Rakish Bingham

Rakish Phillip Bingham (born 25 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League side Ebbsfleet United.

Rakish Bingham

Bingham playing for Ebbsfleet United in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Rakish Philip Bingham[1]
Date of birth	(1993-10-25) 25 October 1993 (age 31)
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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Appearance in Football League Trophy
3. Appearances in the Premiership play-offs
4. Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Rakish Bingham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
2. "Player Profile". Wigan Athletic F.C. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
3. "Incluyen al Manchester City en la puja por Rakish Bingham" (in Spanish). Fichajes.com. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
4. "Wigan duo Mike Pollitt and striker Rakish Bingham allowed to leave club on loan deals". Sky Sports. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
5. "Falkirk boss is still looking for extra creativity". The Falkirk Herald. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
6. "Mansfield Town sign Rakish Bingham". BBC Sport. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
7. "Exeter 1–2 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
8. "Mansfield Town 3 - 2 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
9. "Mansfield Town 1 - 0 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
10. "Mansfield Town 2 - 1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
11. "Cambridge United 3 - 1 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
12. "Bingham makes Hartlepool switch". Sky Sports. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
13. "Bingham makes Hartlepool loan switch". Mansfield Town F.C. 2 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
14. "Wycombe Wanderers 1 - 0 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
15. "Hartlepool United 2 - 0 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
16. "Mansfield Town recall Hartlepool United loanee". BBC Sport. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
17. "Retained list confirmed". Mansfield Town F.C. 5 May 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
18. "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.
19. "New striker Rakish Bingham reveals why he signed for Hartlepool United". Hartlepool Mail. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
20. "Rakish Bingham signs « Hamilton Academical Football Club". 22 August 2016.
21. "Contract Extensions". Hamilton Academical F.C. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
22. "Hamilton: striker Rakish Bingham commits to club until 2019". BBC Sport. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
23. "Player Departures « Hamilton Academical Football Club". www.hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. 30 January 2019.
24. "Cheltenham Town: Rakish Bingham joins Robins after Hamilton release". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
25. "Rakish Bingham: Doncaster Rovers sign former Hamilton striker". BBC Sport. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
26. Hoden, Liam (30 January 2020). "Rakish Bingham's future decided at Doncaster Rovers". Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
27. "BINGHAM JOINS UNITED". Scottish Professional Football League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
28. "Time at Tannadice ends for eight players". Dundee United Football Club. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
29. "Fleet bring Bingham in". Ebbsfleet United FC. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
30. "Games played by Rakish Bingham in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
31. Rakish Bingham at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
32. "Games played by Rakish Bingham in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
33. "Games played by Rakish Bingham in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
34. "Games played by Rakish Bingham in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
35. "Games played by Rakish Bingham in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
36. "Games played by Rakish Bingham in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
37. "Games played by Rakish Bingham in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

External links

• Rakish Bingham at Soccerbase
• Rakish Bingham at Soccerway