Eliot Richards
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eliot Allen Richards[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | New Tredegar, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Exeter City (on loan from Bristol Rovers) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009– | Bristol Rovers | 115 | (20) |
| 2014– | → Exeter City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Wales U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:24, 7 February 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Eliot Allen Richards (born 10 September 1991) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a striker for Exeter City on loan from Bristol Rovers.
Career
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]
2011–12 season
He scored his first goal of the 2011–12 season against Leyton Orient at Portman Road on 13 August 2011, which Rovers lost 3–2. On 10 September 2011, He scored his second goal of the 2011–12 season away at Bradford City, which Rovers drew. On 4 December 2011, he scored 2 goals in Rovers 6–1 FA Cup rout against Totton. On 14 April, Richards scored his first hat-trick against Burton Albion in a match Bristol Rovers won 7–1.
2012–13 season
On 29 September 2012, Elliot Richards scored his first goal of the season in a away match at local rivals Exeter City, the goal proved to be the match winner for Bristol Rovers in a 2–1 Victory.[4]
He received his first red card for Bristol Rovers in a 2–1 defeat away against at Rochdale.[5]
=Exeter City (loan)
On 7 February 2014, Richards joined Exeter City on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[6]
International career
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.[7] Richards was called up to the Wales Under 21 squad for the first time in August 2012 for their match against Armenia.
References
- ↑ "Search 1837 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ↑ "Squad numbers announced". Bristol Rovers Football Club. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ↑ "Gillingham v Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ↑ "Exeter 1–2 Bristol Rovers" BBC Sport. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ↑ "Rochdale 2–1 Bristol Rovers" BBC Sport. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ↑ "Gow and Richards in loan swap". Exeter City FC. 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "News – Wales Under 19 Squad v N.Ireland". The Football Association of Wales. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eliot Richards. |
- Elliot Richard (sic) career stats at Soccerbase (appearances between 2009 and summer 2011)
- Eliot Richards career stats at Soccerbase (appearances from the start of the 2011–12 season onward)
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