Chris Richards

Defender Crystal Palace United States 26 yrs #26
Details Stats Matches Career

2026-2027 snapshot

3Apps
3Starts
1Goals
0Assists
270Minutes
0Yellow
Form D L L W W

Profile

PositionDefender
Shirt number#26
Age26 years · 28 Mar 2000
NationalityUnited States
Place of birthBirmingham, Alabama, United States
Height188 cm
Weight192 lbs
Preferred footRight
Signing£10.80m
Wage£2,860,000

Teams

Club & national team

Previous clubs

Full career
  • Musanze Club · 2026–2026
  • Hoffenheim Loan · 2021–2022
  • Bayern Munich Permanent · 2020–2022

About

Christopher Jeffrey Richards (born March 28, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace. He also represents the United States national team.

9Apps
2Goals
0Assists
657Minutes
2Yellow
0Red

Appearances

  • Appearances9
  • Starts7
  • Sub appearances1
  • Minutes played657

Attacking

  • Goals2
  • Assists0
  • Goal contributions2
  • Goals per game0.22
  • Minutes per goal329

Discipline

  • Yellow cards2
  • Red cards0
Starter Bench Came on Goal Assist

Thursday, Oct 22, 2026

UEFA Europa League
D FT
Beşiktaş
2 - 2
FT
Crystal Palace
Starter90′

Sunday, Oct 18, 2026

English Premier League
L FT
Brighton and Hove Albion
5 - 0
FT
Crystal Palace
Starter90′

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

UEFA Europa League
L FT
Lyon
3 - 2
FT
Crystal Palace
Starter90′

Sunday, Oct 11, 2026

English Premier League
W FT
Crystal Palace
3 - 1
FT
Nottingham Forest
Starter90′

Wednesday, Oct 07, 2026

International Friendlies
W FT
USA
1 - 0
FT
Canada
Starter90′

Sunday, Oct 04, 2026

International Friendlies
W FT
USA
3 - 0
FT
México FC
Starter90′

Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026

International Friendlies
W FT
Musanze
4 - 2
FT
Universidad de Chile
Bench63′27′ playedGoal72′90′

Thursday, Sep 17, 2026

UEFA Europa League
W FT
Crystal Palace
4 - 0
FT
Lech Poznań
Starter90′Goal27′

Saturday, Sep 12, 2026

English Premier League
L FT
Crystal Palace
2 - 3
FT
Ipswich Town
Played90′
9Appearances
2Goals
0Assists
9Clubs
3Seasons
8Honours

Career path 10

  1. Crystal Palace 2022 – Present 6 apps 1 goals 0 assists
    Current
  2. Musanze 2026 – 2026 1 apps 1 goals 0 assists
    Club
  3. Hoffenheim 2021 – 2022 · Contract 2021–2022
    Loan
  4. Bayern Munich 2020 – 2022
    Permanent
  5. Bayern Munich 2019 – 2022
    Permanent
  6. Bayern Munich II 2019 – 2021
    Permanent
  7. Bayern Munich 2018 – 2019
    Loan
  8. FC Dallas 2018 – 2019
    Permanent
  9. FC Dallas 2017 – 2019
    Youth
  10. USA National team 2 caps 0 goals 0 assists
    International

Season by season 4

SeasonTeamCompetitionAppsStMinGA
2026-2027 Crystal Palace UEFA Europa League 33270 1000
2026-2027 Crystal Palace English Premier League 32180 0010
2026 USA International Friendlies 22180 0000
2026 Musanze International Friendlies 1027 1010
Total976572020

Honours 8

  • UEFA Europa Conference League 2025-2026 · Crystal Palace
  • English FA Community Shield 2025 · Crystal Palace
  • English FA Cup 2024-2025 · Crystal Palace
  • CONCACAF Nations League 2023-2024 · USA
  • CONCACAF Nations League 2022-2023 · USA
  • German DFL-Supercup 2021 · Bayern Munich
  • German DFL-Supercup 2020 · Bayern Munich
  • UEFA Super Cup 2020 · Bayern Munich