Villanova Univeristy Athletics

A skilled back who brings two full seasons of starting experience with him into 2020.

SPRING OF 2021

Signed with the Hartford Athletic of the USL and did not play college soccer.

2019

Started all 18 games at outside back for the Wildcats, totaling 1,609 minutes an average of just under 90 minutes per contest ... Assisted on an Evan Vare goal to help lead the Wildcats to a 1-0 win over George Washington on Sept. 24 at the Higgins Soccer Complex ... Generated 21 shots over the course of the campaign. 

2018

Earned a key role for the Wildcats as a sophomore ... Played in 16 of the team's 17 games and contributed a pair of assists ... One of those assists came in the season-opener - a long sideline throw-in that led to a Zach Zandi goal in a 1-0 win at Delaware.

2017

Appeared in seven games with three starts ... Averaged a shade over 49 minutes per game, usually appearing as an outside back.

PERSONAL

Played with the Philadelphia Union Juniors program and the '99 Union Academy Team (2014) ranked #2 in USDA program ...Penn Fusion SA '98 boys -- five-time PA-E state champs, two-time Region 1 champs, two-time National League Champs/Finalists, three-time National Championship Tournament (third place twice) ... Four-year varsity starter at Henderson High School, playing left back and attacker -- 35 goals, All Chest-Mont First Team, All-Southeast ... USYSA'99 Regional Tryout Pool (2013); Generation Adidas `99 Select Program Nominee (2015-2016).

Tom Carlin: "Richie is a local kid that has been a winner at every level. Every time we saw him, he kept getting better and better. The more we saw him, the more we felt that one of the best left backs in the country was right in our backyard. His left foot is very cultured and he has the ability to play short, medium or long range passes as well as the final ball."