United, he led them to become champions of the UAE Second Division, achieving back-to-back promotions for the first team in UAE Football History, along the way securing promotion to the UAE First Division.[27]
Peniket ended the season as the clubs top goalscorer for the 2022-23 season with 11 goals to his name, and also second top-goalscorer in the league. [28]
Peniket has played for Wales at levels up to under-21. He has six appearances for the Wales under-19 team,[29] and made his debut for the under-21s in a 2–1 friendly defeat against Hungary on 10 August 2011.[30]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hereford United (loan) | 2011–12 | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2012–13 | Conference Premier | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Telford United (loan) | 2012–13 | Conference Premier | 6 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Farnborough (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference South | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | ||
| Tamworth | 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 42 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 4[31] | 0 | 48 | 8 | ||
| Halifax Town | 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 34 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 41 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | National League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | National League North | 39 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 12 | |||
| Halifax total | 90 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 104 | 24 | |||
| Telford United (loan) | 2015–16 | National League North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Gateshead | 2017–18 | National League | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 190 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 212 | 42 | |||
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