Lewis Mark P. Richardson (born 7 February 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two side Grimsby Town, on loan from Burnley.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lewis Mark P. Richardson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 19)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Moston, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Grimsby Town (on loan from Burnley) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2021 | Burnley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Burnley | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U16 | 3 | (2) |
| 2019 | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:53, 17 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2021 | |||
Richardson was born in Moston, Manchester and had his first trial at Burnley at the age of eight.[3] In November 2018, he raised eyebrows when he scored 5 goals against Crewe Alexandra on his debut for Burnley under-18's at the age of 15.[3] A few months later in February 2019, once he had turned 16, he made his debut for the under-23 side managed by Steve Stone.[3] He scored a hat-trick against Rochdale in the Lancashire Senior Cup semi-final, having come on as a substitute at half-time.[3] He subsequently became a regular member of the under-23 squad for the remainder of the 2018–19 season, regularly playing against players many years older than him.[3] Burnley made sure to tie Richardson down to a two-year scholarship in July 2019, amid interest from fellow Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.[3]
In August 2019, still aged 16, he made the squad for the first team for an EFL Cup tie against League One Sunderland at Turf Moor.[3] However, he remained an unusued substitute as the Clarets were knocked out after they lost 3–1.[3] On his 17th birthday in February 2020, Richardson signed his first professional contract with the club until the summer of 2022.[4] Back and hamstring injuries slightly hampered his progress in the second half of the season but he still scored a total of 7 goals for the under-18 and under-23 squads.[3] He was placed into the first-team bubble by manager Sean Dyche before the 2020–21 season commenced and played in some pre-season friendlies.[3] He made his professional debut for the first-team in a 4–0 Premier League loss to Tottenham Hotspur on 28 February 2021, replacing Jay Rodriguez as a late substitute.[5] At 18 years and 21 days, he became Burnley's youngest Premier League debutant.[6]
On 1 September 2022, Richardson joined Grimsby Town on loan for the 2022–23 season.[7]
Richardson received his first call-up to England for the under-16 side in December 2018 for a mini-tournament being played in Turkey in January 2019.[8] He scored on his debut having come on as a substitute in a group game against Moldova.[3] He made a further two appearances in the tournament and scored another goal against Russia. He received his first call-up to the under-17 squad in September 2019, but had to withdraw due to injury.[3] He was later called up to the October internationals but again had to withdraw with a minor injury, but he finally made his debut in November 2019 when he started in a 3–1 defeat to Denmark.[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Burnley | 2019–20[10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[11] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Grimsby Town (loan) | 2022–23[13] | League Two | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Career total | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
Grimsby Town F.C. – current squad | |
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