Dane Richards
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dane O'Brian Richards | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Montego Bay, Jamaica | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Seba United | ||
| 2003–2004 | San Jacinto Coyotes | ||
| 2005–2006 | Clemson Tigers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | New York Red Bulls | 147 | (21) |
| 2012 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 12 | (3) |
| 2013 | Burnley | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Bodø/Glimt (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Bodø/Glimt | 36 | (7) |
| 2015 | New York Red Bulls | 12 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Indy Eleven (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2016 | Miami FC | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002– | Jamaica | 47 | (10) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:42, 2 June 2016 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:42, 2 June 2016 (UTC).
Dane O'Brian Richards (born 14 December 1983) is a Jamaican footballer.
Richards was a member of the youth system of Jamaican National Premier League side Seba United while attending Cornwall College in Montego Bay, where he won the DaCosta Cup and Oliver Shield. He moved to the United States to play college soccer in 2003.
Richards played two years at San Jacinto College in Houston, where he scored a record 45 goals in two years, including a school-record 25 as a sophomore.
He then moved on to Clemson University, where he led the team in scoring as a junior with 12 goals and nine assists. Richards scored the game-winning goal in three NCAA Tournament matches and scored in Clemson's 2-1 loss to New Mexico in the College Cup semifinals. As a senior in 2006, Richards had 11 goals and nine assists in 19 games, as Clemson lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Richards was named a second-team all-American.
Richards was drafted in the second round of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls, establishing himself as the first team right winger for the club. On 5 May 2007, Richards scored his first MLS regular season goal in a 3-3 tie at Real Salt Lake. He concluded his first MLS season appearing in 28 matches, including 27 starts, in which he managed two goals and six assists. His assist total was second on the club and led all league rookies. At the conclusion of the season Richards was selected as one of three nominees for league rookie of the year honours.
Richards appeared in 23 MLS regular season matches in 2008, scoring 3 goals and recording 6 assists. In the 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs, Richards helped the Red Bulls to an upset over defending Champion Houston Dynamo (4-1 on aggregate). Richards tallied the club's first goal in a 3-0 rout in the second leg of the series in Robertson Stadium in Houston. He also drew a penalty and assisted on the third goal. In 2009, Richards appeared in 27 league matches scoring 3 goals.
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