| Lewis Richards | |
| Fullname: | Lewis Paul Jimmy Richards |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 2001 |
| Height: | 1.82m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Bradford City |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brentford |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Harrogate Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Harrogate Town (loan) |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Bradford City |
| Caps4: | 37 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 19:03, 4 December 2024 (UTC) |
Lewis Paul Jimmy Richards (born 15 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Bradford City. Born in England, he represents Ireland at youth level.
Richards began his career in the Brentford Academy, before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers after the closure of the academy in 2016.[1]
On 13 January 2022, Richards joined League Two club Harrogate Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season,[2] [3] playing his first game for the club on 22 January in a 3–0 home win against Oldham Athletic, where he was substituted in the 82nd minute for Nathan Sheron.[4]
He returned to Harrogate in July 2022 for a second loan spell.[5] [6] This was cut short in January 2023 when Richards sustained an ankle injury which ruled him out for four months and he returned to his parent club.[7]
On 18 August 2023, Richards signed for Bradford City, joining on an initial two-year contract.[8] [9] His debut came on 19 August 2023 in a 3–0 away defeat at Morecambe; after the match, he said the players had let the fans down.[10] Richards suffered an injury during a match on 26 December 2023, and was ruled out for a few weeks.[11] After returning to first-team action, he was injured again in February 2024.[12]
In September 2024, in his first league start of the 2024–25 season, Richards suffered an injury.[13] He suffered a further injury in November 2024.[14] [15]
As of November 2024, Richards was primarily playing for Bradford City as a left wing back,[16] having also played in the centre of defence.[17]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Harrogate Town (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Harrogate Town (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Bradford City | 2023–24 | League Two | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | League Two | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 75 | 1 | |||