Micah Richards is a defender football of England

Micah Lincoln Richards is an English footballer who was born in Birmingham, England on June 24, 1988 and played for Manchester City and England.
Richards grew up in the Chapeltown district of Leeds and the club's youth system to play for Leeds United as a striker. He later played for Oldham Athletic subsequently joined Manchester City at the age of 14 years.
Richards makes debut as a substitute on October 22, 2005 when a full debut against Arsenal and against Charlton Athletic on 12 February 2006.
In the 2005-2006 season, he became captain of the Manchester City youth team to reach the final of the FA Youth Cup against Liverpool. Richards signed a new contract with Manchester City for four years on July 25, 2006 after Manchester City refused an offer from Tottenham for Richards for £ 5m.
In the 2007-2008 season, Richards began playing in the position of central-back after some time playing as a striker. He was elected captain for the first time against Aston Villa on September 16, 2007. Furthermore, in February, Richards signed a contract again in February 2008 to end June 2013. On July 17, 2008, Richards for the first time full-time playing time against EB / Streymur in the UEFA Cup first qualifying. He scored the first goal with a header during win over Sunderland at the City of Manchester Stadium on March 22, 2009. On September 11, 2010, Richards played replace full-time at right-back position against Blackburn in the Premier League Barcleys.
Richards joined the English national team when he received a call in the squad for the friendly against Holland. Previously he won three caps for England Under-21 and selected to start the game on November 15, 2006 against the Netherlands. He became the youngest England defender and scored his first international goal in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Israel on September 8, 2007 at Wembley Stadium. Richards included in the squad for the UEFA Under-21 Championship held in Sweden in which he scored a header against Finland.
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