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Richard Stearman

Richard Stearman

Defender - Centre-Back  at Retired
Age38
CitizenshipEngland Ireland
Height1.91 m
Footright
BornAugust 19, 1987
👕500+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Wolverhampton Wanderers
top club · 254 apps

Career highs

€3.50m
peak value · 2011
€1.38m
top transfer fee · 15/16
4
best season · 05/06
17 / 0
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Adrian Paluchowski
Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired
Jens van Son
Midfield - Defensive Midfield · Retired
Frank Romero
Attack - Centre-Forward · Reilac Shiga
Nicolas Soumah
Attack - Right Winger · Retired

Shares 1987-08-19 · 5 players total

585Appearances
24Goals
9Assists
97Yellow cards
3Red cards
162Full matches (90′)
Full nameRichard Stearman
Name in home countryRichard James Michael Stearman
Date of birth1987-08-19 (38 yrs)
Place of birthWolverhampton, England
CitizenshipEngland Ireland
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height191.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2024-07-01
Contract expires—
AgentWasserman
Jul 2024
Transfer: Solihull Moors → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Aug 2023
Transfer: Derby → Solihull Moors
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Solihull Moors
27 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Derby County
16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2021
Transfer: Huddersfield → Derby
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Derby County
15 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Huddersfield Town
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Huddersfield
19/20 · Transfer · €200k
Jul 2019
19/20 — Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United
20 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Sheffield United
17 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2017
Injury: unknown
22 games missed
Jul 2017
Transfer: Fulham → Sheff Utd
17/18 · Transfer · €900k
Jul 2017
17/18 — Sheffield United
30 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2017
Transfer: Wolves → Fulham
16/17 · Return from loan
Aug 2016
Transfer: Fulham → Wolves
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Wolverhampton Wanderers, Fulham FC
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2015
Transfer: Wolves → Fulham
15/16 · Transfer · €1.38m
Jul 2015
15/16 — Fulham FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Fulham FC U21
35 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Wolverhampton Wanderers
45 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Wolverhampton Wanderers
44 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
May 2013
Transfer: Ipswich → Wolves
12/13 · Return from loan
Jan 2013
Transfer: Wolves → Ipswich
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Ipswich Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
31 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves
34 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Wolverhampton Wanderers
36 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2009
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves
23 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Wolverhampton Wanderers
40 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Leicester → Wolves
08/09 · Transfer · €1.13m
Jul 2007
07/08 — Leicester City
44 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Leicester City
39 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Leicester City
39 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2004
Transfer: Leicester U18 → Leicester
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Leicester City
8 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
14,543 min
Minutes played by club
Solihull Moors 0.0%
Derby County 0.0%
Huddersfield Town 0.0%
Sheffield United 12.5%
Wolverhampton Wanderers 46.3%
Fulham FC 0.0%
Fulham FC U21 0.0%
Ipswich Town 0.0%
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 0.0%
Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves 1.4%
Leicester City 39.8%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Solihull Moors 1 23/24 23/24 27 0 0 0
Derby County 2 21/22 22/23 31 0 1 0
Huddersfield Town 2 19/20 20/21 38 0 1 0
Sheffield United 3 17/18 19/20 50 4 0 1,814
Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 08/09 16/17 254 7 3 6,733
Fulham FC 2 15/16 16/17 32 0 0 0
Fulham FC U21 1 15/16 15/16 1 0 0 0
Ipswich Town 1 12/13 12/13 15 0 0 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 1 12/13 12/13 1 0 0 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves 2 09/10 11/12 6 2 0 203
Leicester City 4 04/05 07/08 130 11 4 5,793

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€875K3€1.8M4€2.6M5€3.5M04/05 — 1 goals (Leicester City)104/0505/06 — 4 goals (Leicester City)05/06 — 1 assists505/0606/07 — 3 goals (Leicester City)06/07 — 2 assists506/0707/08 — 3 goals (Leicester City)07/08 — 1 assists407/0808/09 — 1 goals (Wolverhampton Wanderers)08/09 — 1 assists208/0909/10 — 3 goals (Wolverhampton Wanderers)309/1010/11 — 1 goals (Wolverhampton Wanderers)110/1111/1212/13 — 1 goals (Wolverhampton Wanderers)112/1313/14 — 2 goals (Wolverhampton Wanderers)13/14 — 1 assists313/1414/15 — 1 assists114/1515/1616/17 — 1 goals (Wolverhampton Wanderers)116/1717/18 — 2 goals (Sheffield United)217/1818/19 — 1 goals (Sheffield United)118/1919/20 — 1 goals (Sheffield United)119/2020/21 — 1 assists120/2121/22 — 1 assists121/2222/2323/2405/06 — €50K07/08 — €1.3M09/10 — €1.8M10/11 — €2.5M11/12 — €3.5M12/13 — €3.5M13/14 — €1.5M15/16 — €1.5M16/17 — €1.5M17/18 — €1.5M18/19 — €1M19/20 — €1M20/21 — €1M21/22 — €400K22/23 — €250K23/24 — €100KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 1104/0505/06: 4405/0606/07: 3306/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/24

Assists by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 1107/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 FA Cup Solihull Moors 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 National League Solihull Moors 26 0 0 3 1 0
22/23 EFL Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 EFL Trophy Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 FA Cup Derby County 3 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 League One Derby County 10 0 0 2 0 0
21/22 Championship Derby County 14 0 1 3 1 0
21/22 EFL Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Championship Huddersfield Town 21 0 1 5 0 0
20/21 EFL Cup Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Championship Huddersfield Town 17 0 0 2 0 0
19/20 EFL Cup Sheffield United 2 1 0 1 0 180
19/20 FA Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Championship Sheffield United 16 1 0 0 0 441
18/19 EFL Cup Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Championship Sheffield United 28 2 0 4 0 1,193
17/18 FA Cup Sheffield United 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 0 0 2 0 0
16/17 Championship Fulham FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 EFL Cup Fulham FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 1 0 1 0 90
15/16 Championship Fulham FC 29 0 0 5 1 0
15/16 Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Fulham FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Fulham FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 U21 PL Fulham FC U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 0 1 11 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 EFL Trophy Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 League One Wolverhampton Wanderers 40 2 1 3 0 1,730
12/13 Championship Ipswich Town 15 0 0 3 0 0
12/13 Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 1 0 1 0 691
12/13 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 U21 PL Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 0 0 7 0 0
11/12 Reserve League Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 1 0 0 0 240
10/11 Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 0 0 7 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 1 0 4 0 1,125
09/10 Reserve League South Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves 5 2 0 1 0 203
08/09 Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 1 1 5 0 2,857
08/09 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 League Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Championship Leicester City 39 2 1 7 0 1,649
07/08 FA Cup Leicester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Leicester City 4 1 0 0 0 221
06/07 Championship Leicester City 35 1 2 6 0 2,271
06/07 FA Cup Leicester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League Cup Leicester City 3 2 0 1 0 150
05/06 Championship Leicester City 34 3 0 4 0 898
05/06 FA Cup Leicester City 2 0 1 1 0 0
05/06 League Cup Leicester City 3 1 0 0 0 289
04/05 Championship Leicester City 8 1 0 4 0 315
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2004-08-01 Leicester U18 Leicester Transfer 0 —
08/09 2008-07-01 Leicester Wolves Transfer 1250000 €1.13m
12/13 2013-01-29 Wolves Ipswich Loan 2500000 —
12/13 2013-05-31 Ipswich Wolves Return from loan 1500000 —
15/16 2015-09-01 Wolves Fulham Transfer 1300000 €1.38m
16/17 2016-08-31 Fulham Wolves Loan 1500000 —
16/17 2017-05-31 Wolves Fulham Return from loan 1500000 —
17/18 2017-07-06 Fulham Sheff Utd Transfer 1500000 €900k
19/20 2020-01-10 Sheff Utd Huddersfield Transfer 1000000 €200k
21/22 2021-08-06 Huddersfield Derby Transfer 300000 —
23/24 2023-08-03 Derby Solihull Moors Transfer 75000 —
24/25 2024-07-01 Solihull Moors Retired Transfer 0 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
09/10 Ankle injury 2009-09-19 2009-10-17 29 12
17/18 Hamstring injury 2017-08-16 2017-10-30 76 22
17/18 Hamstring injury 2018-04-02 2018-04-13 12 3
Current€100k
Peak€3.50m
Low—
Δ since start+€50k
—€875k€1.75m€2.63m€3.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #30322 — 3 0 — — former national player
Team #23260 — 9 0 — — former national player
Team #21340 — 1 0 — — former national player
Team #9565 #5 4 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Danny Batth 2 1 0
Bakary Sako 2 0 0
Kevin McDonald 2 0 0
Nouha Dicko 2 0 0
James Henry 2 1 0
Jack Price 2 0 0
Matt Doherty 2 0 0
Lee Evans 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
05/06 Championship Leicester City 3 34
07/08 Championship Leicester City 2 39
06/07 League Cup Leicester City 2 3

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
06/07 Championship Leicester City 2 35
07/08 Championship Leicester City 1 39
05/06 FA Cup Leicester City 1 2

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
16/17 2017-05-31 Wolves Fulham Return from loan — €1.50m
16/17 2016-08-31 Fulham Wolves Loan — €1.50m
12/13 2013-05-31 Ipswich Wolves Return from loan — €1.50m
12/13 2013-01-29 Wolves Ipswich Loan — €2.50m

Teams faced most often by Richard Stearman's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Watford FC 53 19 14 20 77 72 +5 36%
Burnley FC 52 23 12 17 65 50 +15 44%
Preston North End 48 17 17 14 45 45 0 35%
Ipswich Town 48 21 15 12 63 47 +16 44%
Cardiff City 48 14 14 20 55 61 -6 29%
Crystal Palace 46 19 11 16 58 60 -2 41%
Queens Park Rangers 44 20 10 14 58 52 +6 45%
Coventry City 42 16 16 10 54 45 +9 38%
Derby County 42 22 10 10 66 38 +28 52%
Sheffield Wednesday 39 17 10 12 51 42 +9 44%
Norwich City 38 14 7 17 56 56 0 37%
Reading FC 38 17 7 14 54 44 +10 45%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
04/05 Senior debut season
04/05 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 27 0 3 0 1 0
22/23 16 0 2 0 0 0
21/22 15 0 3 0 1 0
20/21 21 0 5 0 0 0
19/20 20 180 3 0 0 1.5
18/19 17 441 1 0 0 0.2
17/18 30 1,193 4 0 0 0.3
16/17 21 90 4 0 0 4
15/16 35 0 5 0 1 0
14/15 45 0 11 0 0 0
13/14 44 1,730 4 0 0 0.21
12/13 31 691 4 1 0 0.65
11/12 34 0 7 0 0 0
10/11 36 240 7 0 0 2.63
09/10 23 1,328 5 1 0 0.41
08/09 40 2,857 6 1 0 0.22
07/08 44 1,870 7 0 0 0.34
06/07 39 2,421 7 0 0 0.26
05/06 39 1,187 5 0 0 0.38
04/05 8 315 4 0 0 1.14

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
369 apps
12 G
7 A
League Cup
26 apps
6 G
0 A
League One
50 apps
2 G
1 A
Reserve League South
5 apps
2 G
0 A
FA Cup
25 apps
1 G
1 A
Premier League
77 apps
1 G
0 A
National League
26 apps
0 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about Richard Stearman

Who is Richard Stearman?

Richard Stearman is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.

How old is Richard Stearman?

Richard Stearman is 38 years old. He was born on August 19, 1987 in Wolverhampton.

What position does Richard Stearman play?

Richard Stearman plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Richard Stearman play for?

Richard Stearman currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Richard Stearman scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Richard Stearman has scored 24 goals in 585 appearances.