Omar Richards

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Omar Richards
Personal information
Full name Omar Tyrell Crawford Richards[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back, wing back
Club information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 3
Youth career
2008–2013 Fulham
2013–2017 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Reading 92 (2)
2021– Bayern Munich 8 (0)
National team‡
2019 England U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:24, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:20, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

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

Club career[]

Reading[]

Richards played for local teams before he joined Fulham at age 10.[2] Following his release from Fulham Under-16, he signed his first professional contract with Reading under academy manager Eamonn Dolan in July 2016.[3][4] Reading's academy coach, David Dodds, converted him from a left-sided forward into a left-back.[5]

Richards made his debut for Reading under coach Jaap Stam 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.[6] On 30 November 2017, Reading announced that Richards had signed a new deal with club until 2021.[7] He scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 draw with Nottingham Forest on 20 February 2018.[8]

Bayern Munich[]

On 27 May 2021, Bayern Munich announced the signing of Richards to a four-year contract once his Reading contract expired in June 2021.[9]

International career[]

On 30 August 2019, Richards received his first international call-up with a place in the England U21 squad.[10] He eventually made his U21 debut on 11 October 2019 as a substitute during a 2–2 draw against Slovenia in Maribor.[11]

Personal life[]

Richards was born in Lewisham, where he grew up with his mother, a single parent, and two brothers.[2]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 23 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading U23 2016–17[12] — — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
Reading 2017–18[13] Championship 13 2 2 0 1 0 — — 16 2
2018–19[14] Championship 10 0 1 0 1 0 — — 12 0
2019–20[15] Championship 28 0 4 1 2 0 — — 34 1
2020–21[16] Championship 41 0 0 0 1 0 — — 42 0
Total 92 2 7 1 5 0 — — 104 3
Bayern Munich 2021–22[17] Bundesliga 8 0 1 0 — 4[b] 0 0 0 13 0
Career total 100 2 8 1 5 0 4 0 2 0 119 0
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours[]

Bayern Munich

References[]

  1. ^ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "The Long Read: Omar Richards on family and 'growing up' on the pitch". readingfc.co.uk. 6 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Omar Richards". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. ^ "15 youngsters sign new pro deals with Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Who is Bayern Munich's new English target Omar Richards?". DW. 13 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Opening day defeat for ten-man Royals". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Omar Richards signs until 2021". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Nottingham Forest 1-1 Reading". BBC Sport. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Omar Richards signs until 2025". FC Bayern Munich. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  10. ^ "England U21s kick-off a new campaign and Aidy Boothroyd has picked his squad". The FA. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Goals from Eddie Nketiah and Sam Surridge cancelled out as Young Lions tie in Maribor". The FA. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Games played by Omar Richards in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Games played by Omar Richards in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Games played by Omar Richards in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Games played by Omar Richards in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Games played by Omar Richards in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Omar Richards". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Robert Lewandowski double as Bayern Munich overcome Borussia Dortmund to win the Supercup". Bundesliga Official. Bundesliga. Retrieved 11 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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