Richard Olise
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Oghenekome Olise[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Hillingdon, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021–2026 | Chelsea | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 December 2024 | |||
Richard Oghenekome Olise (born 9 September 2004) is an English footballer who plays as a defender.
Early life
[edit]Richard Oghenekome Olise was born on 9 September 2004 in London, England. His mother, Mina, is Franco-Algerian[2] while his father, Vincent Olise, is a British-Nigerian deacon who was an international cricket player for Nigeria.[3] He has an older brother, Michael, a professional footballer.[4]
Career
[edit]As a youth player, Olise joined the youth academy of Premier League side Chelsea at under-9 level.[5] In 2021, he was promoted to the club's under-18 team. Three years later, he was promoted to their reserve team. In December 2024, he was included in the senior match squad for the first time in the UEFA Conference League match against Astana.[6] He departed Chelsea following the conclusion of 2025–26 season.[7]
Style of play
[edit]Olise plays as a defender, specifically as a centre-back or as a right-back. A left-footed player, Ukrainian sports website FootBoom described him as having "solid technical skills and remarkable physical attributes".[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 23 September 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea U21 | 2024–25 | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2025–26 | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ↑ "2025/26 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 12 September 2025. Archived from the original on 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ↑ Silas, Don (4 September 2024). "'My mother is from France' - Olise on why he snubbed Nigeria, England, Algeria". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ↑ "« Si en finale c'est Michael contre l'Angleterre, ce sera Michael » : aux origines d'Olise à Hayes, dans la banlieue de Londres, berceau d'un surdoué". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ↑ Blackwood, Emily (16 July 2026). "All About Michael Olise's Parents, Vincent and Mina Olise". People Magazine.
- ↑ "Chelsea have a new king of Cobham – & he's the brother of Europe's best winger". Planet Football. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ↑ UEFA.com. "Astana vs Chelsea". UEFA. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ↑ "Player Contracts: Four players to depart". Chelsea F.C. 10 June 2026. Archived from the original on 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "Chelsea Welcomes New Talent: Richard Olise, Brother of Europe's Finest Winger". FootBoom. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.[dead link]
- ↑ Richard Olise at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Richard Olise at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from London
- English people of Algerian descent
- English people of French descent
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Black British sportsmen
- 21st-century Black British people
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople of Algerian descent
- Olise family