Carlos Richards
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Peliza Richards | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 2005[1] | ||
| Place of birth | London, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Chelsea | ||
| 2020 | West Ham United | ||
| 2020–2024 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Derby County | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Dorking Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Dorking Wanderers B | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Gibraltar U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Gibraltar U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Gibraltar U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | Gibraltar | 4 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:17, 1 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2025 | |||
Carlos Peliza Richards (born 22 June 2005) is a Gibraltarian professional footballer who plays as a winger.
Club career
Richards is product of the youth academies of Chelsea and Derby County, having joined Derby County reserves on 13 August 2021 after a stint at West Ham United.[3] He worked his way up through Derby County's U18 and U23 sides, eventually moving to their first team in 2022.[4] He made his professional debut with Derby County in a 2–1 EFL Championship win over Fulham on 15 April 2022, coming on as a late sub in the 90th minute.[5]
After breaking into the club's under-21 team during the 2022–23 season, Richards signed his first professional contract with Derby County and was promoted to the under-21 squad on a full-time basis ahead of the 2023–24 season.[6] Richards made 10 Premier League 2 appearances during this season for the under-21s.[1] He was released by the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.[7]
After spending several months without a club, Richards joined Dorking Wanderers in early December 2024, making his debut in their Surrey Senior Cup win against Lingfield. For the seccond half of the season, he went on to play for their B team in the tenth tier Southern Combination Football League Division One. He scored on his debut on 1 February 2025, in a 3–0 win over Montpelier Villa.[8]
International career
Richards is a youth international for Gibraltar, having been called up to the Gibraltar U17s in October 2021.[4] He registered an assist on his debut, sending in a free-kick for Jaiden Bartolo to head home in an eventual 6–1 defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 7 August 2021.[9] In September 2023, he accepted a call-up to the U21 squad for the first time.[10] He made his senior international debut in a 3–1 defeat to Montenegro on 22 March 2025, starting the game and playing the full 90 minutes.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derby County | 2022–23 | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Dorking Wanderers | 2024–25 | National League South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dorking Wanderers B | 2024–25 | Southern Combination Division One | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
International
- As of 9 June 2025
| Gibraltar | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b Carlos Richards at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "England & Wales Births 1837-2006". Find My Past. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Academy Sign Duo Ahead Of Season Openers". www.dcfc.co.uk.
- ^ a b "A closer look at teenager Carlos Richards ahead of his Derby breakthrough". Derbyshirelive. April 8, 2022 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Media, P. A. (April 15, 2022). "Defiant Derby fightback denies Fulham promotion party and keeps hope alive". the Guardian.
- ^ "Academy Update: Under-21s add duo and quintet sign new deals". Derby County Football Club. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023 – via www.dcfc.co.uk.
- ^ Derby County Retained List: 2023/24 Season Derby County. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Wanderers take the Villa Sussex World. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina-Gibraltar | Under-17 2021/22. UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ Youngster Richards Earns Gibraltar Under-21s Call-Up Derby County FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ Match Report: Montenegro vs Gibraltar | European Qualifiers 2026 UEFA.com. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.