# 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 Primeira Liga side Rio Ave on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest.

## Club career
### Reading

Richards played for local teams before he joined Fulham at age 10. Following his release from Fulham Under-16, he first played at Kinetic Academy, and then he signed his first professional contract with Reading under academy manager Eamonn Dolan in July 2016. Reading's academy coach, David Dodds, converted him from a left-sided forward into a left-back.
Richards made his debut for Reading under coach Jaap Stam 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.

### Bayern Munich

On 27 May 2021, Bayern Munich announced the signing of Richards to a four-year contract as a free agent once his Reading contract expired in June 2021.

### Nottingham Forest

On 10 July 2022, recently promoted Premier League club Nottingham Forest announced the signing of Richards on a four-year contract for an €8.5 million transfer fee.
On 20 August 2024, Richards joined Primeira Liga side Rio Ave on a season-long loan.

## International career

Born in England, Richards is of Jamaican descent and has expressed an interest in representing the Jamaica national team. 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.

## Personal life

Richards was born in Lewisham; where he grew up with his mother, a single parent, and two brothers.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 4 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Reading U23 | 2016–17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reading | 2017–18 | Championship | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 |
| Reading | 2018–19 | Championship | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Reading | 2019–20 | Championship | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 1 |
| Reading | 2020–21 | Championship | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 0 |
| Reading | Total | Total | 92 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 104 | 3 |
| Bayern Munich | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Olympiacos (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Rio Ave (loan) | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 121 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 3 |
* ↑ Includes FA Cup, DFB-Pokal, Greek Football Cup, Taça de Portugal
* ↑ Includes EFL Cup
* ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ One appearance in the UEFA Europa League, and two appearance in the UEFA Conference League

## Honours

Bayern Munich
* Bundesliga: 2021–22
* DFL-Supercup: 2021
Olympiacos
* UEFA Europa Conference League: 2023–24