Richard Nartey

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Richard Nartey
Personal information
Full name Richard Nicos Tettey Nartey[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2007–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Chelsea 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Burton Albion (loan) 25 (0)
2020–2022 Burnley 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Mansfield Town (loan) 3 (0)
2022–2023 Salford City 11 (0)
Total 39 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Nicos Tettey Nartey (born 6 September 1998) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Career

Nartey signed for Chelsea as an Under-9.[3] He began playing full-time for the club at age 16.[4] He moved on loan to Burton Albion in June 2019.[5] He was released by Chelsea at the end of the 2019–20 season.[6]

In November 2020 he signed for Burnley.[7] He signed a new contract with the club in June 2021,[8] for 12 months with the option of a further year.[9] He moved on a season-long loan to Mansfield Town on 31 August.[10][11][12] He spent most of the season injured.[13][14] In February 2022, following just three league appearances, it was announced that Nartey would remain on loan at Mansfield, but would return to Burnley to train with the club and play with their under-23 team.[15] On 10 June, Burnley announced that he would leave the club at the end of the month when his contract expired.[16]

In July 2022 he signed for Salford City.[17] He was released by the club at the end of the season.[18]

Later career

As of March 2024, Nartey worked as a property developer.[19]

Personal life

Born in England, Nartey is of Ghanaian descent.

St. Paul's School, London,[22] leaving at age 16 following his GCSEs.[4] He then studied A-Levels (maths and French) part time over 3 years whilst playing football.[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea U21
 2017–18[23] — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
2018–19[24] — — — 4[a] 1 4 1
Total — — 7 1 7 1
Chelsea 2019–20[25] Premier League 0 0 — — — 0 0
Burton Albion (loan) 2019–20[25] League One 25 0 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 29 0
Burnley 2020–21[26] Premier League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2021–22[27] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Mansfield Town (loan) 2021–22[27] League Two 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
Salford City 2022–23[28] League Two 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 39 0 1 0 2 0 8 1 50 1
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Burton Albion" (PDF). English Football League. p. 12. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Richard Nartey". 11v11. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Richard Nartey | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Richard Nartey: 'You learn how fortunate you are growing up at Chelsea'". the Guardian. 24 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Richard Nartey: Burton Albion sign Chelsea defender on season-long loan deal". BBC Sport. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". www.premierleague.com.
  7. ^ "Burnley bring in former Chelsea prospect as defensive cover after trial". 24 November 2020.
  8. ^ James, Alex (7 June 2021). "Burnley Academy starlet to sign new contract at Turf Moor". LancsLive.
  9. ^ James, Alex (9 July 2021). "First words as promising Burnley defender signs new Clarets contract". LancsLive.
  10. ^ "Mansfield sign Forrester and Nartey". BBC Sport.
  11. ^ Crooke, Jaquob (6 September 2021). "Burnley show faith in Richard Nartey as defender prepares for Mansfield loan". LancsLive.
  12. ^ "Burnley loanee Richard Nartey so happy to be back working with Nigel Clough at Mansfield Town". www.chad.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Mansfield Town loanee Richard Nartey closing in on return to action". The 72. 29 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Burnley loanee Richard Nartey looks set to leave Mansfield Town - but Nigel Clough won't rush a decision". www.chad.co.uk.
  15. ^ "'Funny one' – Mansfield Town boss provides latest on Burnley loanee Richard Nartey's situation". The 72. 3 February 2022.
  16. ^ InCrowd. "BURNLEY FC RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". Burnley Football Club. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Salford City sign ex-Burnley defender Nartey". BBC Sport.
  18. ^ FC, Salford City (25 May 2023). "Retained and Released List 2022-23". Salford City FC.
  19. ^ "The Essence of our Mission at Arixa Group". Arixa Group. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Chelsea loan out Ghanaian youngster Richard Nartey to Burton Albion". kickgh.com. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  21. ^ "Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad: Yartey sparkles, Ache strikes as Antwi hits brace as 20 players score 23 goals abroad". 12 August 2019.
  22. ^ "Football, 2015". SPS2009.
  23. ^ "Games played by Richard Nartey in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Games played by Richard Nartey in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Richard Nartey in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  26. ^ "Games played by Richard Nartey in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  27. ^ a b "Games played by Richard Nartey in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  28. ^ "Games played by Richard Nartey in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 March 2023.


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