Omar Richards

Omar Tyrell Crawford Richards 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.

Club career

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.

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.

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.
On 1 September 2025, Richards returned to Rio Ave on another season-long loan deal.

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.

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

Bayern Munich

Olympiacos