Elliot Richards
Encyclopedia
Eliot Allen Richards is a Welsh
professional footballer who plays as a striker
in The Football League
for Bristol Rovers
.
A product the of Rovers youth system, Richards joined the professional ranks at the club in the summer of 2009, along with fellow youth players Neikell Plummer, Dan Cayford, Mark Cooper, Ollie Clarke
, George Booth, Steve Kingdon and Jack McKenna. He was the first of the group to break into the first team when he made his debut on 20 February 2010, when he came on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Andy Williams in a Football League One
match against Gillingham
.
He was called up to the Wales national under-19 football team
in April 2010, for their squad to face Northern Ireland on 5 May.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
professional footballer who plays as a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
in The Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
for Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
.
A product the of Rovers youth system, Richards joined the professional ranks at the club in the summer of 2009, along with fellow youth players Neikell Plummer, Dan Cayford, Mark Cooper, Ollie Clarke
Ollie Clarke
Ollie Clarke is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder in The Football League for Bristol Rovers.-Career:After progressing through the Bristol Rovers youth system, Clarke joined the professional ranks at The Pirates in 2009, alongside fellow youth team graduates Eliot Richards,...
, George Booth, Steve Kingdon and Jack McKenna. He was the first of the group to break into the first team when he made his debut on 20 February 2010, when he came on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Andy Williams in a Football League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
match against Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
.
He was called up to the Wales national under-19 football team
Wales national under-19 football team
The Wales national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Wales and is controlled by the Football Association of Wales. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship held every year.-Recent history:...
in April 2010, for their squad to face Northern Ireland on 5 May.