Eliot Richards
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eliot Allen Richards | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | New Tredegar, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Merthyr Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Bristol Rovers | 112 | (27) |
| 2014 | → Exeter City (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Bath City (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Weston-super-Mare | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Merthyr Town | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2010 | Wales U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 August 2016. |
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Eliot Allen Richards (born 10 September 1991) is a Welsh professional footballer who currently plays as a forward.
A product of the Rovers youth system, Richards joined the professional ranks at the club in the summer of 2009.
He was the first of the group to break into the first team when he made his debut on 20 February 2010, when he came on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Andy Williams in a Football League One match against Gillingham.
He scored his first goal of the 2011–12 season against Leyton Orient at Portman Road on 13 August 2011, which Rovers lost 3–2. On 4 December 2011, he scored 2 goals in Rovers 6–1 FA Cup rout against Totton. On 14 April, Richards scored his first hat-trick against Burton Albion in a match Bristol Rovers won 7–1.
On 29 September 2012, Elliot Richards scored his first goal of the season in a away match at local rivals Exeter City, the goal proved to be the match winner for Bristol Rovers in a 2–1 Victory.
He received his first red card for Bristol Rovers in a 2–1 defeat away against at Rochdale.
On 6 May 2014, after Bristol Rovers were relegated to the Football Conference, he, along with 12 other players at Bristol Rovers were released from the club.
On 7 February 2014, Richards joined Exeter City on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.
On 28 May 2014, Richards became new Tranmere Rovers manager Rob Edwards first signing, signing a two-year deal with the club. Richards scored his first Tranmere goal on 23 August against Cheltenham Town. Richards left Tranmere on 2 February 2015 by mutual consent.
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