| Richard Nartey | |
| Fullname: | Richard Nicos Tettey Nartey[1] |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 1998[2] |
| Birth Place: | Hammersmith, England |
| Height: | 1.83m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Chelsea |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Chelsea |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Burton Albion (loan) |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Burnley |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Mansfield Town (loan) |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Salford City |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 39 |
| Totalgoals: | 0 |
Richard Nicos Tettey Nartey (born 6 September 1998) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Nartey signed for Chelsea as an Under-9.[3] He began playing full-time for the club at age 16.[4] He moved on loan to Burton Albion in June 2019.[5] He was released by Chelsea at the end of the 2019–20 season.[6]
In November 2020 he signed for Burnley.[7] He signed a new contract with the club in June 2021,[8] for 12 months with the option of a further year.[9] He moved on a season-long loan to Mansfield Town on 31 August.[10] [11] [12] He spent most of the season injured.[13] [14] In February 2022, following just three league appearances, it was announced that Nartey would remain on loan at Mansfield, but would return to Burnley to train with the club and play with their under-23 team.[15] On 10 June, Burnley announced that he would leave the club at the end of the month when his contract expired.[16]
In July 2022 he signed for Salford City.[17] He was released by the club at the end of the season.[18]
As of March 2024, Nartey worked as a property developer.[19]
Born in England, Nartey is of Ghanaian descent.[20] [21] He attended St. Paul's School, London,[22] leaving at age 16 following his GCSEs.[4] He then studied A-Levels (maths and French) part time over 3 years whilst playing football.[4]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Chelsea U21 | 2017–18 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
| Chelsea | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Burton Albion (loan) | 2019–20 | League One | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Burnley | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mansfield Town (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Salford City | 2022–23 | League Two | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 1 | |||