Omar Richards

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Omar Richards
Personal information
Full name Omar Tyrell Crawford Richards [1]
Date of birth (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m) [2]
Position(s) Left-back, wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Rio Ave (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
Number 98
Youth career
2008–2013 Fulham
2013–2017 Reading
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Reading 92 (2)
2021–2022 Bayern Munich 12 (0)
2022– Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Olympiacos (loan) 10 (0)
2024–2025 → Rio Ave (loan) 26 (0)
2025– → Rio Ave (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2019 England U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 June 2025

Omar Tyrell Crawford Richards (born 15 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back or a wing back for Portuguese Liga club Rio Ave, on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest.

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Club career

Reading

Richards played for local teams before he joined Fulham at age 10. [3] Following his release from Fulham Under-16, he first played at Kinetic Academy, and then he signed his first professional contract with Reading under academy manager Eamonn Dolan in July 2016. [4] [5] [6] Reading's academy coach, David Dodds, converted him from a left-sided forward into a left-back. [7]

Richards made his debut for Reading under coach Jaap Stam on the opening day of the 2017–18 season, coming on as a 59th minute substitute for Jón Daði Böðvarsson following Tiago Ilori's red card. [8] On 30 November 2017, Reading announced that Richards had signed a new deal with club until 2021. [9] He scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 draw with Nottingham Forest on 20 February 2018. [10]

Bayern Munich

On 27 May 2021, Bayern Munich announced the signing of Richards to a four-year contract as a free agent once his Reading contract expired in June 2021. [11]

Nottingham Forest

On 10 July 2022, recently promoted Premier League club Nottingham Forest announced the signing of Richards on a four-year contract for an €8.5 million transfer fee. [12] [13]

On 20 August 2024, Richards joined Primeira Liga side Rio Ave on a season-long loan. [14]

On 1 September 2025, Richards returned to Rio Ave on another season-long loan deal. [15]

International career

Born in England, Richards is of Jamaican descent and has expressed an interest in representing the Jamaica national team. [16] On 30 August 2019, Richards received his first international call-up with a place in the England U21 squad. [17] He eventually made his U21 debut on 11 October 2019 as a substitute during a 2–2 draw against Slovenia in Maribor. [18]

Personal life

Richards was born in Lewisham; where he grew up with his mother, a single parent, and two brothers. [3]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading U23 2016–17 [19] ————2 [c] 020
Reading 2017–18 [20] Championship 1322010——162
2018–19 [21] Championship1001010——120
2019–20 [22] Championship2804120——341
2020–21 [23] Championship4100010——420
Total9227150——1043
Bayern Munich 2021–22 [24] Bundesliga 12010—4 [d] 000170
Nottingham Forest 2022–23 Premier League 000000——00
Olympiacos (loan) 2023–24 Super League Greece 10010—3 [e] 0—140
Rio Ave (loan) 2024–25 Primeira Liga 902000——110
Career total12121115070201483
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, DFB-Pokal, Greek Football Cup, Taça de Portugal
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ One appearance in the UEFA Europa League, and two appearance in the UEFA Conference League

Honours

Bayern Munich

Olympiacos

References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Omar Richards". Nottingham Forest F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 "The Long Read: Omar Richards on family and 'growing up' on the pitch". readingfc.co.uk. 6 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Omar Richards". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "15 youngsters sign new pro deals with Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  6. ↑ White, Matt (18 August 2023). "Kinetic graduate Omar Richards opens up on a tough 12 months - | Kinetic Foundation" . Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Who is Bayern Munich's new English target Omar Richards?". DW. 13 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Opening day defeat for ten-man Royals". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Omar Richards signs until 2021". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Nottingham Forest 1-1 Reading". BBC Sport. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Omar Richards signs until 2025". FC Bayern Munich. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  12. ↑ Nottingham Forest Football Club (10 July 2022). "Omar Richards signs for The Reds". Nottingham Forest Football Club. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  13. ↑ Taylor, Paul. "Omar Richards, Nottingham Forest and the curious case of a missing season". The Athletic.
  14. ↑ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (20 August 2024). "Richards joins Rio Ave on loan". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  15. ↑ "Omar Richards regressa ao Rio Ave FC". rioavefc.pt (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "'Commitment is number one'". jamaica-gleaner.com. 15 December 2021.
  17. ↑ "England U21s kick-off a new campaign and Aidy Boothroyd has picked his squad". The FA. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "Goals from Eddie Nketiah and Sam Surridge cancelled out as Young Lions tie in Maribor". The FA. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Omar Richards in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Omar Richards in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Omar Richards in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Omar Richards in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Omar Richards in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  24. ↑ "Omar Richards". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  25. ↑ "Robert Lewandowski double as Bayern Munich overcome Borussia Dortmund to win the Supercup". Bundesliga Official. Bundesliga . Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  26. ↑ "El Kaabi swoops to secure Greece's first major European trophy". UEFA. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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