Micah Richards
Richards during Manchester City's Premier League victory parade in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Micah Lincoln Richards | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leeds United | |||
| 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– | Aston Villa | 26 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | England U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | England U21 | 14 | (3) |
| 2006–2012 | England | 13 | (1) |
| 2012 | Great Britain | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 September 2016 |
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Micah Lincoln Richards (born 24 June 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championship club Aston Villa.
He began his career at Manchester City, making 245 appearances across all competitions in ten seasons. His honours at the club included a Premier League title and an FA Cup.
On making his full England debut in November 2006, Richards became the youngest defender ever to be called up to the England squad. He has won 13 caps for England and played in the Great Britain squad for the 2012 Olympic football tournament.
Richards was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, and played for the Leeds United youth system as a striker, but he was released when he was around eight years old. He also represented Leeds Schools FA (Leeds City Boys) at a young age. He later played for the Oldham Athletic youth system, moving to Manchester City as a 14-year-old, with Oldham reputedly having a 20% sell on clause. In July 2001 Manchester City reportedly tried to buy out the clause, but Oldham refused. He also attended the Brazilian Soccer Schools scheme and retains strong links with the programme, with his father Lincoln actually running a Brazilian Soccer School in Chapeltown, Leeds.
He made his first-team debut on 22 October 2005 against Arsenal, coming on as a substitute for Danny Mills in the 85th minute of a 1–0 defeat at Highbury. His first goal came on 19 February 2006, heading in a last-minute corner to earn a 1–1 draw at Aston Villa in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
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