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Age
Defender
Position
USA
Nationality
A composed centre-back with Bayern Munich pedigree. Richards is America's most promising young defender in the Premier League.
International career
41
Caps
3
Intl goals
0
Intl assists
Career clubs
Career transfers
- 27 Jul 2022Transfer
- 1 Jul 2022
- 31 Aug 2021Loan
- 1 Jul 2021
- 1 Feb 2021Loan
- 20 Jul 2018
Honours
Community Shield
WinnerEngland · 1× (2025)
FA Cup
WinnerEngland · 1× (2024/2025)
Concacaf Nations League
WinnerN/C America · 2× (2023/2024, 2022/2023)
Super Cup
WinnerGermany · 4× (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018)
UEFA Super Cup
WinnerEurope · 1× (2020)
3. Liga
WinnerGermany · 1× (2019/2020)
DFB Pokal
WinnerGermany · 1× (2019/2020)
Bundesliga
WinnerGermany · 1× (2019/2020)
UEFA Champions League
WinnerEurope · 1× (2019/2020)
Concacaf U20
WinnerN/C America · 1× (2018)
Concacaf Gold Cup
Runner-upN/C America · 1× (2025)
Premier League International Cup
Runner-upEurope · 1× (2022/2023)
Injury record
Calf Injury
Apr 2025
Hamstring
Sept 2024 – Nov 2024
Knock
Mar 2024 – Apr 2024
Knock
Mar 2023 – Apr 2023
Back Injury
Feb 2023
Foot Injury
Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
Hamstring
Apr 2022 – Jun 2022
Foot Injury
Jan 2022 – Feb 2022
Thigh Injury
May 2021 – Aug 2021
Knock
Apr 2021
26 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.
Competitions
Recent form
Season by season
| Season | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Crystal Palace | 54 | 3 | 0 | 7.04 |
| 2024 | Crystal Palace | 53 | 1 | 0 | 6.99 |
| 2023 | Crystal Palace | 47 | 1 | 1 | 6.92 |
| 2022 | Crystal Palace U21 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 6.81 |
| 2021 | USA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
Discipline
26
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
112
Fouls
Strengths
Attribute profile — pace, shooting, passing, dribbling, defending, physical.
World Cup history
2022: Squad | 2026: USA's young CB on home soil
Career highlights
- Bayern Munich development
- Crystal Palace starter
- Premier League defender