| General |
| Micah Richards | ||
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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
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| Height: | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position: | Right back | |
| Youth clubs | ||
–2000 2000–2001 2001–2005 |
Leeds City School Boys Leeds United Oldham Athletic Manchester City
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2005–2015 2014–2015 2015–2019 Total |
Manchester City → Fiorentina (loan) Aston Villa
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179 (6) 10 (0) 26 (1) 215 (7) |
| National team | ||
| 2003–2004 2005–2006 2006–2011 2006–2012 2012 |
England U16 England U19 England U21 England Great Britain Olympic
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2 (0) 3 (0) 15 (3) 13 (1) 5 (0) |
Micah Lincoln Richards (born 24 June 1988) is an English football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a right back. He played in the Premier League and English Football League for Manchester City and Aston Villa, and in Serie A for Fiorentina.
Richards began his career at Manchester City, making 245 appearances across all competitions in ten seasons, winning a Premier League title and an FA Cup. After a season on loan at Fiorentina in Italy's Serie A, he joined Aston Villa in 2015. He played 31 times for Villa until October 2016, failing to appear afterwards before retiring in July 2019.
On making his full England debut in November 2006, Richards became the youngest defender to be called up to the England squad. He won 13 caps for England between 2006 and 2012, and played in the Great Britain squad for the 2012 Olympic football tournament.
Honours[]
Club[]
- Manchester City
Individual[]
- Manchester City Young Player of the Year: 2005–06
- Premier League player of the month award: August 2007
External links[]
| England
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| Great Britain Olympic squad - London 2012
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1 Butland · 2 Taylor · 3 Bertrand · 4 Rose · 5 Caulker · 6 Dawson · 7 Cleverley · 8 Allen · 9 Sturridge · 10 Bellamy · 11 Giggs · 12 Tomkins · 13 Cork · 14 Richards · 15 Ramsey · 16 Sinclair · 17 Sordell · 18 Steele · Manager: Stuart Pearce |