Kenton Terry Richardson (born 26 June 1999) is an

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professional

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who plays as a defender for

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Playing career

Richardson came through the youth team at

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

. He made his senior debut for Hartlepool as a substitute for Liam Donnelly in a 4–0 defeat to

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

on 11 February 2017. Richardson signed his first professional contract in March 2017 alongside three other Hartlepool players. Following the expiration of his contract with Hartlepool, Richardson joined

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on a two-year deal, initially joining the club's under-23 side. On 8 March 2021, Richardson joined

side

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on loan until 5 April 2021. However, an injury meant that Richardson only played one game for County. Richardson made his Sunderland debut on 5 October 2021 in an

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win against Lincoln City. Richardson joined

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Spennymoor Town Spennymoor Town Football Club is a football club based in Spennymoor, County Durham, in the North East of England. They currently compete in and currently play their home matches at The Brewery Field. The club began playing in the Northern ...

on a 28 day loan deal on 12 November 2021. The loan deal was later extended until the end of the season. After Sunderland's promotion to the

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, it was announced in May 2022 that Richardson was one of 16 players released by the club. He made three appearances in total for the Black Cats – all in the EFL Trophy. On 9 June 2022, Richardson signed for

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on a one-year deal.

Personal life

Kenton's grandfather

Fred Richardson Fred Richardson (18 August 1925 – 28 July 2016) was an English footballer, who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Chelsea, Hartlepools United, Barnsley, West Bromwich Albion and Chester. His grandson Kenton Richardson ...

was a professional footballer who played for

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and West Brom. Richardson is a boyhood

fan.

Career statistics

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Kenton Association football defenders English footballers Footballers from County Durham Sportspeople from Durham, England Hartlepool United F.C. players English Football League players 1999 births Living people National League (English football) players Sunderland A.F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Spennymoor Town F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players