Kieran Richardson
Richardson in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kieran Edward Richardson | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Left-back / Centre midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Unattached | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | West Ham United | ||
| 2001–2002 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | Manchester United | 41 | (2) |
| 2005 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2007–2012 | Sunderland | 134 | (14) |
| 2012–2014 | Fulham | 45 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Aston Villa | 33 | (0) |
| 2016 | Cardiff City | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | England U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | England | 8 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:29, 13 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:31, 20 September 2016 (UTC) |
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Kieran Edward Richardson (born 21 October 1984) is an English professional footballer who is currently a free agent. He plays as a winger, but has proven to be versatile, having also played as a left-back and a central midfielder.
Richardson began his career as a trainee at West Ham United, going on to have extended spells at Manchester United, Sunderland, Fulham, Aston Villa and Cardiff City. He has been capped eight times for England, scoring twice.
Richardson was born in Greenwich, London and was schooled at the private and non-selective Riverston Independent Day School in Lee, London. He began playing football at Parkwood Primary School and his talent was very apparent at this young age, he was made captain of his school team and was invited to train with Arsenal.
He then moved to West Ham United where he would begin training professionally. However, before he made his debut for the Londoners, he was signed by Manchester United in 2001.
During his first season at Manchester United, Richardson established his place as a regular on United's reserve team. He was given squad number 42 for the first team, but he failed to make his debut with them.
During summer 2002, Richardson was fully involved with the first team during their pre-season. Subsequently, he made his first appearance for Manchester United on 23 October 2002 when coming on as a late substitute in a match against Olympiacos in the UEFA Champions League. He then scored his first goal for United in the League Cup on 5 November 2002 against Leicester City. Richardson enjoyed his first breakthrough during the 2002–03 season appearing nine times and scoring a goal for the first team. He also played a role in Manchester United's youth team's win of the 2003 FA Youth Cup.
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