Melvyn Richardson

Melvyn Richardson
Personal information
Born	(1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 27) Marseille, France
Nationality	French
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	FC Barcelona
Number	66
Youth career
Years	Team
2005–2015	Chambéry SMBH
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2015–2017	Chambéry SMBH
2017–2021	Montpellier Handball
2021–2025	FC Barcelona
2025–	Wisła Płock
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	France	78	(186)
Medal record Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team World Championship 2023 Poland/Sweden 2019 Germany/Denmark European Championship 2024 Germany

Melvyn Richardson (born 31 January 1997) is a French professional handball player for FC Barcelona and the French national team.[1][2]

He is the son of retired French handball player Jackson Richardson.[3]

Achievements

Club

• EHF Champions League:
  • Winner: 2018, 2022, 2024
• Liga ASOBAL:
  • Winner: 2022, 2023, 2024
• Copa ASOBAL:
  • Winner: 2022, 2023, 2024
• Copa del Rey:
  • Winner: 2022, 2023, 2024
• Supercopa Ibérica:
  • Winner: 2022, 2023

International

• World Championship:
  • Bronze Medalist: 2019
• Junior World Championship:
  • Bronze Medalist: 2017
• Youth World Championship:
  • Gold Medalist: 2015
• Youth European Championship:
  • Gold Medalist: 2014

Individual

• MVP EHF Champions League Final four: 2023–24
• All-Star Right Back of the Youth European Championship: 2014
• MVP of the Youth World Championship: 2015
• Best young player of the LNH Division 1: 2017

References

1. "Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
2. Melvyn Richardson
3. "European Handball Federation – Melvyn Richardson making a name for himself / Article". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

External links

• Melvyn Richardson at the International Handball Federation
• Melvyn Richardson at the European Handball Federation
• Melvyn Richardson at the Ligue Nationale de Handball (in French)
• Melvyn Richardson at Olympedia
• Melvyn Richardson at Team France (in French)