Frazer Richardson

Frazer Richardson (born 29 October 1982 in Rotherham) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Leeds United.

Career

He made his Leeds debut as a second-half substitute against Southampton during the 2003/4 season, replacing the injured Ian Harte at left full-back. He made his full debut against Charlton Athletic at right full-back, a position he is tipped to have on a permanent basis after the retirment of Gary Kelly. Since then, Richardson has covered a variety of roles for United.

Richardson scored his first ever Leeds goal on his second start for the club, the goal turning out to be the winner against Derby County in Leeds' first game of the 2004/5 campaign. Richardson was then replaced on the right of midfield (from where he scored his debut goal) by John Oster. However, an injury to Stephen Crainey meant Richardson was given a chance to establish himself at left full-back. However, his spell was short lived after Manager [[Kevin Blackwell chose to play the likes of Danny Pugh and Matthew Kilgallon in that position.

As of the 2005/06 campaign, Richardson has infrequently played on the right of midfield - competing for his position with Ian Moore (himself preffering to play as a forward), Jonathon Douglas, and, most recently, David Healy (who preferes to play out of position than as a substitute).