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Rico Richards

Port Vale
182 cm
Height
26
Shirt
21 years
Sep 27, 2003
England
Country
€180K
Market value
Position
Primary
Right Winger
Others
Attacking Midfielder
RW
AM

Player traits

Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers
Touches44%Shot attempts71%Goals73%
Chances created88%Aerial duels won94%Defensive actions83%

League Two 2024/2025

3
Goals
3
Assists
8
Started
23
Matches
846
Minutes played
6.74
Rating
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Apr 5

Walsall
2-3
0
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 1

Bradford City
2-0
0
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 29

Crewe Alexandra
0-1
19
0
0
0
0
6.1

Mar 25

Barrow
0-1
15
0
0
0
0
6.6

Mar 22

Morecambe
1-0
23
0
1
0
0
7.5

Mar 15

Milton Keynes Dons
3-0
0
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 11

Colchester United
2-1
8
1
0
0
0
-

Mar 4

Harrogate Town
0-0
16
0
0
0
0
6.6

Mar 1

Tranmere Rovers
1-1
3
0
0
0
0
-

Feb 22

Salford City
2-1
0
0
0
0
0
-
Port Vale

Apr 5

League Two
Walsall
2-3
Bench

Apr 1

League Two
Bradford City
2-0
Bench

Mar 29

League Two
Crewe Alexandra
0-1
19’
6.1

Mar 25

League Two
Barrow
0-1
15’
6.6

Mar 22

League Two
Morecambe
1-0
23’
7.5
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 38%
  • 21Shots
  • 3Goals
  • 3.68xG
2 - 1
Shot typeLeft footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.36xG0.43xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 846

Shooting

Goals
3
Expected goals (xG)
3.68
xG on target (xGOT)
3.11
Non-penalty xG
3.68
Shots
21
Shots on target
8

Passing

Assists
3
Expected assists (xA)
1.96
Successful passes
170
Pass accuracy
73.9%
Accurate long balls
8
Long ball accuracy
44.4%
Chances created
21
Successful crosses
9
Cross accuracy
29.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
18
Dribble success
47.4%
Touches
450
Touches in opposition box
38
Dispossessed
17
Fouls won
11

Defending

Tackles won
14
Tackles won %
66.7%
Duels won
67
Duels won %
45.6%
Aerial duels won
18
Aerial duels won %
46.2%
Interceptions
5
Blocked
5
Fouls committed
16
Recoveries
53
Possession won final 3rd
5
Dribbled past
6

Discipline

Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers
Touches44%Shot attempts71%Goals73%
Chances created88%Aerial duels won94%Defensive actions83%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Port Vale (on loan)Aug 2024 - Jun 2025
28
4
Stockport County (on loan)Jan 2024 - Jun 2024
11
1
West Bromwich AlbionJan 2020 - Jul 2023
2
0

Youth career

Aston Villa FC Under 21 (back from loan)Jul 2025 -
Aston Villa FC Under 21 (back from loan)Jul 2024 - Aug 2024
2
1
Aston Villa FC Under 21Jul 2023 - Jan 2024
15
6
West Bromwich Albion AcademySep 2020 - Jun 2023
27
5
West Bromwich Albion U23Dec 2019 - Jun 2023
32
2
West Bromwich Albion FC Under 18 AcademyJul 2017 - Jun 2022
25
11

National team

England Under 16Jan 2019 - Mar 2021
4
1
England Under 18Nov 2020 - Mar 2021
2
0
England U17Sep 2019 - Dec 2020
3
1
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

West Bromwich Albion U23

England
1
Premier League Cup(21/22)