Jake Richards (footballer)
{{Short description|Welsh footballer (born 2007)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jake Richards
| full_name = Jake Thomas Richards
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|8|8|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| height = 180cm
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Exeter City
| clubnumber = 47
| youthyears1 = 2018–2023
| youthclubs1 = Exeter City
| years1 = 2023–
| clubs1 = Exeter City
| caps1 = 16
| goals1 = 1
| club-update = 04:32, 29 January 2025 (UTC)
}}
Jake Thomas Richards (born 8 August 2007) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|ExeterCi}} club Exeter City.
Career
Richards joined Exeter City at Under-12 level and progressed through the ranks to sign an academy scholarship in August 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/2023/august/new-season-scholars/|title=📝 Ten players sign Academy scholarships for 2023/24!|website=www.exetercityfc.co.uk|date=1 August 2023|accessdate=8 November 2023}} He made his senior debut the following week in a 2–1 EFL Cup victory over Crawley Town.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66368497|title=Exeter City 2–1 Crawley Town: Grecians come from behind to progress in Carabao Cup|website=BBC Sport|date=8 August 2023|accessdate=8 November 2023}} He made his league debut a month later in a defeat to Leyton Orient.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66692800|title=Exeter City 1–2 Leyton Orient|website=BBC Sport|date=9 September 2023|accessdate=8 November 2023}} On April 27 2025, he was named EFL League One Apprentice of the Season.{{Cite web |last=EFL |date=2025-04-27 |title=LIVE: EFL Awards 2025 |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2025/april/27/live--efl-awards-2025/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=EFL |language=en}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 11 February 2025}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season ! colspan="3" |League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="2" |Exeter City
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|181985|2023|accessdate=8 November 2023}} |6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=EFT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|181985|2024|accessdate=24 September 2024}}
|League One |10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=EFT}} | 1 | 17 | 2 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
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References
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{{Exeter City F.C. squad}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Exeter City F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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