Richard Nartey

Richard Nicos Tettey Nartey (born 6 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Burnley.

For the Ghanaian politician, see Richard Dornu Nartey.

Richard Nartey
Personal information
Full name Richard Nicos Tettey Nartey[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998[2]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Burnley
Youth career
2007–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Chelsea 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Burton Albion (loan) 25 (0)
2020– Burnley 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Mansfield Town (loan) 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:10, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

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 from Chelsea 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 loan to Mansfield Town on 31 August 2021, for the season.[10][11][12] He spent most of the season injured.[13][14] In February 2022, following just 3 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]

Personal life

Born in England, Nartey is of Ghanaian descent.[16][17] He attended St. Paul's School, London,[18] 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
As of match played 11 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U21 2017–18[19] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
2018–19[20] ———4[lower-alpha 1]141
Total ——7171
Chelsea 2019–20[21] Premier League 00———00
Burton Albion (loan) 2019–20[21] League One 25010201[lower-alpha 1]0290
Burnley 2020–21[22] Premier League 0000——00
2021–22[23] Premier League 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Mansfield Town (loan) 2021–22[23] League Two 3000—0030
Career total 280102081391
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Burton Albion" (PDF). English Football League. p. 12. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. "Richard Nartey". 11v11. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. "Richard Nartey | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. "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" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  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. "Chelsea loan out Ghanaian youngster Richard Nartey to Burton Albion". kickgh.com. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  17. "Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad: Yartey sparkles, Ache strikes as Antwi hits brace as 20 players score 23 goals abroad". 12 August 2019.
  18. "Football, 2015". SPS2009.
  19. "Games played by Richard Nartey in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  20. "Games played by Richard Nartey in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  21. "Games played by Richard Nartey in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  22. "Games played by Richard Nartey in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  23. "Games played by Richard Nartey in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2021.


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