Chris Richards (soccer)
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Richards with the United States U20 in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Christopher Jeffrey Richards | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 28, 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Center-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Crystal Palace | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016–2017 | Texans SC Houston | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | FC Dallas | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Bayern Munich (loan) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Bayern Munich II | 38 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Bayern Munich | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → TSG Hoffenheim (loan) | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → TSG Hoffenheim (loan) | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Crystal Palace | 59 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | United States U20 | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | United States U23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | United States | 28 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 25, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 22, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Christopher Jeffrey Richards (born March 28, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the United States national team.
A youth player for FC Dallas in his home country, Richards began his professional career with Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, initially playing for the club's reserve team. After loan spells at 1899 Hoffenheim, he was signed by Premier League club Crystal Palace in 2022, where he won the FA Cup in 2025.
A former youth player for his country, Richards received his first senior call-up for the United States in 2020. He won the CONCACAF Nations League in 2023; scoring in the final, and 2024.