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 Hartlepool United in 2015
Personal information
Full name Rakish Philip Bingham[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-25) 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 88 (37)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:25, 21 October 2023 (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 end of 2022–23 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wigan Athletic 2013–14[30] Championship 0000000000
Falkirk (loan) 2013–14[31] Scottish Championship 11000101[lower-alpha 1]0130
Mansfield Town 2014–15[32] League Two 286410000327
Hartlepool United (loan) 2014–15[32] League Two 5100000051
Hartlepool United 2015–16[33] League Two 31440201[lower-alpha 2]0384
Hamilton Academical 2016–17[34] Scottish Premiership 30542002[lower-alpha 3]0367
2017–18[35] Scottish Premiership 3251051—386
2018–19[36] Scottish Premiership 200042–62
Total 64105293208015
Cheltenham Town 2018–19[36] League Two 100000000100
Doncaster Rovers 2019–20[37] League One 8131001[lower-alpha 4]0122
Dundee United 2019–20[37] Scottish Championship 5000000050
Ebbsfleet United 2020–21[31] National League South 1890000222011
2021–22[31] National League South 30122100323515
2022–23[31] National League South 40163100004317
2023–24[31] National League 0000000000
Total 88375200549843
Career total 2505921612310429372
  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.
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