Michael Richens
Michael Keith Richens (born 21 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as defender for Kettering Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Keith Richens[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Bedford, England | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | St Ives Town | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2014 | Peterborough United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Peterborough United | 0 | (0) |
2013 | → Histon (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2013 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Whitehawk (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2014 | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 20 | (3) |
2014 | → Stevenage (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Farnborough (loan) | 24 | (3) |
2015 | Stevenage | 2 | (0) |
2015 | → Farnborough (loan) | 20 | (3) |
2015–2016 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 38 | (3) |
2015–2016 | → Kettering Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Bishop's Stortford | 14 | (0) |
2017 | Biggleswade Town | 8 | (1) |
2017–2021 | Kettering Town | 103 | (6) |
2019 | → Nuneaton Borough (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2021– | St Ives Town | 13 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:58, 5 January 2022 (UTC) |
Club career
Richens joined Nuneaton Town of the Football Conference on a one-month loan on 12 September 2013, where he made four appearances.[2]
He joined Stevenage with Peterborough teammate Tom Conlon on loan on 13 September 2014 until January 2015, with a view to a permanent deal[3] and made his Football League debut for Stevenage on 16 September 2014, in an away League Two match against Bury at Gigg Lane.
He then joined Nuneaton Borough on loan.,[4] making ten appearances in all competitions before leaving the club in November 2019[5] and returning to Kettering.[6]
On 26 July 2021, he stepped down a division to sign for Southern Football League Premier Division Central side St Ives Town, with manager Ricky Marheineke describing Richens as a "National League standard player".[7]
References
- "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- "Nuneaton Town: Posh's Richens signs for Boro on month's loan". BBC Sport. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- "LOANS: TOM CONLON AND MICHAEL RICHENS ARRIVE FROM PETERBOROUGH UNITED". Stevenage F.C. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- "Michael Richens - Nuneaton Borough FC Nuneaton Borough 1st Team". www.pitchero.com.
- "Verma and Richens leave Nuneaton Borough | Non League Daily".
- "Richens set to come back into the Poppies fold" – via www.northantstelegraph.co.uk.
- "'National League standard' midfielder Michael Richens one of four signings announced by St Ives Town". 26 July 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022 – via In Your Area.
External links
- Michael Richens at Soccerbase
- Michael Richens at Soccerway
- Michael Richens profile at Aylesbury United