Caleb Joel Richards (born 8 September 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for National League North club Kidderminster Harriers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caleb Joel Richards[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Blackpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Blackpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Marine (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Warrington Town (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Southport (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Leek Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → FC United of Manchester (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) | 35 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2021– | Kidderminster Harriers | 140 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:11,2 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBlackpool
editAfter being club youth team captain he signed professional terms in May 2017.[3]
He made his first-team debut for Blackpool in the EFL Cup in a second round match against Wigan Athletic.[4] After his appearance in an EFL Trophy match against Middlesbrough's Under 21 team where Blackpool won 4–1, he was shortlisted for the competition's player of the round.[5]
He was released by the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.[6]
Loans
editWhilst at Blackpool he had four loan spells at other clubs. He joined Marine[7] on loan in November 2016. At the beginning of the 2017–18 season he joined Warrington Town on loan[8] with the loan being extended in October.[9]
He then spent time on loan at Southport, joining them in December 2017.[10] In March 2018 he joined Leek Town[11] with the spell being extended until the end of the season.[12]
Norwich City
editAfter being released by Blackpool he joined Norwich City[13] as a member of the club's Under 23 development team in the summer of 2018. He started ten matches for the development team before going out on loan at the end of November.
Loans
editOn 30 November he joined FC United of Manchester on loan.[14] He made his debut for the club on 1 December in match against York City.[15]
On 4 February 2019, Richards joined the Tampa Bay Rowdies on loan.[16][17]
On 31 January 2020, Richards joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[18]
He joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan in September 2020.[19][20]
Kidderminster Harriers
editOn 18 March 2021, Richards completed a permanent move to Kidderminster Harriers following the end of his loan spell with the club.[21] Caleb soon became a fan favourite with the Harriers, having played every minute of every match, bar one for Harriers in the first two seasons. This included a consecutive 90 minutes played on 69 occasions for the young full-back. His performances were duly noted at Aggbourough – he ended 2021/22 as the Young Player of the Season and Players’ Player of the Season. On 23 May 2023, he signed a new 2 year deal following the clubs promotion to the National League.[22]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 2 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackpool | 2016–17[23] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017–18[24] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Marine (loan) | 2016–17[25] | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Warrington Town (loan) | 2017–18[26] | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Southport (loan) | 2017–18[27] | National League North | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Leek Town (loan) | 2017–18[28] | Northern Premier League Division One South |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Norwich City | 2018–19[29] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[30] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[31] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| FC United of Manchester (loan) | 2018–19[27] | National League North | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) | 2019[27] | USL Championship | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2019–20[27] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2020–21[27] | National League North | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2021–22 | National League North | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | National League North | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | National League | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Total | 140 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 231 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 246 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
- ^ a b Appearance in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance in USL Championship Playoffs
Honours
editKidderminster Harriers
- National League North play-offs: 2022-23[32]
References
edit- ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "C. Richards: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Blackpool plan for League One by cutting loose nine players". The League Paper. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Wigan Athletic 2-1 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Caleb Richards On Shortlist For Checkatrade Trophy Player of the Round". Blackpool FC. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Manager Confirms Retained List". Blackpool FC. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Young Blackpool duo seal loan moves". Blackpool Gazette. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Yellows denied at the death". Warrington Town FC. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Richards Extends Loan Spell At Warrington Town". Blackpool FC. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Richards Joins Southport For A Month". Blackpool FC. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Leek Town manager Neil Baker eyes hat-trick of wins in a week". Stoke Sentinel. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Kitman Congratulated On Milestone". Evostik League. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Profile: Caleb Richards". Norwich City FC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "FC sign left-back Caleb Richards on loan". FC United of Manchester. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "York City FC 2-0 FC United of Manchester". FC United of Manchester. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Rowdies Acquire Caleb Richards On Loan From Norwich City FC". RowdiesSoccer.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Caleb Richards: Living in Tampa was some of the best months of my life englishplayersabroad.com
- ^ "Transfer | Caleb Richards joins on loan". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Southwell, Connor. "City defender joins Kidderminster on loan". Pink Un - Norwich City Football Club News. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Caleb Richards moves to Kidderminster Harriers on loan". www.canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Caleb Richards completes permanent switch to Kidderminster Harriers". Norwich City FC. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Richards signs two-year contract!". 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Caleb Richards in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Caleb Richards in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Caleb Richards". Marine Football Club. Pitch Hero Ltd. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Gordon, James (1 May 2018). "Warrington Town Fixtures and Results 2017/18". Warrington Worldwide. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Caleb Richards at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Caleb Richards - Player Statistics". Leek Town Stats Engine. Leek Town F.C. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Caleb Richards in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Caleb Richards in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Caleb Richards in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Highlights: Harriers promoted at Brackley". 16 May 2023.
External links
edit- Caleb Richards at Soccerway
