Personal information | |||
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Full name | Spencer McNair Richey | ||
Date of birth | May 30, 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2009 | IMG Academy | ||
2009–2010 | Crossfire Premier | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | Washington Huskies | 71 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Tacoma Tide | 10 | (0) |
2012 | Portland Timbers U23s | 14 | (0) |
2013 | Washington Crossfire | 8 | (0) |
2014 | Puget Sound Gunners | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 26 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | (0) |
2017 | → Whitecaps FC 2 | 17 | (0) |
2018 | → FC Cincinnati (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2019–2020 | FC Cincinnati | 29 | (0) |
2021 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | (0) |
2021 | → Tacoma Defiance | 5 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Chicago Fire | 7 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Chicago Fire II (loan) | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2009 | United States U17 | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 26, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 2, 2015 |
Spencer McNair Richey (born May 30, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper.
Richey spent his entire college career at the University of Washington. He made a total of 71 appearances for the Huskies and finished with 30 clean sheets.
He also played in the Premier Development League for Tacoma Tide, Portland Timbers U23s, Washington Crossfire and Puget Sound Gunners. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
On January 20, 2015, Richey was selected in the third round (61st overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC. [7] However he was cut from camp and he ended up joining USL affiliate club Whitecaps FC 2. [8] He made his professional debut for the club on April 1 in a match against Austin Aztex.
Richey signed with Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC on December 19, 2016. [9]
On November 22, 2017, the Whitecaps picked up Richey's team option and loaned him to FC Cincinnati for the 2018 season. [10]
Richey was released by Vancouver at the end of their 2018 season. [11] His MLS rights were subsequently traded to new MLS expansion side FC Cincinnati in December 2018 in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. [12]
He was released by Cincinnati at the end of their 2020 season. [13]
On February 2, 2021, it was announced that Richey signed with Seattle Sounders FC. [14] Following the 2021 season, Seattle declined their contract option on Richey. [15]
Richey was a member of the U.S. under-17 national team at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Whitecaps FC 2 | 2015 | USL | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
2016 | USL | 14 | 0 | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
2017 | USL | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2017 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
FC Cincinnati (loan) | 2018 | USL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
FC Cincinnati | 2019 | MLS | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
2020 | MLS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
Seattle Sounders FC | 2021 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Tacoma Defiance | 2021 | USL | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Career total | 92 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 0 |
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