 Richards during Manchester City's Premier League victory parade in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Micah Lincoln Richards[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leeds City School Boys | |||
| –2000 | Leeds United[3] | ||
| 2000–2001 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 2001–2005 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2015 | Manchester City | 179 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Aston Villa | 26 | (1) |
| Total | 215 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | England U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | England U21 | 15 | (3) |
| 2006–2012 | England | 13 | (1) |
| 2012 | Great Britain Olympic | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Micah Lincoln Richards (born 24 June 1988) is an English football pundit and former professional player who played as a right-back.
Richards began his senior career with Manchester City and made 245 appearances across all competitions in ten seasons, winning a Premier League title and an FA Cup. After a season on loan at Fiorentina in Italy's Serie A, he joined Aston Villa in 2015. Richards played 31 times for Villa until October 2016 – several knee injuries restricted his appearances – before retiring in July 2019. He became a football pundit after his retirement.
On making his full England debut in November 2006, Richards became the youngest defender to be called up to the England squad. He won 13 caps for England between 2006 and 2012 and played in the Great Britain squad for the 2012 Olympic football tournament.
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 351. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ "Micah Richards". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Richards, Micah (12 March 2008). "Micah Richards column". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 October 2009.