PLAYER PROFILE / Attacking Midfield
Rico Richards.
Southend United · England
TM 612748 · Current player profileAge today22
Recorded moves10
Peak recorded value€175k
Current market value€175k
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Rico Dean Scott Richards
- Born
- 27 Sep 2003
- Nationality
- England
- Position
- Attacking Midfield
- Preferred foot
- left
- Height
- 182
- Joined current club
- 01 Jul 2025
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2027
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Port Vale FCLast recorded move · 31 Jul 2026
- Walsall FCLast recorded move · 31 May 2026
- Aston Villa U21Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2025
- Stockport CountyLast recorded move · 31 May 2024
- West Bromwich Albion U21Last recorded move · 03 Jul 2023
- West Bromwich Albion U18Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2021
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 22 | Southend United | €0 |
| 12 May 2026 | 22 | Walsall FC | €175k |
| 26 Nov 2025 | 22 | Walsall FC | €175k |
| 30 Jun 2025 | 21 | Aston Villa U21 | €175k |
| 30 Dec 2024 | 21 | Port Vale FC | €150k |
| 19 Dec 2023 | 20 | Aston Villa U21 | €150k |
| 24 Nov 2021 | 18 | West Bromwich Albion U21 | €150k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | Port Vale FC | Southend United | Transfer | — ? |
| 31 May 2026 | Walsall FC | Port Vale FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Sep 2025 | Port Vale FC | Walsall FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2025 | Aston Villa U21 | Port Vale FC | Transfer | Free |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Port Vale FC | Aston Villa U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Aston Villa U21 | Port Vale FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 31 May 2024 | Stockport County | Aston Villa U21 | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 18 Jan 2024 | Aston Villa U21 | Stockport County | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 03 Jul 2023 | West Bromwich Albion U21 | Aston Villa U21 | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2021 | West Bromwich Albion U18 | West Bromwich Albion U21 | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.