Caleb Richards

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Caleb Richards
Personal information
Full name Caleb Joel Richards[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Salford, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Kidderminster Harriers
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2016 Blackpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Blackpool 0 (0)
2016 → Marine (loan) 1 (0)
2017 → Warrington Town (loan) 15 (2)
2017–2018 → Southport (loan) 9 (0)
2018 → Leek Town (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2021 Norwich City 0 (0)
2018–2019 → FC United of Manchester (loan) 7 (0)
2019 → Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) 35 (1)
2020 → Yeovil Town (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 15 (0)
2021– Kidderminster Harriers 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:11, 07 September 2021 (UTC)

Caleb Joel Richards (born 8 September 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Kidderminster Harriers.

Club career[]

Blackpool[]

After being club youth team captain he signed professional terms in May 2017.[3]

He made his first-team debut for Blackpool in the EFL Cup in a second round match against Wigan Athletic.[4] After his appearance in an EFL Trophy match against Middlesbrough's Under 21 team where Blackpool won 4–1, he was shortlisted for the competition's player of the round.[5]

He was released by the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.[6]

Loans[]

Whilst at Blackpool he had four loan spells at other clubs. He joined Marine[7] on loan in November 2016. At the beginning of the 2017–18 season he joined Warrington Town on loan[8] with the loan being extended in October.[9]

He then spent time on loan at Southport, joining them in December 2017.[10] In March 2018 he joined Leek Town[11] with the spell being extended until the end of the season.[12]

Norwich City[]

After being released by Blackpool he joined Norwich City[13] as a member of the club's Under 23 development team in the summer of 2018. He started ten matches for the development team before going out on loan at the end of November.

Loans[]

On 30 November he joined FC United of Manchester on loan.[14] He made his debut for the club on 1 December in match against York City.[15]

On 4 February 2019, Richards joined the Tampa Bay Rowdies on loan.[16][17]

On 31 January 2020, Richards joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[18]

He joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan in September 2020.[19][20]

Kidderminster Harriers[]

On 18 March 2021, Richards completed a permanent move to Kidderminster Harriers following the end of his loan spell with the club.[21]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 15 December 2020
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
Blackpool 2016–17[22] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[23] League One 0 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
Marine (loan) 2016–17[24] Northern Premier League
Premier Division 		1 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 2 0
Warrington Town (loan) 2017–18[25] Northern Premier League
Premier Division 		15 2 3 0 — 1[c] 0 0 0
Southport (loan) 2017–18[26] National League North 9 0 0 0 — 0 0 9 0
Leek Town (loan) 2017–18[27] Northern Premier League
Division One South 		9 0 0 0 — 0 0 9 0
Norwich City 2018–19[28] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20[29] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[30] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
FC United of Manchester (loan) 2018–19[26] National League North 7 0 0 0 — 0 0 7 0
Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) 2019[26] USL Championship 35 1 2 0 — 1[d] 0 38 1
Yeovil Town (loan) 2019–20[26] National League 0 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 1 0
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2020–21[26] National League North 15 0 1 0 — 1[c] 0 17 0
Career total 91 3 6 0 1 0 6 0 104 3
  1. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance in USL Championship Playoffs

References[]

  1. ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "C. Richards: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Blackpool plan for League One by cutting loose nine players". The League Paper. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Wigan Athletic 2-1 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Caleb Richards On Shortlist For Checkatrade Trophy Player of the Round". Blackpool FC. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Manager Confirms Retained List". Blackpool FC. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Young Blackpool duo seal loan moves". Blackpool Gazette. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Yellows denied at the death". Warrington Town FC. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Richards Extends Loan Spell At Warrington Town". Blackpool FC. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Richards Joins Southport For A Month". Blackpool FC. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Leek Town manager Neil Baker eyes hat-trick of wins in a week". Stoke Sentinel. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Kitman Congratulated On Milestone". Evostik League. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Profile: Caleb Richards". Norwich City FC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  14. ^ "FC sign left-back Caleb Richards on loan". FC United of Manchester. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  15. ^ "York City FC 2-0 FC United of Manchester". FC United of Manchester. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Rowdies Acquire Caleb Richards On Loan From Norwich City FC". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  17. ^ Caleb Richards: Living in Tampa was some of the best months of my life englishplayersabroad.com
  18. ^ "Transfer | Caleb Richards joins on loan". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  19. ^ Southwell, Connor. "City defender joins Kidderminster on loan". Pink Un - Norwich City Football Club News. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Caleb Richards moves to Kidderminster Harriers on loan". www.canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Caleb Richards completes permanent switch to Kidderminster Harriers". Norwich City FC. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Caleb Richards in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  23. ^ "Games played by Caleb Richards in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  24. ^ "Caleb Richards". Marine Football Club. Pitch Hero Ltd. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  25. ^ Gordon, James (1 May 2018). "Warrington Town Fixtures and Results 2017/18". Warrington Worldwide. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  26. ^ a b c d e Caleb Richards at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  27. ^ "Caleb Richards - Player Statistics". Leek Town Stats Engine. Leek Town F.C. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  28. ^ "Games played by Caleb Richards in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  29. ^ "Games played by Caleb Richards in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  30. ^ "Games played by Caleb Richards in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

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