Richard Pacquette

Club career Born in Kilburn, Greater London, Pacquette's first club was Queens Park Rangers (QPR) where he played in the same youth team as Peter Crouch. He turned professional on 1 February 2000 He made one further appearance in the 2000–01 season, The season finished with QPR's relegation to the Second Division, and Pacquette scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 victory over Bury on 12 January 2002. He scored his second, and final goal of the 2001–02 season, to give QPR the lead in a 1–1 draw with Cardiff City in March, but was later handed a red card. After the end of the season, in July, manager Ian Holloway placed him on the transfer list.

After having made four appearances and scored one goal for QPR during the 2002–03 season, He made his debut the following day in a 1–0 defeat to Burton Albion and scored in his next appearance, in a 2–1 victory over Swansea City in the Football League Trophy first round. He went on to score for Stevenage in the southern section second round of the Football League Trophy, which finished in a 4–3 defeat to Luton Town. He finished the loan spell having scored four goals in 10 appearances.

Pacquette scored on his first appearance of the 2003–04 season, He featured against Dagenham & Redbridge in the Football League Trophy in November, which proved to be his final appearance for QPR. He scored his first goal for Dagenham in a 5–0 victory over Shrewsbury Town and finished loan the spell with five appearances and two goals. He made his debut in a 3–0 defeat to Rochdale and scored in the following match, which finished as a 2–1 victory over York City. He finished the loan spell at Mansfield with five appearances and one goal,

He trained with newly formed League One club Milton Keynes Dons (MK Dons) and joined them on 24 September. Pacquette made his debut in a 4–2 victory over Hartlepool United and scored his first goal in his following match, a 3–0 victory over Brentford in the Football League Trophy. After making seven appearances for MK Dons, He left the club to sign for Brentford in League One on non-contract terms on 26 November. He played for Brentford in a 2–0 defeat to Hull City. He left the club by mutual consent and signed for Conference National club Farnborough Town on 7 December. His debut came in a 1–1 draw with Canvey Island and his first goal came in a 2–1 defeat to Morecambe.

After making five appearances for Farnborough, after training with Grimsby Town. He made two appearances for Stevenage, He eventually joined St Albans City in February, where he made one appearance before signing for Hemel Hempstead Town in March. After making two appearances, He made six appearances for Hampton before the end of the 2004–05 season. and was loaned to Thurrock of the Conference South in February 2006, where he made four appearances after making his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Yeading. and in March he was released by the club, after scoring 17 goals in 30 appearances during the 2005–06 season. scoring three goals in eight league appearances during the remainder of the 2005–06 season. He scored for Havant in their FA Cup fourth round tie against Premier League team Liverpool at Anfield on 26 January 2008, putting Havant 1–0 in the lead on eight minutes, before they eventually lost 5–2. after making 32 appearances and scoring 13 goals for Havant up to that point during the 2007–08 season. He signed for Conference Premier club Histon on a one-month loan on 18 February 2009, after having made 25 appearances and scored 15 goals for Maidenhead up to that point during the 2008–09 season. He started the following match, a 2–0 victory over Barrow, before making his final appearance as an 83rd-minute substitute in a 3–0 victory against Lewes. After being unavailable for the opening three matches of the season due to a suspension he received while at Maidenhead, he made his debut as a 78th-minute substitute against Hayes & Yeading United, scoring York's equaliser with a header in a 1–1 draw. He was sent off 56 minutes into his first start for York in the following match against Gateshead, which resulted in him serving another three-match suspension. He made his return as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 3–2 victory over Tamworth in October. He later pulled a thigh muscle, meaning he was expected to be out injured for the remainder of the month, eventually returning to training in November. His return came in a 3–2 victory over Crewe Alexandra in the FA Cup first round, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute, before scoring to equalise the match at 2–2. He scored the winning goal in an FA Trophy second round replay against Newport County in stoppage time on 26 January 2010. He finished the 2009–10 season with 18 appearances and four goals for York

Pacquette signed for Conference Premier club Eastbourne Borough on a one-year contract on 28 June. He made his debut in the opening match of the 2010–11 season, a 4–2 defeat away to Tamworth on 14 August, and he scored Eastbourne's first goal with a header. Pacquette finished the season with 14 goals in 39 appearances as Eastbourne were relegated to the Conference South.

At the start of August 2011 Pacquette joined Forest Green Rovers on trial and featured in a match against Cirencester Town but failed to land a deal. Later that month, Pacquette joined Conference Premier club Hayes & Yeading United. He was released by Hayes on 9 December, later that day re-signing for Maidenhead of the Conference South. He made his second debut for the club in a goalless draw with Staines Town in the FA Trophy first round, and also appeared in the replay defeat three days later. He would go on to score three goals in the next three matches, all in the Conference South. Just a month after joining Maidenhead he returned to the Conference Premier after signing for Lincoln City on a contract until the end of the 2011–12 season.

He joined Gainsborough Trinity on trial in August 2012 and scored in the team's 4–0 pre-season victory over Doncaster Rovers. He signed for Conference South club Bromley on 16 August 2012 and made his debut two days later in a 0–0 draw at home to Staines Town. He scored on his debut, a 5–3 a defeat at Salisbury City on 1 January 2013, but was subsequently released on 10 January 2013, after scoring once in two matches for the club. He signed for another Conference South club, Sutton United, on 19 January 2012. Pacquette's debut came in a 2–1 home win over Eastleigh on 2 February 2013, before scoring his first goal in a 3–2 victory at home to Basingstoke Town on 19 February. having scored once in seven matches for the club. making his third debut on 9 March in a 2–0 home defeat to Eastleigh.

During the summer of 2015, he made preseason appearances for Hampton & Richmond Borough, scoring a goal against Tooting & Mitcham United on 12 July 2015, and later signed for them. He went on a loan stint at Lewes in November 2015, and after a spell with Walton & Hersham winter 2016, he was back in the Hampton & Richmond Borough jersey on 22 March 2016 as they narrowly lost to Cockfosters in a 42 penalty shoot out thriller in the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup. In July 2016, Metropolitan Police manager Jim Cooper announced his arrival. Pacquette went on to sign for fellow Isthmian League Premier Division club Grays Athletic on 20 October. Following his release on 17 November 2016, he made his debut for Egham Town on 3 December 2016. In June 2017, Pacquette joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Harrow Borough.

In November 2017 he joined Thamesmead Town. Following the club going into creditors voluntary administration in October 2018, he signed for Harefield United of Spartan South Midlands League Division One.

In May 2023, he joined Amersham Town as player-assistant manager

In July 2025, he became player-manager of Harefield United. He made his debut for the club on 5 August, in a 3–2 FA Cup win over Peacehaven & Telscombe, scoring his first goal several weeks later in a 1–2 defeat in the FA Vase to Rushden & Higham United.

International career Pacquette earned a call-up to the Dominica national team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification CONCACAF first round match against Barbados on 6 February 2008. Barbados went into the match as heavy favourites but fell behind to Pacquette's goal on his international debut, which finished as a 1–1 draw.

Style of play After signing for York City in 2009, manager Martin Foyle described him as being "strong and can hold the ball up, which we were poor at doing last season. He could be our link man because we need to retain possession better in the final third."

Personal life He attended Cardinal Hinsley Maths and Computing College when he was young. His cousin is fellow Dominica international footballer Jefferson Louis, with whom he was paired as Dominica's strikers in the second leg against Barbados. Pacquette and his Havant & Waterlooville teammates would have received £10,000 each if they had beaten Liverpool in the FA Cup. After joining York City in 2009, he moved into a house with teammates Neil Barrett, Alex Lawless, James Meredith and Daniel Parslow.

Like his cousin, Pacquette is known to be an Arsenal supporter.

Pacquette is now a PE Teacher at Newman Catholic College.

Career statistics Club

International

As of match played 6 February 2008. Dominica score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pacquette goal.