Richard Olise

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Richard Olise
Personal information
Full name Richard Oghenekome Olise
Date of birth (2004-09-09) 9 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 49
Youth career
Chelsea
International career‡
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 England U18 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 December 2024

Richard Oghenekome Olise (born 9 September 2004) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Chelsea.

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Early life

Olise was born in London, England. His older brother, Michael is also a footballer playing for Bayern Munich and representing France at international level. [1] Olise is of Algerian and French descent through his mother, and Nigerian descent through his father. [2]

Career

As a youth player, Olise joined the youth academy of Premier League side Chelsea at under-9 level. [3] In 2021, he was promoted to the club's under-18 team. Three years later, he was promoted to their reserve team. In December 2024, he was included in the senior match squad for the first time in the UEFA Conference League match against Astana. [4]

Style of play

Olise plays as a defender, specifically as a centre-back or as a right-back. A left-footed player, Ukrainian sports website FootBoom described him as having "solid technical skills and remarkable physical attributes". [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 November 2024 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U21 2024–25 ————3 [a] 030
Career total000000003030
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "Michael Olise To Represent France At Toulon Tournament". thetilehurstend.sbnation.com/. The Tilehurst End. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Who is Richard Olise? Chelsea Reece James alternative and Bayern star's brother breaks through". Football.London. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Chelsea have a new king of Cobham – & he's the brother of Europe's best winger". Planet Football. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  4. ↑ UEFA.com. "Astana vs Chelsea | UEFA Conference League 2024/25". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  5. ↑ "Chelsea Welcomes New Talent: Richard Olise, Brother of Europe's Finest Winger". FootBoom. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Richard Olise at Soccerway
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