Field Insider
29.1
13.1%
Ratingi
0.1
99.1%
Seasoni
2.9
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameRico Dean Scott Richards
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age22
Date of birth27 Sept 2003
Shirt number#31
ClubWalsall
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Central midfielder

Season stats

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10
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
269
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Walsall.

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Central midfielder

R. Richards is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Walsall, rated 28.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (6.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.68 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Richards.

On the season, Richards graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.68 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 11 → 3). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29. At 22 Richards is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent4 clubs
28.5
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
3.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
6.5%
Minutes
limited game time
3.68
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Walsall finished 13th of 24 · a mid-table side

10
Apps
3.68
Def. / 90
7
Tackles
2
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.34 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Creativity. 0.34 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.
  • Defensive volume. 3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 6.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 28.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.