Richard Nartey

For the Ghanaian politician, see Richard Dornu Nartey.

Richard Nartey

Personal information
Full name	Richard Nicos Tettey Nartey [1]
Date of birth	(1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth	Hammersmith, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Barnet
Number	31
Youth career
2007–2019	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Chelsea	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Burton Albion (loan)	25	(0)
2020–2022	Burnley	0	(0)
2021–2022	→ Mansfield Town (loan)	3	(0)
2022–2023	Salford City	11	(0)
2024–	Barnet	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:11, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

Richard Nicos Tettey Nartey (born 6 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for National League club Barnet. ^[3]

Career

Nartey signed for Chelsea as an Under-9. ^[4] He began playing full-time for the club at age 16. ^[5] He moved on loan to Burton Albion in June 2019. ^[6] He was released by Chelsea at the end of the 2019–20 season. ^[7]

In November 2020 he signed for Burnley. ^[8] He signed a new contract with the club in June 2021, ^[9] for 12 months with the option of a further year. ^[10] He moved on a season-long loan to Mansfield Town on 31 August. ^{[11] [12] [13]} He spent most of the season injured. ^{[14] [15]} In February 2022, following just three league appearances, it was announced that Nartey would remain on loan at Mansfield, but would return to Burnley to train with the club and play with their under-23 team. ^[16] On 10 June, Burnley announced that he would leave the club at the end of the month when his contract expired. ^[17]

In July 2022 he signed for Salford City. ^[18] He was released by the club at the end of the season. ^[19]

As of March 2024, Nartey worked as a property developer. ^[20]

In August 2024 after a year away from football, Nartey signed for National League club Barnet. ^[21]

Personal life

Born in England, Nartey is of Ghanaian descent. ^{[22] [23]} He attended St. Paul's School, London, ^[24] leaving at age 16 following his GCSEs. ^[5] He then studied A-Levels (maths and French) part time over 3 years whilst playing football. ^[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chelsea U21	2017–18 [25]	—			—		—		3 [a]	0	3	0
	2018–19 [26]	—			—		—		4 [a]	1	4	1
	Total				—		—		7	1	7	1
Chelsea	2019–20 [27]	Premier League	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Burton Albion (loan)	2019–20 [27]	League One	25	0	1	0	2	0	1 [a]	0	29	0
Burnley	2020–21 [28]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2021–22 [29]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Mansfield Town (loan)	2021–22 [29]	League Two	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Salford City	2022–23 [30]	League Two	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Career total			39	0	1	0	2	0	8	1	50	1

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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