Jordan Richards (footballer, born 1993)

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Jordan Richards
Personal information
Full name Jordan Richards[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Playing position Right-back
Club information
Current team
Hartlepool United
Number 19
Youth career
2009–2011 Hartlepool United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Hartlepool United 50 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:08, 27 December 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Jordan Richards (born 15 June 1993) is an English footballer who plays either as a defender or as a midfielder for Hartlepool United.

Career

Richards was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. He started his career in the youth team of Hartlepool United on a two-year scholarship. In the summer of 2011 he signed his first professional contract.[3] He made his professional debut on 20 March 2012, in a 1–0 defeat to Oldham Athletic, replacing Paul Murray as a late substitute. A month later, he was handed his first start playing the full 90 minutes against Tranmere Rovers in a 1-1 draw.

Jordan was praised by manager John Hughes after his run in the first-team,[4] but was then dealt with the blow of being ruled out for the rest of the 2012-13 season after a knee injury.[5]

On 7 May 2014, Richards extended his contract with the Pools.[6]

Personal life

He is the nephew of ex-Sunderland and Blackburn player Michael Gray.

Career statistics

As of 22 January 2016[7]
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hartlepool United 2011–12 League One 2000000020
2012–13 110000000110
2013–14 League Two 190100020220
2014–15 90100000100
2015–16 2010000030
Career total 430300020480

References

  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 36. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 474. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. "Player Profile". Hartlepool United F.C. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  4. "Jordan Richards is an inspiration says Hartlepool United boss John Hughes". Hartlepool Mail.
  5. "Hartlepool teen Jordan Richards out for the season". Evening Gazette.
  6. "Jordan Richards Signs New Deal". Hartlepool United FC. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014.
  7. Jordan Richards career statistics at Soccerbase

External links

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