Now playing out of defence with her pin-point passing but aged 10 she was performing solo on the stage at the London Palladium.
1. Name: – Georgia Richards
2. Age (D.O.B): – 17, 18th September 1996
3. Team: – Charlton Athletic Reserves
4. Position (and have you always played there)? – Centre Back but played left back for three years
5. Team Supporter/Fave player? – Arsenal and Oscar (Chelsea).
6. Occupation/or what you are studying? – Studying A-levels in Business Studies, History, English Literature and PE at a sixth form school
7. Are there other footballers in your family? – My younger cousin Kelsey, who plays for Millwall COE
8. Favourite game you have played in (and why)? Winning the U-16’s county cup final with West Ham because it completed the treble and that meant that we had remained undefeated for the whole season.
9. Your best attribute as a player? – My pace and accuracy of passing
10. What are your ambitions in football? – To play for the first team at Charlton
11. Who has been the biggest influence in or on your footballing career? – My dad
12. What is the best thing about playing for your team? – The closeness of the group on and off the pitch and older players always encouraging and giving out advice to help improve each others standard of play.
13. If you got to design your team’s kit, what would it look like? – Navy blue shorts and socks and sky blue top.
14. Do you listen to music to get you motivated, or while you train – if so, what tracks? – Storm Queen, Look right through & Miguel, Do you & Disclosure, White Noise & Chris Brown, Fine china
15. Who, that plays for your team, should we know more about and why? – Leigh Houlihan because she is new to the club and we are yet to find out more about her!
16. Tell us something interesting about you – I sang solo at the London Palladium when I was 10.
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