Kenton Richardson

Kenton Richardson

Personal information
Full name	Kenton Terry Richardson [1]
Date of birth	(1999-06-26) 26 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Durham, [2] England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [3]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Gateshead
Number	5
Youth career
2015–2017	Hartlepool United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Hartlepool United	43	(0)
2020–2022	Sunderland	0	(0)
2021	→ Notts County (loan)	1	(0)
2021–2022	→ Spennymoor Town (loan)	27	(0)
2022–	Gateshead	72	(4)
International career‡
2023–	England C	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:24, 31 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:51, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

Kenton Terry Richardson (born 26 June 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Gateshead.

Club career

Richardson came through the youth team at Hartlepool United. He made his senior debut for Hartlepool as a substitute for Liam Donnelly in a 4–0 defeat to Mansfield Town on 11 February 2017. ^[4] Richardson signed his first professional contract in March 2017 alongside three other Hartlepool players. ^[5]

Following the expiration of his contract with Hartlepool, Richardson joined League One side Sunderland on a two-year deal, initially joining the club's under-23 side. ^[6]

On 8 March 2021, Richardson joined National League side Notts County on loan until 5 April 2021. ^[7] However, an injury meant that Richardson only played one game for County.

Richardson made his Sunderland debut on 5 October 2021 in an EFL Trophy win against Lincoln City. ^[8]

Richardson joined National League North side Spennymoor Town on a 28 day loan deal on 12 November 2021. ^[9] The loan deal was later extended until the end of the season. ^[10]

After Sunderland's promotion to the Championship, it was announced in May 2022 that Richardson was one of 16 players released by the club. ^[11] He made three appearances in total for the Black Cats – all in the EFL Trophy.

On 9 June 2022, Richardson signed for National League side Gateshead on a one-year deal. ^[12]

International career

In March 2023, Richardson received his first call up for the England C team for their game against Wales C. ^[13]

Personal life

Kenton's grandfather Fred Richardson was a professional footballer who played for Chelsea, Hartlepools United, Barnsley, Chester and West Brom. ^[14] Richardson is a boyhood Sunderland fan. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of 17 August 2024

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hartlepool United	2016–17 [16]	League Two	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	2017–18 [2]	National League	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2018–19 [2]	National League	16	0	2	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	20	0
	2019–20 [2]	National League	10	0	4	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	15	0
Total			43	0	7	0	0	0	3	0	53	0
Sunderland	2020–21 [17]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22 [18]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 [b]	0	3	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
Notts County (loan)	2020–21 [2]	National League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Spennymoor Town (loan)	2021–22 [2]	National League North	27	0	0	0	0	0	4 [a]	0	31	0
Gateshead	2022–23 [2]	National League	27	1	1	0	0	0	5 [a]	0	33	1
	2023–24 [2]	National League	39	2	2	0	0	0	4 [a]	0	45	2
	2024–25 [2]	National League	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	Total		68	4	3	0	0	0	9	0	80	4
Career total			139	4	10	0	0	0	19	0	168	4

1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Gateshead

• FA Trophy: 2023–24; ^[19] runner-up: 2022–23 ^[20]

References

1. "EFL:Clubs Retained And Released Lists Published". EFL. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
2. Kenton Richardson at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
3. "Kenton Richardson". hartlepoolunited.co.uk. Hartlepool United F.C. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
4. "Mansfield Town 4–0 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
5. "Hartlepool Quartet Handed Pro Deals". The LFE. 28 March 2017.
6. "Kenton Richardson joins the club". Sunderland A.F.C. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
7. "Deals done for defensive duo". Notts County FC. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
8. "Kenton Richardson". Soccerbase.
9. "Kenton Richardson has signed for Spennymoor on loan". The Northern Echo. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
10. "Richardson extends Spennymoor stay". Sunderland AFC. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
11. "Retained list confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
12. "Kenton Richardson signs". Gateshead FC. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
13. "Kenton Richardson named in final England C squad". Gateshead FC. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
14. "Tributes paid to father of Hartlepool United player who has died aged 62".
15. "Sunderland sign Hartlepool United defender Kenton Richardson, initially for the under-23 squad". 28 August 2020.
16. "Games played by Kenton Richardson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
17. "Games played by Kenton Richardson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
18. "Games played by Kenton Richardson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
19. "Gateshead 2–2 Solihull Moors: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
20. De Costa, Luke (21 May 2023). "FC Halifax Town 1–0 Gateshead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

External links

• Kenton Richardson at Soccerbase
• Kenton Richardson at Soccerway