Amir Richardson

Le Havre

Richardson came through the ranks of the OGC Nice youth system, before joining Le Havre AC. He made his professional debut for on 15 May 2021, starting the Ligue 2 game against the league champions ESTAC Troyes. On 9 July 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Le Havre. He was named Ligue 2's Pépite du mois ("Nugget of the Month") for December 2021 and was considered by many sources to have been one of the revelations of the 2021–22 season.

Reims

On 1 September 2022, he transferred to Reims signing a contract until 2026. He returned to Le Havre on loan for the 2022–23 season where he was part of the team that won the Ligue 2 championship and named in the UNFP Team of the Year. Richardson made his Ligue 1 debut for Reims in a 2–1 loss to Olympique Marseille at the Stade Vélodrome on 12 August 2023. He scored his first goal in Ligue 1 in a 2–1 loss to Stade Brestois on 17 September 2023.

Fiorentina

On 12 August 2024, Richardson joined Serie A club Fiorentina. On 22 January 2026, Richardson moved to Danish club Copenhagen on loan, with an option to buy. On 18 July 2026, Richardson returned to Le Havre on loan for the 2026–27 season.

Richardson is the son of the American former basketball player Micheal Ray Richardson and a Moroccan mother, Ilham Ngadi, born in Fez, Morocco. He played for the France U20s in 2021. He was called up to the Morocco U23s in March 2023. Born in France, Richardson is eligible to represent either France, Morocco or the United States at international level. In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the Moroccan under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted on home soil, where the Atlas Lions won their first title and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. In May 2023, Richardson was approached by the United States Soccer Federation, to see if the player would be willing to change his allegiance to the United States national team. He ultimately turned them down. In September 2023, Richardson made his senior debut for the Morocco national team, in a 1–0 winning effort against Burkina Faso. Richardson was included in the official Morocco 2023 Africa Cup of Nations squad.

Club

As of match played 29 August 2026

International

As of match played 9 September 2024

He is the son of former NBA player Micheal Ray Richardson (1955-2025), who had moved to France to continue his basketball career.