Colin Kazim-Richards
Colin Kazim-Richards playing for Bursaspor in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Colin Kazim-Richards | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Leytonstone, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Corinthians | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Interwood | ||
| 1997–1998 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1998–2001 | Arsenal | ||
| 2001–2004 | Bury | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Bury | 30 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 43 | (6) |
| 2006–2007 | Sheffield United | 27 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | Fenerbahçe | 66 | (5) |
| 2010 | → Toulouse (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Galatasaray | 31 | (5) |
| 2012 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Bursaspor | 16 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Feyenoord (loan) | 27 | (11) |
| 2015–2016 | Feyenoord | 11 | (1) |
| 2016 | Celtic | 11 | (1) |
| 2016 | Coritiba | 21 | (3) |
| 2017– | Corinthians | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Turkey U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2008 | Turkey A2 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007– | Turkey | 37 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 September 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015 |
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Colin Kazim-Richards (born 26 August 1986), also known as Colin Kâzım, Kâzım or Kâzım Kâzım, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Corinthians and internationally for the Turkey national team. Born and raised in England, he qualified for Turkish nationality through his mother's heritage. An anglicised form of the Turkish given name Kâzım was intended to be a middle name, which would have rendered his full name as Colin-Kazim Richards, but due to an error, he was legally registered as Colin Kazim-Richards.
Having played as a junior for Queens Park Rangers and Arsenal, Kazim-Richards was handed a professional contract by Bury. He noted Bury as a pinpoint of his career. He found playing under former Manchester United 'Fergie fledgling' Chris Casper influential to his development as well as playing alongside the legendary Sam Smith. He also went on to feature in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion before transferring to Premier League side Sheffield United where he remained for one season. He has since forged a career in Europe with Fenerbahçe, Toulouse, Galatasaray and Olympiacos. In 2007, he chose to represent Turkey at international level. As of January 2016, he has earned 37 caps, scoring twice.
Born in London, Kazim-Richards attended Greenleaf Primary School in Walthamstow, where he developed an interest in football, which continued into his secondary education at Aveling Park, Walthamstow. His mother is a Turkish Cypriot (which enabled him to join the Turkish national team), and his father is of Antiguan descent.
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