Heather Richards

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Heather Richards
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Scotland,
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Rangers
2012–2014 Celtic 56 (10)
2015–2016 Hibernian
2016–2018 Celtic 29 (1)
2020– Hamilton Academical 0 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Scotland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Heather Richards (born 16 February 1994) is a Scottish football forward who plays for Hamilton Academical of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL).

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Club career

Coming from Rangers, Richards transferred to Celtic in December 2011, where she stayed three years. In December 2014 she transferred from Celtic to Hibernian, scoring from close to the halfway line in the 2015 SWPL Cup final, [1] before returning to Celtic during the 2016 mid-season break. [2] Resuming her football career after a long break, she was one of five new signings for Hamilton Academical in January 2020. [3]

International career

Richards made her 'A' international debut for Scotland on 12 March 2014 against Korea Republic, replacing Lisa Evans in the 89th minute. [4] She also represented Scotland at under-17 and under-19 level.

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References

  1. "Watch: Wonder strike in women's game". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2024. Glasgow City women won their fourth consecutive Scottish Premier League Cup final
  2. Campbell, Alan (30 July 2016). "Football: SWPL title up for grabs with focus back on league". The National (Scotland) . Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. McGilvray, Andy (17 January 2020). "Hamilton Accies Women make five new signings". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. "Scotland – Korea Republic on Scottishfa.co.uk". Scottish FA.