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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lewis Paul Jimmy Richards [1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 October 2001 | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bradford City | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Brentford | ||
2016–2021 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2023– | Bradford City | 26 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:52, 23 April 2024 (UTC) |
Lewis Paul Jimmy Richards (born 15 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays for Bradford City, as a defender. Born in England, he represents Ireland at youth level.
Richards began his career in the Brentford Academy, before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers after the closure of the academy in 2016. [3]
On 13 January 2022, Richards joined League Two club Harrogate Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season, [4] [5] playing his first game for the club on 22 January in a 3–0 home win against Oldham Athletic, where he was substituted in the 82nd minute for Nathan Sheron. [6]
He returned to Harrogate in July 2022 for a second loan spell. [7] [8] This was cut short in January 2023 when Richards sustained an ankle injury which ruled him out for four months and he returned to his parent club. [9]
On 18 August 2023, Richards signed for Bradford City, joining on an initial two-year contract. [10] [11] His debut came on 19 August 2023 in a 3–0 away defeat at Morecambe; after the match, he said the players had let the fans down. [12] Richards suffered an injury during a match on 26 December 2023, and was ruled out for a few weeks. [13] After returning to first-team action, he was injured again in February 2024. [14]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Harrogate Town (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Harrogate Town (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Bradford City | 2023–24 | League Two | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 30 | 1 |
Career total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 60 | 1 |
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