Fernando Richarte
{{Short description|Mexican gridiron football player (born 1991)}}
{{family name hatnote|Richarte|Martínez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name = Fernando Richarte
|image =
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|current_team = Fundidores de Monterrey
|number = 6
|position = Wide receiver
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|12|29|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
|height_ft = 6
|height_in = 0
|weight_lbs = 183
|college = UANL
|cfldraftyear = 2019 LFA
|cfldraftround = 2
|cfldraftpick = 16
|pastteams =
- Dinos de Saltillo ({{LFA Year|2017}}–{{LFA Year|2019}})
- BC Lions ({{CFL Year|2019}}–{{CFL Year|2020}})
- Dinos de Saltillo ({{LFA Year|2020}})
- Fundidores de Monterrey ({{LFA Year|2021}}–present)
|highlights =
- Tazón México champion (V)
|status =
|cflstatus =
|cfl = fernando-richarte/164981/
}}
Fernando Richarte Martínez (born 12 December 1991) is a Mexican professional gridiron football wide receiver for the Fundidores de Monterrey of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA). He played college football at UANL and had a brief participation in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the BC Lions.
College career
Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León,{{cite web|title=Fernando Richarte|url=https://www.bclions.com/players/fernando-richarte/164981/|website=bclions.com|access-date=29 August 2019}} Richarte played college football for the Auténticos Tigres UANL of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, where he earned a degree in Law.{{cite web|title=Jugadores / Categoría Mayor|url=http://autenticostigres.uanl.mx/categoria-mayor/|publisher=UANL|access-date=30 August 2019|language=es}}
Professional career
Richarte played for the Dinos de Saltillo of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) from 2017 to 2019.{{cite web|title=Fernando Richarte Martínez|url=https://lfa.mx/jugador/fernando-richarte-martinez/|website=LFA.mx|publisher=LFA|access-date=29 August 2019|language=es}}
In January 2019, Richarte was picked by the BC Lions in the CFL–LFA Draft; he was the team's second selection and the sixteenth overall pick. Richarte joined the BC Lions, alongside fellow countryman Gerardo Álvarez.{{cite web|title=LFA Total… En palabras de Gerardo “Pewee” Álvarez|url=https://lfa.mx/lfa-total-en-palabras-de-gerardo-pewee-alvarez/|website=LFA.mx|first=Cinthya|last=García|date=5 June 2020|access-date=2 March 2023|language=es}} He made his CFL debut on 10 August against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and played in six more games.{{cite news|url=https://www.elhorizonte.mx/deportes/fernando-richarte-jugara-con-fundidores-en-2021/2982997|title=Fernando Richarte jugará con Fundidores en 2021|work=El Horizonte|date=30 December 2020|access-date=20 December 2022|language=es}}
Richarte joined the Fundidores de Monterrey ahead of the 2021 season.
References
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External links
- [https://www.bclions.com/players/fernando-richarte/164981/ BC Lions profile]
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Category:Sportspeople from Monterrey
Category:Mexican players of American football
Category:Mexican players of Canadian football
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Category:Canadian football wide receivers
Category:Auténticos Tigres UANL players
Category:Dinos de Saltillo players
Category:Fundidores de Monterrey players
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