Michael Amir Richardson (born 24 January 2002) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for
Ligue 1
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club
Reims
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. Born in France, he represents the
Morocco national team.
Club career
Le Havre
Richardson came through the ranks of
OGC Nice
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youth system, before joining
Le Havre
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.
He made his professional debut for
Le Havre AC on the 15 May 2021, starting the
Ligue 2
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game against the league champions of
ESTAC Troyes
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. On 9 July 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Le Havre.
Reims
On 1 September 2022, he transferred to
Reims
Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne.
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signing a contract until 2026, and returned to Le Havre on loan for the 2022–23 season.
International career
Richardson is the son of the American former basketball player
Micheal Ray Richardson
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and a French-Moroccan mother. He played for the
France U20s in 2021. He was called up to the
Morocco U23s in March 2023. Born in France, Richardson is eligible to represent either France, Morocco, or the United States at the international level.
In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the
Moroccan under-23 national team for the
2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
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, hosted by Morocco itself, where the ''Atlas Lions'' won their first title
and qualified for the
2024 Summer Olympics
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.
Honours
Morocco U23
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U-23 Africa Cup of Nations:
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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Individual
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UNFP Ligue 2
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:
2022–23
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References
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2002 births
Living people
Footballers from Nice
Moroccan men's footballers
Morocco men's youth international footballers
Morocco men's international footballers
French men's footballers
France men's youth international footballers
Moroccan people of African-American descent
French people of African-American descent
French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Men's association football midfielders
Le Havre AC players
Stade de Reims players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players