Lewis Richards (footballer, born 2001)

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Lewis Richards
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Personal information
Full name Lewis Paul Jimmy Richards [1]
Date of birth (2001-10-15) 15 October 2001 (age 22)
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bradford City
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2016 Brentford
2016–2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 as a defender for EFL League Two club Bradford City. Born in England, he represents Ireland at youth level.

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Career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played on 23 April 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019–20 Premier League 0000004 [lower-alpha 1] 040
2020–21 Premier League0000003 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2021–22 Premier League0000002 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2022–23 Premier League0000000000
Total0000009090
Harrogate Town (loan) 2021–22 League Two 8000000080
Harrogate Town (loan) 2022–23 League Two9000103 [lower-alpha 1] 0130
Bradford City 2023–24 League Two26000004 [lower-alpha 1] 1301
Career total4300010161601
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. 1 2 Lewis Richards at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Lewis Richards at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Richards has a bright future – Sellars". ClubCall.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Wolves youngster Lewis Richards joins on loan". 13 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022– via www.harrowgatetownafc.com.
  5. ↑ "Lewis Richards: HarrogateTown sign Wolves defender on loan". 14 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022– via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "HarrogateTown 3-0 Oldham Athletic". 22 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022– via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Harrogate sign defender Richards on season loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ↑ Rayner, Stuart (8 July 2022). "Harrogate Town hoping to give Lewis Richards the full season he needs as Wolves youngster returns for another loan". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Lewis Richards returns to Wolverhampton Wanderers from Harrogate Town following ankle injury". Harrogate Advertiser. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Bantams bring in Wolves defender Richards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Bantams snap up Wolves defender Richards - and he can play tomorrow". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 18 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Lewis Richards interview: 'You feel like you've let the fans down'". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 22 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Bantams boss gives update on Lewis Richards and praises replacement". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 5 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Bantams boss gives update on Wright, Walker and Richards". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 15 February 2024.


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