Omar Tyrell Crawford Richards (born 15 February 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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or a wing back for

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club

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

, on loan from

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

Club career

Reading

Richards played for local teams before he joined

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at age 10. Following his release from Fulham Under-16, he first played at Kinetic Academy, and then he signed his first professional contract with

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under academy manager

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in July 2016. Reading's academy coach, David Dodds, converted him from a left-sided forward into a left-back. 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

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following

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'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

on 20 February 2018.

Bayern Munich

On 27 May 2021,

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announced the signing of Richards to a four-year contract as a free agent once his Reading contract expired in June 2021.

Nottingham Forest

On 10 July 2022, recently promoted

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club

announced the signing of Richards on a four-year contract for an €8.5 million transfer fee.

International career

Born in England, Richards is of Jamaican descent and has expressed an interest in representing the Jamaica national team. 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

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in Maribor.

Personal life

Richards was born in

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; where he grew up with his mother, a single parent, and two brothers.

Career statistics

Honours

Bayern Munich *

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: 2021–22 * DFL-Supercup:

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Olympiacos *

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: 2023–24

References

External links

Profile
at the Nottingham Forest F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Richards, Omar 1998 births Living people English men's footballers England men's under-21 international footballers English people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent FC Bayern Munich footballers Reading F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Bundesliga players English Football League players Footballers from the London Borough of Lewisham Men's association football defenders Black British sportsmen English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany English expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece UEFA Conference League winning players