Spencer_Richey
Spencer Richey
American professional soccer player (born 1992)
Spencer McNair Richey (born May 30, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.
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Richey with FC Cincinnati in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Spencer McNair Richey | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-05-30) May 30, 1992 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chicago Fire | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | IMG Academy | ||
| 2009–2010 | Crossfire Premier | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Washington Huskies | 71 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Tacoma Tide | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | Portland Timbers U23s | 14 | (0) |
| 2013 | Washington Crossfire | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | Puget Sound Gunners | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 26 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2018 | → FC Cincinnati (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | FC Cincinnati | 29 | (0) |
| 2021 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Tacoma Defiance (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Chicago Fire | 13 | (0) |
| 2023– | Chicago Fire FC II | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | United States U17 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 5, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 2, 2015 | |||
College and amateur
Richey spent his entire college career at the University of Washington. He made a total of 71 appearances for the Huskies and finished with 30 clean sheets.
He also played in the Premier Development League for Tacoma Tide, Portland Timbers U23s, Washington Crossfire and Puget Sound Gunners.[2][3][4][5][6]
Professional
On January 20, 2015, Richey was selected in the third round (61st overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[7] However he was cut from camp and he ended up joining USL affiliate club Whitecaps FC 2.[8] He made his professional debut for the club on April 1 in a match against Austin Aztex.
Richey signed with Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC on December 19, 2016.[9]
On November 22, 2017, the Whitecaps picked up Richey's team option and loaned him to FC Cincinnati for the 2018 season.[10]
Richey was released by Vancouver at the end of their 2018 season.[11] His MLS rights were subsequently traded to new MLS expansion side FC Cincinnati in December 2018 in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.[12]
He was released by Cincinnati at the end of their 2020 season.[13]
On February 2, 2021, it was announced that Richey signed with Seattle Sounders FC.[14] Following the 2021 season, Seattle declined their contract option on Richey.[15]
International
Richey was a member of the U.S. under-17 national team at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Club
- As of match played November 8, 2021[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Whitecaps FC 2 | 2015 | USL | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | USL | 14 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | USL | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2017 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| FC Cincinnati (loan) | 2018 | USL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| FC Cincinnati | 2019 | MLS | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | MLS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2021 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tacoma Defiance | 2021 | USL | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 92 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in USL Championship Playoffs
- Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
- "Spencer Richey". Chicago Fire FC. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- "2010 Tacoma Tide stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- "2011 Tacoma Tide stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- "2012 Portland Timbers U23s stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- "2013 Washington Crossfire stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- "2014 Puget Sound Gunners FC stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- "Vancouver Whitecaps FC select five players in final two rounds of 2015 MLS SuperDraft". WhitecapsFC.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 20, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- Devji, Farhan (March 29, 2015). "Introducing WFC2". WhitecapsFC.com. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- "Vancouver Whitecaps sign Spencer Richey, Kyle Greig from USL side". December 19, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- "Whitecaps FC loan out goalkeeper Spencer Richey to USL side FC Cincinnati". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 22, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- "Whitecaps FC announce first roster moves ahead of 2019, exercise seven contract options". Whitecaps.com. November 26, 2018.
- "Sounders FC signs goalkeeper Spencer Richey". Seattle Sounders FC. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- FC, Seattle Sounders. "Sounders FC announces roster decisions to conclude 2021 season | Seattle Sounders". Seattle Sounders FC.
- Spencer Richey at Soccerway
- Washington Huskies bio
- Spencer Richey at Major League Soccer
- Spencer Richey at Soccerway