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Chris RichardsCB#26

Crystal Palace·Premier League logoPremier League·Defender - Centre-Back

26 years(28/03/2000)1,89mrightUnited StatesContract until 30/06/2027

6.96Rating53 matches in 12 months
€28.00mMarket value#7 in Crystal Palace · #160 in Premier League

Last 5rating per match

Premier Leag01.116.9
UEFA Confere06.117.3
Premier Leag09.117.1
Premier Leag22.117.3
UEFA Confere27.116.5

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.90Nov
6.90Dec
7.50Jan
7.10Feb
7.10Mar
6.70Apr
6.50May
7.20Jun
6.80Jul
6.40Aug
7.50Sep
7.50Oct

Club matchesCrystal Palace

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Recent results

03 Oct · 12:30Friendlies ClubsHBristol City logoBristol City0:1Match stats20 Sept · 14:00English Premier LeagueALeeds logoLeeds—Prediction17 Sept · 20:00UEFA Europa LeagueHLech Poznan logoLech PoznanW4:0Prediction12 Sept · 15:00English Premier LeagueHIpswich logoIpswich—Prediction08 Sept · 19:45League CupHMiddlesbrough logoMiddlesbrough—Prediction

Key statsInternational Friendly Games · FIFA World Cup

Goals10.16 / 90
xG0.060.02 / 90
Assists0
xA0.00
Shots40.63 / 90
Shots on target125%
Key passes0
Pass accuracy94.2%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

ATTACKING38TECHNIQUE43TACTICAL65DEFENDING77CREATIVITY41

Player Position average

Attacking38
Technique43
Tactical65
Defending77
Creativity41

Strengths

  • Ground duels
  • Long balls

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DC · DR

Positions on the pitch

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Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0040%
xG0.0222%
Shots0.4028%
Shots on target0.4081%
Conversion %039%
Big chances missed0.0064%
Dribbles0.4062%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0040%
xA0.0116%
Key passes0.007%
Big chances created0.0034%
Accurate passes40.0059%
Pass accuracy %88.970%
Final third passes4.2021%
Long balls1.4034%
Crosses0.0015%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.6061%
Interceptions1.4070%
Clearances6.6082%
Blocks1.2079%
Aerial duels won1.2030%
Duels won3.2021%
Recoveries3.2046%
Dribbled past0.2088%
Fouls0.4084%
Errors leading to goal0.0053%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 61 defenders · Premier League · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 450′

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Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 26 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-0.8

Goals xG · total 1 / 1.8

Assists vs xA

-0.5

Assists xA · total 0 / 0.5

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 27.03.2026
Missed matches1last 12 months
National teamUnited States logoUnited States40 caps · 3 goals
Contract until30/06/2027
Market value€28.00mHighest: €28.00m (03/06/2026)

Season statsSeason 2026

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
International Friendly GamesUSA logoUSA202632077.331—11—
FIFA World Cup logoFIFA World CupUSA logoUSA202643606.95——01—
Transfers13
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
27/07/202222/23Bayern Munich logoBayern MunichCrystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€12.00m€7.50m
30/06/202221/22Hoffenheim logoHoffenheimBayern Munich logoBayern MunichEnd of loan€7.50m
31/08/202121/22Bayern Munich logoBayern MunichHoffenheim logoHoffenheimloan transfer€7.50m
30/06/202120/21Hoffenheim logoHoffenheimBayern Munich logoBayern MunichEnd of loan€7.50m
01/02/202120/21Bayern Munich logoBayern MunichHoffenheim logoHoffenheimLoan fee:€250k€5.00m
01/07/202020/21FC Bayern II logoFC Bayern IIBayern Munich logoBayern Munich-€1.80m
01/07/201919/20FC Bayern U19 logoFC Bayern U19FC Bayern II logoFC Bayern II-€50k
24/01/201918/19Dallas logoDallasFC Bayern U19€5.30m€50k
31/12/201818/19FC Bayern U19 logoFC Bayern U19Dallas logoDallasEnd of loan€50k
09/07/201818/19Dallas logoDallasFC Bayern U19loan transfer€50k
12/04/201817/18Dallas Academy logoDallas AcademyDallas logoDallas--
01/07/201717/18Texans SCDallas Academy logoDallas Academyfree transfer-
01/07/201616/17Alabama FCTexans SCfree transfer-

Market value

€28.00m Current€28.00m Highest · 03/06/202603/06/2026 Last change
€28.00m
02.05.201803.06.2026
#62 Centre-Back#7 Crystal Palace#160 Premier League#6 United States#355 Worldwide#47 Year 2000
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
02/05/201818FC Dallas logoFC Dallas€50k
12/07/201919FC Bayern Munich II logoFC Bayern Munich II€1.50m
11/12/201919FC Bayern Munich II logoFC Bayern Munich II€1.50m
03/04/202020FC Bayern Munich II logoFC Bayern Munich II€2.00m
08/04/202020FC Bayern Munich II logoFC Bayern Munich II€1.80m
17/07/202020Bayern Munich logoBayern Munich€2.20m
11/11/202020Bayern Munich logoBayern Munich€4.00m
20/01/202120Bayern Munich logoBayern Munich€5.00m
09/06/202121TSG 1899 Hoffenheim€7.50m
22/12/202121TSG 1899 Hoffenheim€7.50m
09/06/202222TSG 1899 Hoffenheim€7.50m
15/09/202222Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€12.00m
03/11/202222Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€12.00m
16/03/202322Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€10.00m
20/06/202323Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€10.00m
19/12/202323Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€8.00m
14/03/202423Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€10.00m
27/05/202424Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€12.00m
16/12/202424Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€12.00m
30/05/202525Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€14.00m
17/10/202525Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€22.00m
09/12/202525Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€25.00m
03/06/202626Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€28.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026EPLCrystal Palace logoCrystal Palace327000.060.0600200.51
2025EPLCrystal Palace logoCrystal Palace33281911.781.7800.491597.81

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals
How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG
The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists
The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain
Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes
Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.

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