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Richmond Mamah Laryea (/læˈreɪjæ/ La-RAY-a;[4] Ga: /ˈlɑːji/ LAH-yee;[4] born January 7, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back or midfielder for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC, on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest, and the Canada national team.

Richie Laryea

Laryea playing for Orlando City B in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Richmond Mamah Laryea[1]
Date of birth	(1995-01-07) January 7, 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back, midfielder
Club information
Current team	Toronto FC (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
Number	19
Youth career
2004–2008	Club Uruguay[3]
2008–2015	Sigma FC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Akron Zips	42	(12)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Sigma FC	9	(5)
2016–2018	Orlando City	21	(0)
2016–2017	→ Orlando City B (loan)	35	(3)
2019–2021	Toronto FC	67	(8)
2022–	Nottingham Forest	5	(0)
2022–	→ Toronto FC (loan)	10	(0)
National team‡
2016	Canada U23	2	(1)
2019–	Canada	32	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 30, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 27, 2022

College career

Prior to his college career, Laryea played for Sigma FC Academy and Dante Alighieri Academy in Toronto.[5] Laryea played college soccer at the University of Akron for two seasons, reaching the College Cup semi-finals in 2015.[6] Laryea was named to the All-Mid-American Conference Second Team in 2014,[7] and was named to the All-Mid-American Conference First Team in 2015.[8] He played for League1 Ontario club Sigma FC in 2015, where he was named a League All-Star.[9] Following his sophomore season, Laryea signed a contract with Generation Adidas.[10]

Club career

Orlando City

Laryea was drafted in the first round (7th overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City.[11][12] He was loaned to Orlando City B in March 2016.[13]

After spending the first half of his second season once again on loan to OCB playing as both an attacking and defensive midfielder,[14] Laryea made his MLS debut on June 25, 2017, subbing on for Kaká in a 4–0 defeat to Chicago Fire.[15] Laryea got his first MLS assist on September 27, 2017, assisting on Yoshimar Yotún's goal against New England Revolution.[16] He made his first career MLS start on the final day of the season away to Philadelphia Union.[17]

On November 27, 2018, the club announced they had declined his contract option.[18]

Toronto FC

On March 21, 2019, Laryea signed for MLS side Toronto FC.[19] Laryea scored his first goal for Toronto on May 26, 2019, in a 2–1 home defeat to the San Jose Earthquakes,[20] was also his first MLS goal.[21] Laryea scored his first playoff goal, against DC United, and then defeated Atlanta United to win the Eastern Conference (MLS) playoffs. Laryea and Toronto FC then lost to Seattle Sounders FC in the 2019 MLS Cup final. Laryea would have his option for the 2020 season exercised by Toronto, keeping him with the club for 2020.[22] On September 27, 2020, Laryea scored a solo goal and provided two assists in the second half of Toronto's 3–1 win against the league-leading Columbus Crew.[23] Laryea was named the MLS Player of the Week as a result of his performance.[24]

Nottingham Forest

On January 8, 2022, EFL Championship club Nottingham Forest signed Laryea on a transfer from Toronto FC, signing a three-and-a-half year contract.[25] After featuring only sparingly in Forest's matchday squads during his first few months, Laryea made his debut on April 18 against West Bromwich Albion, as a second-half substitute for Djed Spence in an eventual 4-0 victory.[26]

In August 2022, he returned on loan to Toronto FC until the end of June 2023.[27] To complete the transaction, Toronto sent $225,000 in General Allocation Money to FC Dallas and $125,000 in General Allocation Money to FC Cincinnati to acquire the top spot in the MLS Allocation Order.[28]

International career

In May 2016, Laryea was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[29] Laryea scored in the opening match against Guyana.[30]

Laryea received his first call up to the senior team on August 26, 2019, for two CONCACAF Nations League matches against Cuba.[31] He made his debut in the first match on September 7, 2019.[32] On March 25, 2021, Laryea scored his first goal for Canada in a 5–1 win over Bermuda in the team's first 2022 World Cup qualifying match.[33]

In June 2021, Laryea was named to Canada's 60-man preliminary squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[34] On July 1, he was named to the final 23-man squad.[35]

Personal life

Laryea is of Ghanaian descent.[36] His younger brother, Reggie Laryea, plays soccer for semi-professional team Vaughan Azzurri.[37]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played September 30, 2022[38]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sigma FC	2015	League1 Ontario	9	5	—		—		3[lower-alpha 1]	2	12	7
Orlando City B	2016	USL	23	0	–		—		—		23	0
	2017		12	3	—		—		—		12	3
	Total		35	3	—		—		—		35	3
Orlando City	2017	MLS	12	0	—		—		—		12	0
	2018		9	0	—		—		—		9	0
	Total		21	0	—		—		—		21	0
Toronto FC	2019	MLS	20	1	4	0	–		4[lower-alpha 2]	1	28	2
	2020		20[lower-alpha 3]	4	—		—		2[lower-alpha 4]	0	22	4
	2021		27	3	3	0	3[lower-alpha 5]	0	—		33	3
	Total		67	8	7	0	3	0	6	1	83	9
Nottingham Forest	2021–22	Championship	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
Toronto FC (loan)	2022	MLS	10	0	–		–		–		10	0
Career total			147	16	7	0	3	0	9	3	166	19

International

As of match played September 27, 2022[39]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Canada	2019	4	0
	2020	2	0
	2021	16	1
	2022	10	0
Total		32	1

International goals

As of March 25, 2021. Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Laryea goal.

List of international goals scored by Richie Laryea

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	March 25, 2021	Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States	7	Bermuda	3–0	5–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Toronto FC

• Eastern Conference Championship (Playoffs): 2019[40]

Nottingham Forest

• EFL Championship play-offs: 2022

References

External links

• Richie Laryea at Soccerway
• Richie Laryea at the Canadian Soccer Association

На других языках

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- [en] Richie Laryea

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[es] Richie Laryea

Richmond Laryea (Toronto, Ontario, Canadá, 7 de enero de 1995), conocido como Richie Laryea, es un futbolista canadiense que juega de centrocampista o defensa en el Nottingham Forest F. C. de la EFL Championship de Inglaterra.[1] Es internacional absoluto con la selección de Canadá desde 2019.[2]

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[it] Richie Laryea

Richmond Laryea, detto Richie (Toronto, 7 gennaio 1995) è un calciatore canadese, centrocampista del Nottingham Forest.

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[ru] Ларея, Ричи

Ри́чмонд «Ри́чи» Ларе́я[2] (англ. Richmond "Richie" Laryea; 7 января 1995, Торонто, Онтарио, Канада) — канадский футболист, игрок клуба «Торонто» и сборной Канады. Может выступать на позициях полузащитника и правого защитника.

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