| Omar Richards | |
| Full Name: | Omar Tyrell Crawford Richards[1] |
| Birth Date: | 15 February 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Lewisham, England |
| Height: | 1.74m (05.71feet)[2] |
| Position: | Left-back, wing-back |
| Currentclub: | Rio Ave (on loan from Nottingham Forest) |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Fulham |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Reading |
| Years1: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Reading |
| Caps1: | 92 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Bayern Munich |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Nottingham Forest |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Olympiacos (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | → Rio Ave (loan) |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19 May 2024 |
Omar Tyrell Crawford Richards (born 15 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back or a wing back for Rio Ave on loan from club Nottingham Forest.
Richards played for local teams before he joined Fulham at age 10.[3] Following his release from Fulham Under-16, he first played at Kinetic Academy, and then he signed his first professional contract with Reading under academy manager Eamonn Dolan in July 2016.[4] [5] [6] Reading's academy coach, David Dodds, converted him from a left-sided forward into a left-back.[7]
Richards made his debut for Reading under coach Jaap Stam on the opening day of the 2017–18 season, coming on as a 59th minute substitute for Jón Daði Böðvarsson following Tiago Ilori's red card.[8] On 30 November 2017, Reading announced that Richards had signed a new deal with club until 2021.[9] He scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 draw with Nottingham Forest on 20 February 2018.[10]
On 27 May 2021, Bayern Munich announced the signing of Richards to a four-year contract as a free agent once his Reading contract expired in June 2021.[11]
On 10 July 2022, recently promoted Premier League club Nottingham Forest announced the signing of Richards on a four-year contract for an €8.5 million transfer fee.[12] [13]
On 20 August 2024, Richards joined Primeira Liga side Rio Ave on a season-long loan.[14]
Born in England, Richards is of Jamaican descent and has expressed an interest in representing the Jamaica national team.[15] On 30 August 2019, Richards received his first international call-up with a place in the England U21 squad.[16] He eventually made his U21 debut on 11 October 2019 as a substitute during a 2–2 draw against Slovenia in Maribor.[17]
Richards was born in Lewisham; where he grew up with his mother, a single parent, and two brothers.[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Reading U23 | 2016–17 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Reading | 2017–18 | Championship | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | Championship | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 92 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 104 | 3 | |||||
| Bayern Munich | 2021–22[18] | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Olympiacos (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 112 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 3 | |||
Bayern Munich
Olympiacos