Carlos Richards

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Carlos Richards
Personal information
Full name Carlos Peliza Richards
Date of birth (2005-08-30) 30 August 2005 (age 19) [1]
Place of birth London, England [2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
0000–2020 Chelsea
2020 West Ham United
2020–2024 Derby County
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Derby County 1 (0)
International career‡
2021 Gibraltar U17 3 (0)
2023 Gibraltar U19 3 (0)
2023– Gibraltar U21 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:17, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2024

Carlos Peliza Richards (born 30 August 2005) is a Gibraltarian professional footballer who last played as a winger for Derby County.

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Club career

Richards is product of the youth academies of Chelsea and Derby County, having joined Derby County reserves on 13 August 2021 after a stint at West Ham United. [3] He worked his way up through Derby County's U18 and U23 sides, eventually moving to their first team in 2022. [4] He made his professional debut with Derby County in a 2–1 EFL Championship win over Fulham on 15 April 2022, coming on as a late sub in the 90th minute. [5]

After breaking into the club's under-21 team during the 2022–23 season, Richards signed his first professional contract with Derby County and was promoted to the under-21 squad on a full-time basis ahead of the 2023–24 season. [6] Richards made 10 Premier League 2 appearances during this season for the under-21s. [1] He was released by the club at the end of the 2023–24 season. [7]

International career

Richards is a youth international for Gibraltar, having been called up to the Gibraltar U17s in October 2021. [4] He registered an assist on his debut, sending in a free-kick for Jaiden Bartolo to head home in an eventual 6–1 defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 7 August 2021. [8] In September 2023, he accepted a call-up to the U21 squad for the first time. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Carlos Richards at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "England & Wales Births 1837-2006". Find My Past. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Academy Sign Duo Ahead Of Season Openers". www.dcfc.co.uk.
  4. 1 2 "A closer look at teenager Carlos Richards ahead of his Derby breakthrough". Derbyshirelive. April 8, 2022 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
  5. ↑ Media, P. A. (April 15, 2022). "Defiant Derby fightback denies Fulham promotion party and keeps hope alive". the Guardian.
  6. ↑ "Academy Update: Under-21s add duo and quintet sign new deals". Derby County Football Club. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023– via www.dcfc.co.uk.
  7. ↑ Derby County Retained List: 2023/24 Season Derby County. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  8. ↑ Bosnia and Herzegovina-Gibraltar | Under-17 2021/22. UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  9. ↑ Youngster Richards Earns Gibraltar Under-21s Call-Up Derby County FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.


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