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Dane Richards 
Personal information Full name Dane Richards Date of birth 14 December 1983 Place of birth Montego Bay, Jamaica Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Playing position Winger Club information Current club New York Red Bulls Number 19 Youth career 2001–2003 Seba United 2003–2004 San Jacinto Coyotes 2005–2006 Clemson Tigers Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2007– New York Red Bulls 130 (20) National team‡ 2002– Jamaica 35 (7) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 September, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October, 2010Dane Richards (born 14 December 1983 in Montego Bay) is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.
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Career
Youth and college
Richards was a member of the youth system of Jamaican National Premier League side Seba United and while attending Cornwall College in Montego Bay, where he won the DaCosta Cup and Oliver Shield. He moved to the United States to play college soccer in 2003.
Richards played two years at San Jacinto College in Houston, where he scored a record 45 goals in two years, including a school-record 25 as a sophomore.
Richards playing for Clemson Tigers
He then moved on to Clemson University, where he led the team in scoring as a junior with 12 goals and nine assists. Richards scored the game-winning goal in three NCAA Tournament matches and scored in Clemson's 2-1 loss to New Mexico in the College Cup semifinals. As a senior in 2006, Richards had 11 goals and nine assists in 19 games, as Clemson lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Richards was named a second-team all-American.
Professional
Richards was drafted in the second round of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls, establishing himself as the first team right winger for the club. On 5 May 2007, Richards scored his first MLS regular season goal in a 3-3 tie at Real Salt Lake. He concluded his first MLS season appearing in 28 matches, including 27 starts, in which he managed two goals and six assists. His assist total was second on the club and led all league rookies. At the conclusion of the season Richards was selected as one of three nominees for league rookie of the year honors.
Richards appeared in 23 MLS regular season matches in 2008, scoring 3 goals and recording 6 assists. In the 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs, Richards helped the Red Bulls to an upset over defending Champion Houston Dynamo (4-1 on aggregate). Richards tallied the club's first goal in a 3-0 rout in the second leg of the series in Robertson Stadium in Houston. He also drew a penalty and assisted on the third goal. In 2009, Richards appeared in 27 league matches scoring 3 goals.
On 20 March 2010, Richards scored the third goal for Red Bulls in a 3-1 victory against Santos FC, which was the first match played at the new Red Bull Arena.[1] [2] On 25 July 2010, Richards scored a goal in helping lead New York to a 2-1 victory against Manchester City in a friendly match.[3] On 24 September 2010, Richards appeared in his 100th league match for New York and helped lead the club to a 2-0 victory in The Home Depot Center over Los Angeles Galaxy scoring his teams first goal and drawing the penalty that led to New York's second goal.[4] Richards concluded his 2010 campaign scoring five goals in his last seven matches helping New York to capture the Eastern Conference regular season title.[5]
Richards is considered a domestic player since he holds a USA Residency card.
International
Richards debuted with the Jamaican national team in 2002 at the age of 18, and while he was still at Clemson returned to the Jamaican national team, playing in a 1-1 friendly tie against the United States.
His play during the 2007 season did not go unnoticed by the Jamaica Football Federation as he was rewarded by being called up to the national team for friendlies against El Salvador and Guatemala in Kingston. He played in both matches which ended in victory for Jamaica. Richards has also participated in 2010 World Cup qualifying matches and was selected for the 2008 Caribbean Championship. He appeared in all five matches for Jamaica, in helping Jamaica to capture the 2008 Caribbean Championship. [6] Richards also featured in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. In 2010, Richards became a mainstay with the national team and started to consistently demonstrate outstanding attacking prowess. On 11 August 2010 Richards recorded his first goal for Jamaica in a 3-1 victory against Caribbean rivals Trinidad and Tobago.[7] On 10 October 2010 Richards recorded his second international goal, scoring with a 19th-minute penalty to help Jamaica to a 1-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago.[8] Richards scored three(3) goals for Jamaica in December 2010, leading them to another Caribbean Cup title, while also winning the Golden Boot. [9]
International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competitions 1 11 August 2010 Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago 
Trinidad and Tobago1 – 0 3 – 1 International Friendly 2 10 October 2010 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago1 – 0 1 – 0 International Friendly 3 29 November 2010 Stade En Camée, Rivière-Pilote, Martinique 
Antigua and Barbuda1 – 0 3 – 1 2010 Caribbean Championship 4 1 December 2010 Stade En Camée, Rivière-Pilote, Martinique 
Guyana1 – 0 4 – 0 2010 Caribbean Championship 5 3 December 2010 Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique 
Grenada1 – 0 2 – 1 2010 Caribbean Championship 6 29 March 2011 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 
El Salvador0 – 1 2 – 3 International Friendly 7 29 March 2011 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador El Salvador0 – 2 2 – 3 International Friendly Career statistics
All-time club performance Club Season 
Major League SoccerUS Open Cup MLS Cup CONCACAF Total App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals New York Red Bulls 2007 28 2 1 0 2 0 - - 31 2 2008 23 3 - - 4 1 - - 27 4 2009 27 3 1 1 - - 2 0 30 4 2010 25 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 28 5 2011 27 7 - - 3 0 - - 30 7 Club Total 130 20 3 1 11 1 2 0 146 22 Honors
New York Red Bulls
- Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1): 2008
Jamaica
- Caribbean Cup Winner (2): 2008, 2010
See also
References
- ^ A Grand Opening Night
- ^ Richards scores on historic night
- ^ Richards, Kandji lead Red Bulls past Man City
- ^ Richards helps NY beat LA
- ^ Red Bulls clinch Eastern Conference
- ^ Richards helps lead Jamaica
- ^ Richards nets first goal for Jamaica
- ^ Richards helps topple T&T again
- ^ http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2011/02/preseason-training-mexico-day-1
External links
- MLS player profile
- Dane Richards at National-Football-Teams.com
- transfermarkt.co.uk
Jamaica squads Jamaica squad – 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 
Jamaica squad – 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Ricketts • 2 Edwards • 3 Dicoy Williams • 4 Thomas • 5 Goodison • 6 Taylor • 7 Morrison • 8 Vernan • 9 Johnson • 10 Cummings • 11 Richards • 12 Phillips • 13 Miller • 14 Marshall • 15 Watson • 16 O. Daley • 17 Austin • 18 K. Daley • 19 Reid • 20 Boyd • 21 Shelton • 22 Damion Williams • 23 Kerr • Coach: WhitmoreNew York Red Bulls – current squad 1 Rost · 2 Tainio · 3 Albright · 4 Márquez · 5 Ream · 6 Hertzog · 7 Miller · 8 Solli · 9 Rodgers · 10 Ballouchy · 11 McCarty · 14 Henry · 15 Kassel · 16 Rooney · 17 Agudelo · 18 Coundoul · 19 Richards · 20 Lindpere · 21 Nielsen · 22 Keel · 23 Jones · 25 Auvray · 31 Horwath · 32 Paullo · 33 Robinson · 39 Schneider · 44 Mendes · 91 Hot ·
Head Coach: Backe Assistant Coach: Halvorsen General Manager: Solér
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Clemson Tigers men's soccer players
- Association football midfielders
- Association football forwards
- Jamaica international footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Jamaican footballers
- Major League Soccer players
- People from Montego Bay
- New York Red Bulls players
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
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