Crystal Palace

Chris Richards

Defender#26

Bio

Born in Birmingham in 2000, Chris Richards debuted for FC Bayern Munich II in 2019 and now plays for Crystal Palace F.C.. He has also played for FC Bayern Munich and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. He plays as a defender. He has represented the United States men's national under-20 association football team and the United States men's national under-23 association football team.

Key facts

Age: 26
Height: 1.88 m
Weight: 92 kg
Number: #26
Born: 28/3/2000
Birthplace: Birmingham
Debut: 2019
Position: Defender
Nationality: USA

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

2019–now

2018–United States men's national under-20 association football teamNational team
2019–FC Bayern Munich II
2019–United States men's national under-23 association football teamNational team
2020–FC Bayern Munich
2020–2022FC Bayern Munich
2020–United States men's national soccer teamNational team
2021–2022TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
2022–Crystal Palace F.C.

Career stats

Season

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	G	SHOT	SOG
2026-27 Europa League	4	5	1	1	1	3	2
2026-27 English Premier League	10	5	1	1	0	5	2
2026-27 Carabao Cup	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2026 International Friendly	3	4	0	1	1	3	1
2026 FIFA World Cup	4	8	3	1	0	1	0

Compare RichardsStack them up against anyone, with an analyst verdict

Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026-27 UEFA Europa LeagueCrystal Palace	4	1	0	3	2	344	1	0	0	4	0	5	1	0	6	0
2026-27 Premier LeagueCrystal Palace	9	0	0	4	2	810	1	0	0	9	0	5	1	0	21	0
2026 International FriendlyUnited States	4	1	0	3	1	297	1	0	0	4	1	4	0	0	2	0
2026 FIFA World CupUnited States	4	0	0	1	0	360	1	0	0	4	0	8	3	0	5	0
2025-26 Premier LeagueCrystal Palace	33	1	0	15	2	2,826	4	0	0	33	2	18	5	0	42	0
2025 International FriendlyUnited States	5	–	–	–	–	388	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2024-25 Premier LeagueCrystal Palace	24	1	0	13	6	1,924	3	1	3	24	2	11	5	0	31	0
2024 International FriendlyUnited States	4	–	–	–	–	360	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023-24 Premier LeagueCrystal Palace	26	1	1	12	3	2,091	3	0	3	26	3	12	7	0	37	0
2023 International FriendlyUnited States	4	–	–	–	–	272	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022-23 Premier LeagueCrystal Palace	9	0	0	4	0	442	0	0	0	9	5	2	1	0	10	0
2021-22 BundesligaBayern München / TSG Hoffenheim	20	1	1	8	1	1,302	1	0	0	20	7	7	2	0	27	0
2020-21 BundesligaBayern München / TSG Hoffenheim	14	0	2	2	0	1,035	1	0	0	14	2	6	5	0	13	0
2021 International FriendlyUnited States	2	0	0	0	0	72	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	2	0
2020-21 UEFA Europa LeagueTSG Hoffenheim	2	0	0	2	1	180	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	5	0
2020-21 UEFA Champions LeagueBayern München	3	0	0	0	0	128	0	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	1	0
2019-20 BundesligaBayern München	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Career17 seasons	168	6	4	67	18	12,837	16	1	6	155	27	82	31	0	202	0

Recent games

Nov '269
v Liverpool
1 SHOT
L 3-1
Nov '261
@ Tottenham Hotspur
Did not record a stat
L 2-0
Oct '2626
v Newcastle United
1 SHOT · 1 FC · 1 FA
L 2-0
Oct '2619
@ Brighton & Hove Albion
1 FC
L 5-0
Oct '2612
v Nottingham Forest
1 SHOT · 1 FC
W 3-1
Sept '2620
@ Leeds United
Did not record a stat
D 0-0
Sept '2613
v Ipswich Town
1 FC · 1 YC
L 3-2
Sept '266
@ Fulham
1 SHOT · 1 SOG · 1 FC
W 3-2

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Game
6 Nov v TSG HoffenheimD 1-1 6 Nov	0	0	0	90	0	1	1	0	1
23 Oct @ BesiktasD 2-2 23 Oct	0	1	0	90	0	1	2	1	2
16 Oct @ LyonL 2-3 16 Oct	0	1	1	90	1	1	1	0	3
18 Sept v Lech PoznanW 4-0 18 Sept	1	1	1	74	0	1	1	0	0

Splits, UEFA Europa League

Split
AwayHome or away, 0W	3	0.0	0.7	0.3	90.0	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.3	2.7
HomeHome or away, 1W	3	0.3	1.0	0.7	84.7	0.0	1.0	0.7	0.0	1.0
DrawsResult, 0W	3	0.0	0.3	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	1.3	0.3	2.0
LossesResult, 0W	2	0.0	1.5	1.0	90.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	2.5
WinsResult, 1W	1	1.0	1.0	1.0	74.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Regular seasonStage, 1W	6	0.2	0.8	0.5	87.3	0.2	1.0	1.0	0.2	1.8
MoldeOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	1.0	0.5	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	2.5
BesiktasOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	2.0
Lech PoznanOpponent, 1W	1	1.0	1.0	1.0	74.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
LyonOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	1.0	90.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0
TSG HoffenheimOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
Selhurst Park, LondonGround, 1W	2	0.5	0.5	0.5	82.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.5
Estadio de la Cerámica, VillarrealGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0
Groupama Stadium, LyonGround, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	1.0	90.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0
PreZero Arena, SinsheimGround, 0W	1	0.0	2.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Vodafone Park, IstanbulGround, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	2.0

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