Chris
Richards

Centre-back · age 26 · United States · 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m) · contract to Jun 2027

Apps
10
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.77
2026/27

Hjalmar
Ekdal

Centre-back · age 28 · Sweden · 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) · contract to Jun 2027

Apps
9
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.58
2026/27
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Attributes

This season · 2026/27 · rated out of 99

Chris RichardsHjalmar Ekdal
SHO24 · 22PAS42 · 56DRI15 · 13DEF55 · 51PHY73 · 49
24Shooting22
42Passing56
15Dribbling13
55Defending51
73Physical49

Each number out of 99, against the players each was rated with. Rated against different pools: Chris Richards against Premier League, Hjalmar Ekdal against Championship. A 90 in one league isn’t a 90 in another.

Per 90 minutes

League matches · This season · 2026/27

Chris RichardsHjalmar Ekdal
900 minutes616 minutes
6.77Average rating6.58
0.00Goalsper 900.00
0.00Assistsper 900.00
0.50Shotsper 900.29
0.20Shots on targetper 90–
40%Shot accuracy0%
0.20Key passesper 90–
0.20Dribbles completedper 900.15
42.0Passesper 9050.7
85%Pass accuracy83%
3.40Tackles + interceptionsper 902.34
63%Duels won53%
2.10Aerials wonper 901.75
6.50Clearancesper 904.97
1.20Blocksper 901.46
0.10Fouls wonper 901.31
0.10Dispossessedper 900.73
20%Won, in his games–
0.70Points a game, in his games–

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

Chris RichardsHjalmar Ekdal
Chris Richards
CBCM

Centre-back 99% · Central midfielder 1%

Hjalmar Ekdal
CB

Centre-back 100%

Career

League seasons in the competitions we cover

Chris RichardsHjalmar Ekdal
137League apps59
4League goals1
4League assists1
0.03Goals per game0.02
2634Minutes per goalfewer is better4608
Clean sheets a season, season by season
  1. 0
    1
    19/20
  2. 1
    14
    20/21
  3. 5
    20
    21/22
  4. 1
    6
    99
    22/23
  5. 7
    1
    268
    23/24
  6. 9
    1
    2414
    24/25
  7. 11
    2
    3319
    25/26
  8. 1
    1
    109
    26/27

Each pair: clean sheets above, league games below. By the year each season began.

The tale of the tape

League careers in the competitions we cover

Chris RichardsHjalmar Ekdal
26
Age
28
6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)
Right
Foot
Right
Jun 2027
Contract to
Jun 2027
8
League seasons
5
3
League titles
1
€12m, 2022
Last move
€2.8m, 2023

League matches in the competitions we cover. Cups, Europe and internationals aren’t included. Fees are reported figures, credited on each player’s page.