Matthew Richards (footballer)

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Personal information
Matt Richards
Full name	Matthew Richards
Date of birth	December 26, 1984 (1984-12-26) (age 23)
Place of birth	Harlow, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Ipswich Town
Number	28
Youth clubs
2000–2002	Ipswich Town
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002– 2007	Ipswich Town → Brighton (loan)	99 (7) 26 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 25th 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Matthew Richards (born December 26, 1984 in Harlow, Essex) is an English footballer. A graduate of the Ipswich Town academy, Richards made his debut in the UEFA Cup against Avenir Beggen aged just 17. He made his first England cap in the England U21 victory over Ukraine U21 in August 2004. Originally regarded as a left-back, he is now much more comfortable as a midfielder, either playing on the left or in the centre.

On the 18 September 2007, Matt joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on a provisional one-month loan deal, although the Seagulls had allegedly been tracking the player all through the summer of 2007.

Richards' loan deal at Brighton was extended by a further two months running up until the 18 December 2007. He played 14 League games in total on loan at the Withdean and Brighton manager Dean Wilkins has expressed his interest on loaning the player until the end of the 2007–08 season.

On the 17th January 2008, it was revealed that Richards' had agreed to join Brighton on loan for the remainder of the 2007/08 season.

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Matthew Richards (footballer) career stats at Soccerbase

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