Colin Kazim-Richards

Who is Colin Kazim-Richards?

Colin Kazim-Richards, commonly known as Colin Kâzım, Kâzım or Kâzım Kâzım, is a professional footballer who plays for Bursaspor and internationally for Turkey having qualified for Turkish nationality through his mother's ethnicity. 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 he was handed a professional contract by Bury. 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. He has since forged a career in Europe with Fenerbahçe, Toulouse, Galatasaray and Olympiacos. In 2007 he chose to represent Turkey at international level and has 35 caps, scoring twice.