Nottingham Forest

Omar Richards

A left back who began as a forward before a coach moved him into defence, and the attacking habits from early years never left him. He reads the pitch going forward much like a winger, unusual for a defender asked to track back as often.
England Nottingham Forest DEF
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League Rankings

Among Premier League 2026/27 defenders

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NFO
NFO
16:30
Sun 18 Oct
ARS
ARS
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IPS
IPS
20:00
Fri 23 Oct
NFO
NFO
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BRE
BRE
15:00
Sat 31 Oct
NFO
NFO
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NFO
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17:30
Sat 7 Nov
MCI
MCI
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15:00
Sat 21 Nov
NFO
NFO

Omar Richards, The Winger Turned Left Back

A full back whose attacking sense comes from years spent playing further forward before a coach moved him back.

Richards spent his early years in the game as a forward before a coach at his academy switched him into defence, and the instincts from that period still shape how he plays left back now. He carries the ball forward with the confidence of a player once judged on what he did in the final third. That is different from a defender who learned to defend first and added attacking later.

That background makes him an unusual full back, more comfortable driving past a winger than marking one, and it raises a fair question about where his best position actually sits. Forest now have more than one attacking full back competing for the same side of the pitch. The conversation about who starts there is unlikely to settle any time soon.

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24 players

Goalkeepers

26
Matz Sels
Age 34
6 apps
12
John Victor
Age 30
0 apps
33
Steven Benda
Fulham · Age 28
0 apps

Defenders

5
Murillo
Age 24
6 apps 1a
3
Neco Williams
Age 25
6 apps
27
Daniel Muñoz
Crystal Palace · Age 30
5 apps
34
Ola Aina
Age 30
5 apps
23
Jair Cunha
Age 21
4 apps
2
Ousmane Diomande
Côte d'Ivoire · Age 22
4 apps
25
Luca Netz
Age 23
3 apps
31
Nikola Milenkovic
Age 29
3 apps
37
Nicolò Savona
Age 23
0 apps

Midfielders

24
James McAtee
Age 23
6 apps
10
Morgan Gibbs-White
Age 26
6 apps 1g 2a
21
Xaver Schlager
Austria · Age 29
6 apps
6
Ibrahim Sangaré
Côte d'Ivoire · Age 28
4 apps
8
Nicolás Domínguez
Age 28
1 app
22
Ryan Yates
Age 28
0 apps

Forwards

14
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Switzerland · Age 25
6 apps 2g
9
Chris Wood
New Zealand · Age 34
5 apps
11
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Age 25
5 apps 1g
19
Liam Delap
Chelsea · Age 23
5 apps 1g
15
Arnaud Kalimuendo
Age 24
2 apps
7
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Age 25
2 apps
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