Omar Richards


Omar Tyrell Crawford Richards is an English professional footballer who plays for Championship club Reading as a left back or a wing back.

Career

Club

Richards signed with Reading as an Under-16 following his release from Fulham, signing his first professional contract with Reading in July 2016. Richards made his debut for Reading 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. On 30 November 2017, Reading announced that Richards had signed a new deal with club until 2021. He scored his first professional goal in a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest on 20 February 2018.

International career

On 30 August 2019, Richards received his first international call-up with a place in the England U21 squad. He eventually made his U21 debut on 11 October 2019 as a substitute during a 2-2 draw against Slovenia in Maribor.

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