Kieran Richardson

Birth Date: October 21 1984
Birth Place: Greenwich, London
Birth Nation: England
Nationality: British
Position: Midfielder

Kieran Richardson started his career with his local football team, West Ham United but Manchester United snapped him up.

He came to Old Trafford as a 14 year old to be educated in Manchester. Richardson led the England U16 team to the Milk Cup final in 2001 but they lost to Paraguay. He was also named 'Player of the Tournament' at this European Youth Cup.

In the 2002/03 pre-season he was impressive and scored in a friendly at Chesterfield. His Man United bow came a week later in a UNICEF charity game against Boca Juniors. Richardson made his United debut as a substitute in the 3-2 win at Olympiakos in the Champions League in October 2002.

Scored his first ever goal in a Worthington Cup win over Leicester City. Alex Ferguson has said that Kieran is one of the best youngsters to come out of the Manchester United academy in recent years.

Kieran Richardson