Omar Richards

Omar Tyrell Crawford Richards (born 15 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back or a wing back for Portuguese Liga club Rio Ave, on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest. Richards signed with Reading as an Under-16 following his release from Fulham, signing his first professional contract with Reading in July 2016. Richards made his debut for Reading on the opening day of the 2017–18 season, coming on as a 59th minute substitute for Jón Daði Böðvarsson following Tiago Ilori's red card. On 30 November 2017, Reading announced that Richards had signed a new deal with club until 2021. He scored his first professional goal in a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest on 20 February 2018. International career On 30 August 2019, Richards received his first international call-up with a place in the England U21 squad. He eventually made his U21 debut on 11 October 2019 as a substitute during a 2-2 draw against Slovenia in Maribor.