William Jacob Richmond (born April 6, 2000) is an American professional

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player who plays as a midfielder for

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club

San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete as a member club of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally as the San Jose Clash, the franchise ...

Career

College and amateur

Richmond played four years of college soccer at

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between 2018 and 2021. As a member of

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he won

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championships in 2018 and 2020, and made a College Cup appearance in the 2019 NCAA Division I tournament.

Professional

On January 10, 2022, Richmond signed as a Homegrown Player for

side

. He was the ninth homegrown signed by the Quakes in their history.

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* 2000 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football wingers Stanford Cardinal men's soccer players Homegrown Players (MLS) Major League Soccer players Sportspeople from San Francisco San Jose Earthquakes players Soccer players from California MLS Next Pro players De Anza Force players San Jose Earthquakes II players {{US-footy-bio-stub