Melvyn Richardson
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Marseille, France
| Melvyn Richardson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Richardson in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
31 January 1997 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 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | France | 113 | (291) |
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2026 | |||
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]
Career
In 2021 he joined Spanish top team FC Barcelona.[4] Here he won the 2022 and 2024 Champion Leagues and the Liga ASOBAL, Copa ASOBAL and Copa del Rey every season at the club.
From the 2025-26 season he will join the Polish team Wisła Płock.[5]
National team
Melvyn Richardson debuted for the French national team on June 17th, 2017 against Belgium.[6] His first major international tournament was the 2019 World Championship.[7]
In September 2021 he won Olympic gold medals at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. For this he was made a knight of the French Legion of Honour.[8]
At the 2024 European Championship he won a second gold medal with French team. He played 8 matches and scored 16 goals.[9] At the 2025 World Championship he won a bronze medal, losing to Croatia in the semifinal and beating Portugal in the third place playoff.[10] He played all 9 games, scoring 30 goals.[11]
