Who is Dujuan Richards? - Chelsea's Jamaican connection

The 17-year-old will join the club in November when he turns 18.

On social media, the Phoenix All Stars Academy declared that Dujuan Richards had signed a pre-contract with the Blues. Craig Butler, the creator of Phoenix, shared a video of Richards signing a contract with the Blues on his Instagram page.

"That has become history. The Phoenix All-Star Football Academy is happy to announce that Dujuan "whisper" Richards, who has been a student there since he was 12 years old, has signed a pre-contract with Chelsea FC in England and will play in the Premier League "He composed.

Who exactly is Dujuan Richards?

Richards joined the Phoenix Football Academy in his home in Jamaica at the age of twelve, where he began his professional career. After putting up strong performances with the Phoenix Academy, he received an invitation to trial with Newcastle United of the English Premier League in February 2023. Richards was cited as saying he was "expecting" to join the Magpies following a good two-week trial.

Richards received an offer from Chelsea, another Premier League team, despite the interest from both parties, and he supposedly inked a pre-contract agreement with the team in March 2023.

Richards has attracted attention after leading his side with 31 goals and 19 assists in the previous campaign. Richards is now with the Jamaican team, who will take on Trinidad & Tobago in a friendly on Tuesday.

After Leon Bailey, an EPL player for Aston Villa, he will become the second Phoenix Academy product to play in the Premier league.

The playing style of Richards

the player has an excellent body-to-mass ratio, physical strength, power, endurance, and natural fitness, feels at ease in contact situations and is aware of how to best utilise his body.

a quick, tenacious forward with a killing instinct and cunning off-the-ball manoeuvres. capable of playing in a variety of offensive roles, including attacking midfielder, winger, supporting forward, or striker in the centre. particularly well-developed pace, movement, agility, and coordination for a player of his height.

His killer instinct, excellent movement off the ball, intellect, poise, flair, and above-average judgement in and around the final third. clinical finisher with good footwork.