Richard Olise

Richard Oghenekome Olise (born 9 September 2004) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Chelsea.

Richard Olise

Personal information
Full name	Richard Oghenekome Olise
Date of birth	(2004-09-09) 9 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	London, England
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Chelsea
Number	49
Youth career
	Chelsea
International career‡
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021	England U18	1	(0)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 December 2024

Early life

Olise was born in London, England. His older brother, Michael is also a footballer playing for Bayern Munich and representing France at international level.^[1] Olise is of Algerian and French descent through his mother, and Nigerian descent through his father.^[2]

Career

As a youth player, Olise joined the youth academy of Premier League side Chelsea at under-9 level.^[3] In 2021, he was promoted to the club's under-18 team. Three years later, he was promoted to their reserve team. In December 2024, he was included in the senior match squad for the first time in the UEFA Conference League match against Astana.^[4]

Style of play

Olise plays as a defender, specifically as a centre-back or as a right-back. A left-footed player, Ukrainian sports website FootBoom described him as having "solid technical skills and remarkable physical attributes".^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 November 2024^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chelsea U21	2024–25	—			—		—		—		3[a]	0	3	0
Career total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy