Domestic-league season · Crystal Palace.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2826 | 6.9 |
 UEFA Europa Conference League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1111 | 7.17 |
 League Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 7.65 |
 Community Shield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 6.3 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.6 |
Richards's current-season form is up 71% on last season (Season 31→53), while his Rating eased 79→77. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Crystal Palace · 15th | 33 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | 77 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | Crystal Palace · 12th | 29 | 1 | 0 | 6.85 | 79 | 31 |
| 2023/24 | Crystal Palace · 10th | 35 | 1 | 1 | 6.88 | 83 | 32 |
| 2022/23 | Crystal Palace · 11th | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6.64 | 72 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | 1899 Hoffenheim · 9th | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | 74 | 8 |
| 2020/21 | 1899 Hoffenheim · 11th | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6.73 | 74 | 5 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 5 | 0 |
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 1 |
Caps & goals this season.
C. Richards is a 26-year-old full-back at Crystal Palace, rated 77.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 168th of 418 in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (87.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Richards.
Judged on this season alone, Richards graded 53 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 64 full-backs in the Premier League, on 10 clean sheets and 3.726 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 31 → 53). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 77, 32nd of 64 of the 64 full-backs in the Premier League. At 26 Richards is in his prime years, and a market index of 154.8 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Richards is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 77.4, Richards carries the 32nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premier League of 64, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Crystal Palace finished 15th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~155), then tapers with age. At 26, Richards sits on 154.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Richards's projected Rating — 77.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€12M total transfer fees · 7 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
