Taylor Richards

Taylor Jerome Richards (born 4 December 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brighton & Hove Albion.[3]

Taylor Richards
Personal information
Full name Taylor Jerome Richards[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-04) 4 December 2000[2]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 30
Youth career
2009–2015 Fulham
2015–2019 Manchester City
2019–2020 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 41 (10)
National team‡
2017 England U17 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Manchester City

Richards left Fulham to join Manchester City at the age of 14.[4] During his final season at the club he scored a goal against Rochdale to help his side reach the quarter-final of the EFL Trophy.[5]

Brighton & Hove Albion

In July 2019 Richards joined Brighton and Hove Albion for a transfer fee reported to be £2.5 million.[4][6] Richards made his professional debut for Brighton on 25 September 2019 in a 3–1 defeat at home against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup.[7]

Doncaster Rovers (loan)

On 25 August 2020, Richards signed for Doncaster Rovers on a season long loan for the 2020–21 season.[8][9] He made his debut 4 days later starting in the 3–2 away defeat against Blackburn Rovers in the EFL Cup.[10] He made his senior league debut playing the whole game in a 1–1 home draw against MK Dons on 12 September.[11] Richards scored his first goal on 26 September hitting home the third for the Yorkshire side in an eventual 4–1 home victory over Bristol Rovers.[12]

Return to the Albion

Richards made a Premier League matchday squad for the first time on 14 August in the opening game of the 2021–22 season where he remained as an unused substitute in the 2–1 away win over Burnley.[13] He made his first appearance of the season on 24 August, starting in the 2–0 away victory over Cardiff City in the EFL Cup second round.[14] He made his Brighton Premier League debut on 28 August, coming on as a 73rd minute substitute for Jakub Moder in the 2–0 home loss against Everton.[15]

International career

In February 2017 Richards made three appearances for the England under-17 team.[6][16]

Career statistics
As of 22 September 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2017–18[17] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
2018–19[17] ———4[lower-alpha 1]242
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2019–20[17] ———3[lower-alpha 1]131
Brighton & Hove Albion 2019–20[17] Premier League 000010—10
2021–22[18] Premier League 100020—30
Total 1000300040
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2020–21[19] League One 411031103[lower-alpha 1]04811
Career total 421031401336214
  1. appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019.
  2. "Taylor Richards". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. Taylor Richards at Soccerway
  4. Brennan, Stuart; Corless, Liam (22 July 2019). "Promising youngster Taylor Richards reveals reason for leaving Man City after scoring on Brighton debut". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. "EFL Trophy: Sunderland beat Newcastle U21s, Man City U21s progress". BBC Sport. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  6. Dunford, Mark (18 July 2019). "Brighton and Hove Albion sign Manchester City and England starlet". Brighton & Hove Independent. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  7. "Brighton 1–3 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  8. "Taylor Richards: Doncaster Rovers sign Brighton midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  9. "Richards joins Doncaster on loan" (Press release). Brighton and Hove Albion. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  10. "Carabao Cup first round: Blackburn Rovers 3–2 Doncaster Rovers – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  11. "Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Milton Keynes Dones – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  12. "Doncaster Rovers 4–1 Bristol Rovers – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  13. "Burnley 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: Substitute Alexis Mac Allister seals comeback win - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  14. "Cardiff City 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: Seagulls into Carabao Cup third round - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  15. "Brighton & Hove Albion 0-2 Everton: Gray and Calvert-Lewin strike to extend Toffees' unbeaten start - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  16. Mumford, Jack (14 February 2017). "Man City youngsters impress in Algarve Cup". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  17. "Games played by Taylor Richards in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  18. "Games played by Taylor Richards in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  19. "Games played by Taylor Richards in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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