Omar Richards

Omar Tyrell Crawford Richards (born 15 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Championship club Reading as a left back or a wing back.

Omar Richards
Personal information
Full name Omar Tyrell Crawford Richards[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Left back / Wing back
Club information
Current team
 Reading
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2013 Fulham
2013–2016 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Reading 42 (2)
National team‡
2019– England U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:16, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:20, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

Career

Club

Richards signed with Reading as an Under-16 following his release from Fulham,[2] signing his first professional contract with Reading in July 2016.[3] Richards made his debut for Reading on the opening day of the 2017–18 season, coming on as a 59th minute substitute for Jón Daði Böðvarsson following Tiago Ilori's red card.[4] On 30 November 2017, Reading announced that Richards had signed a new deal with club until 2021.[5] He scored his first professional goal in a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest on 20 February 2018.[6]

International career

On 30 August 2019, Richards received his first international call-up with a place in the England U21 squad.[7] He eventually made his U21 debut on 11 October 2019 as a substitute during a 2-2 draw against Slovenia in Maribor. [8]

Career statistics
As of match played 26 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading U23 2016–17[9] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
Reading 2017–18[10] Championship1322010—162
2018–19[11] Championship1001010—120
2019–20[12] Championship2104120—271
Total 4427140—553
Career total 442714020573
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. "Omar Richards". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. "15 youngsters sign new pro deals with Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  4. "Opening day defeat for ten-man Royals". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  5. "Omar Richards signs until 2021". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  6. "Nottingham Forest 1-1 Reading". BBC Sport. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  7. "ENGLAND U21S KICK-OFF A NEW CAMPAIGN AND AIDY BOOTHROYD HAS PICKED HIS SQUAD". The FA. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  8. "GOALS FROM EDDIE NKETIAH AND SAM SURRIDGE CANCELLED OUT AS YOUNG LIONS TIE IN MARIBOR". The FA. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  9. "Games played by Omar Richards in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  10. "Games played by Omar Richards in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  11. "Games played by Omar Richards in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  12. "Games played by Omar Richards in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
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