| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eliot Allen Richards[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | New Tredegar, Wales | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009– | Bristol Rovers | 21 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Wales U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:10, 11 September 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Eliot Allen Richards (born 10 September 1991) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a striker in The Football League for Bristol Rovers.
A product the of Rovers youth system, Richards joined the professional ranks at the club in the summer of 2009, along with fellow youth players Neikell Plummer, Dan Cayford, Mark Cooper, Ollie Clarke, George Booth, Steve Kingdon and Jack McKenna.[2] 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.[3]
He was called up to the Wales national under-19 football team in April 2010, for their squad to face Northern Ireland on 5 May.[4]
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