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Frazer Richardson
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| Frazer Richardson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frazer Richardson | |
| Date of birth | October 29, 1982 (age 24) | |
| Place of birth | Rotherham, England | |
| Playing position | Midfielder/Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Leeds United | |
| Number | 15 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Leeds United | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001-present 2003 |
Leeds United → Stoke City (loan) |
73 (2) 13 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Frazer Richardson (born 29 October 1982 in Rotherham) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Leeds United.
He made his Leeds debut as a second-half substitute against Hapoel Tel Aviv during the 2002/03 UEFA Cup campaign. He made his full debut against Arsenal at right full-back, a position he is tipped to have on a permanent basis after the retirement of Gary Kelly. Since then, Richardson has covered a variety of roles for United.
Richardson scored his first ever Leeds goal on his second start for the club, the goal turning out to be the winner against Derby County in Leeds' first game of the 2004/5 campaign. Richardson was then replaced on the right of midfield (from where he scored his debut goal) by John Oster. However, an injury to Stephen Crainey meant Richardson was given a chance to establish himself at left full-back. However, his spell was short lived after Manager Kevin Blackwell chose to play the likes of Danny Pugh and Matthew Kilgallon in that position. Richardson has found himself in the hearts of many of the Leeds faithful with a number of Chants dedicated to him.
As of the 2005/06 campaign, Richardson has infrequently played on the right of midfield - competing for his position with Ian Moore (himself preffering to play as a forward), Jonathan Douglas, and, most recently, David Healy (who preferes to play out of position than as a substitute). He is also the first ever person to score in the newly named Coca-Cola Championship, scoring in the first game of the season in August 2004. Richardson also scored in the Play-Off semi final away leg win against Preston North End for Leeds in May 2006 and played in the play-off final defeat against Watford FC a few weeks later. In the 2006/07 season, Richardson hardly featured under Blackwell in the Leeds team at all due to injuries. Since the reign of new manager Dennis Wise, Richardson has been playing more regularly in the Leeds starting lineup, replacing the injured Gary Kelly at right back. However, Richardson himself got injured in the 2-1 victory over Coventry City; it is not yet known how long he will be ruled out for.
| Leeds United A.F.C. - Current Squad |
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2 Kelly | 3 Crainey | 4 Douglas | 5 Kishishev | 6 Thompson | 7 Westlake | 8 Flo | 9 Healy | 11 Lewis | 12 R. Elliott | 13 Johnson | 15 Richardson | 16 Einarsson | 17 Carole | 18 Nicholls | 19 Heath | 20 Foxe | 21 Derry | 22 Moore | 23 Stack | 24 Rui Marques | 25 Cresswell | 26 Michalík | 27 Kandol | 28 Blake | 31 Sá | 33 Howson | 34 Bayly | 35 Madden | 36 Lund | 37 T. Elliott | 40 Ankergren | 42 Rose | Manager: Wise |
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