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Dane Richards
Personal information
Full name Dane O'Brian Richards[1]
Date of birth (1983-12-14) 14 December 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Montego Bay, Jamaica
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Bodø/Glimt
(on loan from Burnley)
Number 28
Youth career
2001–2003 Montego Bay
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 New York Red Bulls 147 (21)
2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 12 (3)
2013– Burnley 1 (0)
2013– → Bodø/Glimt (loan) 10 (1)
International career‡
2002– Jamaica 42 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:19, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2012

Dane O'Brian Richards (born 14 December 1983 in Montego Bay) is a Jamaican footballer who plays for Bodø/Glimt on loan from Burnley in the English Football League Championship.

Career

Youth and college

Richards was a member of the youth system of Jamaican National Premier League side Seba United and while attending Cornwall College in Montego Bay, where he won the DaCosta Cup and Oliver Shield. He moved to the United States to play college soccer in 2003.

Richards played two years at San Jacinto College in Houston, where he scored a record 45 goals in two years, including a school-record 25 as a sophomore.

Richards playing for Clemson Tigers

He then moved on to Clemson University, where he led the team in scoring as a junior with 12 goals and nine assists. Richards scored the game-winning goal in three NCAA Tournament matches and scored in Clemson's 2-1 loss to New Mexico in the College Cup semifinals. As a senior in 2006, Richards had 11 goals and nine assists in 19 games, as Clemson lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Richards was named a second-team all-American.

Professional

New York Red Bulls

Richards was drafted in the second round of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls, establishing himself as the first team right winger for the club. On 5 May 2007, Richards scored his first MLS regular season goal in a 3-3 tie at Real Salt Lake. He concluded his first MLS season appearing in 28 matches, including 27 starts, in which he managed two goals and six assists. His assist total was second on the club and led all league rookies. At the conclusion of the season Richards was selected as one of three nominees for league rookie of the year honours.

Richards appeared in 23 MLS regular season matches in 2008, scoring 3 goals and recording 6 assists. In the 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs, Richards helped the Red Bulls to an upset over defending Champion Houston Dynamo (4-1 on aggregate). Richards tallied the club's first goal in a 3-0 rout in the second leg of the series in Robertson Stadium in Houston. He also drew a penalty and assisted on the third goal. In 2009, Richards appeared in 27 league matches scoring 3 goals.

On 20 March 2010, Richards scored the third goal for Red Bulls in a 3-1 victory against Santos FC, which was the first match played at the new Red Bull Arena.[2][3] On 25 July 2010, Richards scored a goal in helping lead New York to a 2-1 victory against Manchester City in a friendly match.[4] On 24 September 2010, Richards appeared in his 100th league match for New York and helped lead the club to a 2-0 victory in The Home Depot Center over Los Angeles Galaxy scoring his teams first goal and drawing the penalty that led to New York's second goal.[5] Richards concluded his 2010 campaign scoring five goals in his last seven matches helping New York to capture the Eastern Conference regular season title.[6] In 2011, Richards enjoyed his most productive season to date, netting seven goals and seven assists.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Richards was traded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC on 13 July 2012 for Sébastien Le Toux and allocation money.[7] At the time of the trade Richards stood second on New York's MLS league career list for games played, games started, and minutes played while placing third in assists.[8] He scored his first goal for Vancouver against the San Jose Earthquakes on 20 July to put the Whitecaps up 1-0.

Burnley

On 26 August 2012 it was confirmed that Richards would join English Championship side Burnley on 1 January 2013 after the end of the MLS season and in the European transfer window.[9]

Bodø/Glimt

After struggling to earn a starting place with Burnley, Richards was sent on loan to Adeccoligaen club Bodø/Glimt on April 4, 2013.[10]

International

Richards debuted with the Jamaican national team in 2002 at the age of 18, and while he was still at Clemson returned to the Jamaican national team, playing in a 1-1 friendly tie against the United States.

His play during the 2007 season did not go unnoticed by the Jamaica Football Federation as he was rewarded by being called up to the national team for friendlies against El Salvador and Guatemala in Kingston. He played in both matches which ended in victory for Jamaica. Richards has also participated in 2010 World Cup qualifying matches and was selected for the 2008 Caribbean Championship. He appeared in all five matches for Jamaica, in helping Jamaica to capture the 2008 Caribbean Championship.[11] Richards also featured in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. In 2010, Richards became a mainstay with the national team and started to consistently demonstrate outstanding attacking prowess. On 11 August 2010 Richards recorded his first goal for Jamaica in a 3-1 victory against Caribbean rivals Trinidad and Tobago.[12] On 10 October 2010 Richards recorded his second international goal, scoring with a 19th-minute penalty to help Jamaica to a 1-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago.[13] Richards scored three(3) goals for Jamaica in December 2010, leading them to another Caribbean Cup title, while also winning the Golden Boot.[14]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competitions
1 11 August 2010 Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago 1 – 0 3 – 1 International Friendly
2 10 October 2010 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica  Trinidad and Tobago 1 – 0 1 – 0 International Friendly
3 29 November 2010 Stade En Camée, Rivière-Pilote, Martinique  Antigua and Barbuda 1 – 0 3 – 1 2010 Caribbean Championship
4 1 December 2010 Stade En Camée, Rivière-Pilote, Martinique  Guyana 1 – 0 4 – 0 2010 Caribbean Championship
5 3 December 2010 Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique  Grenada 1 – 0 2 – 1 2010 Caribbean Championship
6 29 March 2011 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador 0 – 1 2 – 3 International Friendly
7 29 March 2011 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador 0 – 2 2 – 3 International Friendly
8 1 June 2012 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Panama 1 - 2 1 – 2 International Friendly
9 16 October 2012 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica  Antigua and Barbuda 3 – 1 4 – 1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 16 October 2012 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica  Antigua and Barbuda 4 – 1 4 – 1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Career statistics

As of 18 May 2013
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
New York Red Bulls 2007[15] Major League Soccer 28 2 — — 3 0 31 2
2008[15] Major League Soccer 23 3 — — 4 1 27 4
2009[15] Major League Soccer 27 3 — — 3 1 30 4
2010[15] Major League Soccer 25 5 — — 3 0 28 5
2011[15] Major League Soccer 27 7 — — 3 0 30 7
2012[15] Major League Soccer 17 1 — — 0 0 17 1
Total 147 21 — — 16 2 163 23
Vancouver Whitecaps 2012[15] Major League Soccer 12 3 — — 1 0 13 3
Burnley 2012–13[16] Championship 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 2 0
Bodø/Glimt (loan) 2013[17] Adeccoligaen 10 1 3 1 — — 13 2
Career totals 170 25 4 1 0 0 17 2 191 28
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the US Open Cup, MLS Cup and CONCACAF Champions League.

International

National team Year Apps Goals
Jamaica 2002 2 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 1 0
2007 2 0
2008 7 0
2009 3 0
2010 11 5
2011 9 2
2012 6 3
2013 1 0
Total 42 10

Honours

Club

New York Red Bulls

National team

Jamaica

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. ^ "A Grand Opening Night". Bigapplesoccer.com. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Richards scores on historic night". Jamaicaobserver.com. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  4. ^ Richards, Kandji lead Red Bulls past Man City[dead link]
  5. ^ Richards helps NY beat LA[dead link]
  6. ^ Red Bulls clinch Eastern Conference[dead link]
  7. ^ "'Caps acquire Jamaican international Richards and allocation money from Red Bulls for Le Toux | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Red Bulls Acquire Forward Sebastien Le Toux". New York Red Bulls. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Burnley | News | Latest Headlines | Latest Headlines | Great Dane To Be Unleashed As A Claret". Burnleyfootballclub.com. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  10. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22032364
  11. ^ Name (required) (15 December 2008). "Richards helps lead Jamaica". Redbullsreader.wordpress.com. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  12. ^ "Richards nets first goal for Jamaica". Vcstar.com. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  13. ^ "Richards helps topple T&T again". Jamaicaobserver.com. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  14. ^ Brian Tsao (5 February 2011). "Preseason Training in Mexico: Day 1". New York Red Bulls. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g "New York player appearances". New York Red Bulls. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  16. ^ "Burnley 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  17. ^ "Bodo/Glimt 2013 player appearances". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  18. ^ "Jamaican, Dane Richards, and Grenadian, Kithson Bain, named as Digicel Golden Boot Winners". Digicel Football. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
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