Colin Kazim-Richards
Colin Kazim-Richards (born 26 August 1986), also known as Colin Kâzım, Kâzım or Kâzım Kâzım, is a professional footballer, who last played as a forward for Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük S.K.
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Kazim-Richards playing for Bursaspor in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin Kazim-Richards | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Leyton, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Interwood | ||
| 1997–1998 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1998–2001 | Arsenal | ||
| 2001–2004 | Bury | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Bury | 30 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Brighton | 43 | (6) |
| 2006–2007 | Sheffield United | 27 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | Fenerbahçe | 66 | (5) |
| 2010 | → Toulouse (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Galatasaray | 31 | (5) |
| 2012 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Bursaspor | 16 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Feyenoord (loan) | 27 | (11) |
| 2015–2016 | Feyenoord | 11 | (1) |
| 2016 | Celtic | 11 | (1) |
| 2016 | Coritiba | 21 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Corinthians | 15 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Lobos BUAP (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2019 | Veracruz | 23 | (8) |
| 2020 | Pachuca | 14 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Derby County | 61 | (13) |
| 2022–2023 | Fatih Karagümrük | 17 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Turkey U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2008 | Turkey B | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2015 | Turkey | 37 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:56, 16 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Born and raised in England, he qualified for Turkish nationality through his mother's heritage. An anglicised form of the Turkish given name Kâzım was intended to be a middle name, which would have rendered his full name as Colin Kazim Richards, but due to an error, he was legally registered as Colin Kazim-Richards.
Having played as a junior for Queens Park Rangers and Arsenal, Kazim-Richards was handed a professional contract by Bury. He noted Bury as a pinpoint of his career. He found playing under former Manchester United player Chris Casper influential to his development. He also went on to feature in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion before transferring to Premier League side Sheffield United where he remained for one season. Following his declaration to play for Turkey internationally he went on to forge a career in Europe with Fenerbahçe, Toulouse, Galatasaray, Olympiacos, Bursaspor and Feyenoord. He has had brief spells back in the United Kingdom with Blackburn Rovers, Celtic and Derby County as well as spending four years playing in Brazil and Mexico with Coritiba, Corinthians, Lobos BUAP, Veracruz and Pachuca.
In 2007, he chose to represent Turkey at international level, retiring in 2015. Kazim-Richards earned 37 caps, scoring twice. He was also capped at Turkey U21 and Turkey B level.