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Young striker Lewis Richardson signs new contract at Turf Moor

2022-02-17T18:30:00.000Z

RICHARDSON PENS NEW DEAL

Young striker Lewis Richardson signs new contract at Turf Moor

2022-02-17T18:30:00.000Z

Young striker Lewis Richardson signs new contract at Turf Moor

Burnley Football Club are delighted to announce that striker Lewis Richardson has signed a new three-year deal with the Club.

The 19-year-old, who made his Premier League debut for Sean Dyche’s side just over a year ago against Spurs, is now in his ninth season at Turf Moor.

Richardson progressed through the academy ranks at Burnley, after joining aged 10.

And went on to make his debut for the U18s at just 15 years old, scoring an impressive five goals in a 6-1 victory over Crewe Alexandra.

A month later, Richardson was selected for the England U16s, where he scored in a tournament in Turkey. Before making his U23s debut for Steve Stone’s side and grabbing a hat-trick in a Lancashire Senior Cup semi-final win over Rochdale a couple of weeks later.

The young forward was included in Dyche’s matchday squad for the first time in August 2019, against Sunderland in the Carabao Cup, where he was an unused substitute.

Richardson then signed his first professional contract with the Clarets on his 17th birthday on 7th February 2020.

The Manchester-born teenager has been a key player over the past two seasons for the U23 set-up, winning Academy Player of the Season for the 2020/21 campaign.

The youngster, who featured for Dyche’s side through pre-season last summer, scoring in a win at Oldham and starting at Blackpool, said: “I’m buzzing to have extended my stay here with Burnley, it’s a club that means everything to me, now I’ve been here for 10 or so years now.