Kieran Edward Richardson (born 21 October 1984 in Greenwich, London) is an English footballer currently playing for Sunderland. He is a left-sided midfielder who is also comfortable playing in central midfield. He has also played at left back during Manchester United's 2006–07 injury crisis. is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about Greenwich in England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Soccer redirects here. ... Current season Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in North-East England. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ...

Club career

Early career

Richardson was schooled at the private and non-selective Riverston Independent Day School in Lee, London. He began playing football at Parkwood Primary School and his talent was very apparent at this young age, he was made captain of his school team and was invited to train with Arsenal. Lee is a place in the London Borough of Lewisham in south-east London. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ...

He then moved to West Ham United where he would begin training professionally. However, before he made his debut for the Londoners, he was signed by Manchester United in 2001. Current season West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,303 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ... MUFC redirects here. ...

Manchester United

During his first season at Manchester United, Richardson established his place as a regular on United's reserve team. He was given squad number 42 for the first team, but he failed to make his debut with them.

During summer 2002, Richardson was fully involved with the first team during their pre-season. Subsequently he made his first appearance for Manchester United on October 23, 2002 when coming on as a late substitute in a match against Olympiacos in the UEFA Champions League. He then scored his first goal in the League Cup on November 5, 2002 against Leicester City, although he had yet to make his Premiership debut for the club at that time. Richardson enjoyed his first breakthrough during the 2002-03 season appearing nine times and scoring a goal for the first team. He also played a significant role in Manchester United's youth team's win of the 2003 FA Youth Cup. is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Olympiacos C.F.P. (Greek: ΟΣΦΠ - Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς - Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Peiraios), Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus, is one of the largest, and the most popular Greek multisport club based in Piraeus, Athens. ... UEFA Champions League, which replaced the European Champions Cup, is a seasonal club football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... The Carling Cup Trophy The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) is an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... The 2002-2003 season was the 123rd season of competitive football (soccer) in England, from August 2002 to July 2003: // England national team Key: ECQ = 2004 European Championship qualifiers, F = Friendly; scores are written England first European club competitions UEFA Champions League Manchester United - Quarter finals Arsenal - Second group phase... The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. ...

At the start of 2003–04 season, he was given squad number 23. This suggested that he may be more involved with the first team than during the previous season. However, during this season he failed to stake his claim for the first team. He only appeared three times, all of them in League Cup and FA Cup. The 2003-2004 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ...

During the 2004–05 season, he started to become more involved with the first team. He had already made nine appearances and scored one goal during the first half of the season. However during the January transfer window, Sir Alex Ferguson decided to loan him out in order for him to gain more first team experience. The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England. ... For other persons named Alex Ferguson, see Alex Ferguson (disambiguation). ...

Richardson was linked with a loan move to Norwich City but Ferguson said there was no chance as other players had gone on loan ^[1] but when old boy Bryan Robson manager of West Bromwich Albion enquired the deal was done straight away.^[2] Under Bryan Robson, Richardson made an instant impact on West Brom's quest to escape relegation. He was a regular in West Brom's first eleven, playing in central midfield. He scored three goals from 12 appearances as West Bromwich successfully avoided relegation despite starting the final day of the season on the bottom of the table. Bryan Robson OBE (born 11 January 1957 in Chester-le-Street, County Durham) is an English football manager and former player. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or W.B.A.) are an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. ... Bryan Robson OBE (born 11 January 1957 in Chester-le-Street, County Durham) is an English football manager and former player. ...

At the start of 2005-06 season, Richardson declined a further loan spell at West Brom in an attempt to win a regular place at Old Trafford.^[3] He made his break in Manchester United's first eleven in September 2005, when he appeared as an emergency left-back, in place of the injured Gabriel Heinze. He soon returned to midfield however, where he made several good performances. In October, Richardson celebrated his 21st birthday by signing a new four-year contract with United.^[4] He went on to appear 36 times and score six goals that season. The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England. ... Gabriel Ivan Heinze (born 19 March 1978 in Crespo, Entre Ríos Province) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid as a left-back. ...

During the 2006–07 season, Richardson's chances to prove his mettle mainly came in the League Cup and the FA Cup. However, Richardson felt Sir Alex Ferguson's wrath as the youngster shouldered some of the blame for United's below-par performance against Crewe Alexandra in the League Cup. Ferguson publicly declared that Richardson and others would benefit from spending some time in United's reserve team. He scored one of United's goals in the 4-1 FA Cup semi-final win over Watford, that put them in the final at the new Wembley Stadium. Richardson was disliked by many United fans on and off the field for his lazy and arrogant attitude and was nicknamed 'Lord Snooty' by United fanzine Red Issue. ^[5] The new Wembley Stadium was completed in time for the 2006-07 seasons FA Cup Final. ... The Carling Cup Trophy The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Crewe Alexandra Football Club are an English football team based at Gresty Road in Crewe, Cheshire, England and nicknamed The Railwaymen due to that towns links with the rail industry. ... For the old stadium, see Wembley Stadium (1923). ... Red Issue is a Manchester United fanzine. ...

Sunderland

On July 16, 2007, Sunderland paid Manchester United an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of £5.5m.^[6] Richardson signed a four-year deal with the Black Cats,^[7][8] and linked up with former United captain Roy Keane. After an indifferent start, it was discovered that he had a stress fracture of the spine. This led to his being out of action for almost 4 months. is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... This article is about stress fractures in bones. ...

He scored his first goal for Sunderland on December 29, 2007 against Bolton Wanderers.^[9] Richardson scored two goals in the 2–0 win against Portsmouth at the Stadium of Light on 13 January 2008, also striking the bar to miss out on his hat-trick.^[10] Since then he suffered a hamstring injury in training then this injury recurred in Sunderland's 3–0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield. Current season Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in North-East England. ... is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Bolton Wanderers F.C. is an English professional football club. ... Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast island city of Portsmouth. ... This article is about the home stadium of Sunderland A.F.C.. For the home stadium of SL Benfica, see Estádio da Luz. ... is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ...

International career

During his stay at West Brom, he won his first cap for the England U21 team on 8 February 2005 in a friendly match against Netherlands U21 team. After a series of convincing performances for West Brom, he won a late call-up for England's trip to the United States at the end of the 2004–05 season. He started the match against the USA and scored twice on his England debut, including one directly from a free-kick. He earned praise from England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, who described Richardson's debut as "fantastic".^[11] He also appeared as a substitute on England's second match in the United States against Colombia. First International England U-21 0-0 Wales U-21 (Molineux, Wolverhampton; December 15, 1976) Biggest win England U-21 8-1 Finland U-21 (Boothferry Park, Hull; October 12, 1977) Biggest defeat Romania U-21 4-0 England U-21 (PloieÅŸti, Romania; October 14, 1980) & England U-21... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Netherlands national football team. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England. ...   (IPA: , born 7 April 1948) is a association football manager, currently with Manchester City F.C. of the English Premier League. ...

After earning senior caps, Richardson also returned to the Under-21 squad, playing in both legs of the England U21s' crucial European Championship qualification play-off against France U21s, which they lost 3–2 on aggregate. The decisive goal came in the 85th minute of the second leg, when Richardson brought down Lassana Diarra in the box and the resulting penalty was converted. The official logo The UEFA U-21 Championship 2006 began in August 2004. ... First International U23: France 0-0 Norway Alès, November 11, 1970 U21: France 1-1 Belgium Amiens, September 3, 1976 Biggest win France 7-0 Yugoslavia Reims, November 16, 1985 Biggest defeat England 6-1 France Sheffield, February 28, 1984 Records for competitive matches only. ... The aggregate score is a used in football (soccer). ... Lassana Diarra (born March 10, 1985 in Paris, France) is a French footballer of Malian descent, who plays for English Premier League club Arsenal. ...

He then made two further substitute appearances during England's World Cup qualification against Wales in Cardiff and Austria in Old Trafford. The latter was his home England debut. However, he was not selected by Sven-Göran Eriksson in England's 2006 FIFA World Cup squad. In the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 197 teams from the six FIFA confederations were allocated a share of the 31 spots available on the basis of the strength of their teams. ... First international  Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Biggest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland  (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Biggest defeat  Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 The Wales national football team... This article is about the capital city of Wales. ... Old Trafford (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Sir Bobby Charlton) is an all-seater football stadium in the Greater Manchester borough of Trafford, and is the home of Manchester United F.C.. The ground has been Uniteds permanent home since 1910, bar an eight year absence...   (IPA: , born 7 April 1948) is a association football manager, currently with Manchester City F.C. of the English Premier League. ... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ...

In 2006–07 season, he continued to be selected by newly appointed England manager Steve McClaren and made several substitute appearances. He went on to make further appearances for the England U21 squad, for whom he was eligible to play until the end of the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, where he made three appearances. However, he has neither started nor scored for the England senior team since his debut. The new Wembley Stadium was completed in time for the 2006-07 seasons FA Cup Final. ... For the ice hockey player, see Steve McLaren. ... Steward outfit displaying the logo of the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 2007 The UEFA U-21 Championship 2007 were held from June 10, 2007, to June 23, 2007. ...

Honours

• Premier League - Champions: 2006–07
• Carling Cup: 2005–06

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Career stats

(Correct as of 34th January 43008)

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References

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External links

• Kieran Richardson career stats at Soccerbase
• Kieran Richardson's profile at safc.com
• Kieran Richardson's profile at TheFA.com