Full name Jordan Richards Number 19 Date joined 2011 Playing position Weight 71 kg | Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Role Footballer Name Jordan Richards | |
Date of birth (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 22) Current team Hartlepool United F.C. (#19 / Defender, Midfielder) | ||
Place of birth Sunderland, England | ||
Jordan Richards (born 25 April 1993) is an English footballer who last played as a defender for Darlington. His contract was cancelled after a brief spell with the club.
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Career
Richards was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. He started his career in the youth team of Hartlepool United on a two-year scholarship. In the summer of 2011 he signed his first professional contract. He made his professional debut on 20 March 2012, in a 1–0 defeat to Oldham Athletic, replacing Paul Murray as a late substitute. A month later, he was handed his first start playing the full 90 minutes against Tranmere Rovers in a 1-1 draw.
Jordan was praised by manager John Hughes after his run in the first-team, but was then dealt with the blow of being ruled out for the rest of the 2012-13 season after a knee injury.
On 7 May 2014, Richards extended his contract with the Pools.
Richards joined National League North side Alfreton Town on a one-month loan deal in February 2017, the deal was later extended until the end of the season.
Personal life
He is the nephew of ex-Sunderland and Blackburn player Michael Gray.