Fernando Richarte
| No. 6 – Fundidores de Monterrey | |
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
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| Born: | 29 December 1991 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 183 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | UANL |
| CFL Draft: | 2019 LFA / Round: 2 / Pick: 16 |
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| Player stats at CFL.ca | |
Fernando Richarte Martínez (born 12 December 1991) is a Mexican professional gridiron football wide receiver for the Fundidores de Monterrey of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA). He played college football at UANL and had a brief participation in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the BC Lions.
College career[edit]
Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León,[1] Richarte played college football for the Auténticos Tigres UANL of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, where he earned a degree in Law.[2]
Professional career[edit]
Richarte played for the Dinos de Saltillo of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) from 2017 to 2019.[3]
In January 2019, Richarte was picked by the BC Lions in the CFL–LFA Draft; he was the team's second selection and the sixteenth overall pick.[1] Richarte joined the BC Lions, alongside fellow countryman Gerardo Álvarez.[4] He made his CFL debut on 10 August against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and played in six more games.[5]
Richarte joined the Fundidores de Monterrey ahead of the 2021 season.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Fernando Richarte". bclions.com. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Jugadores / Categoría Mayor" (in Spanish). UANL. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Fernando Richarte Martínez". LFA.mx (in Spanish). LFA. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ García, Cinthya (5 June 2020). "LFA Total… En palabras de Gerardo "Pewee" Álvarez". LFA.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Fernando Richarte jugará con Fundidores en 2021". El Horizonte (in Spanish). 30 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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- 1991 births
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- Mexican players of Canadian football
- American football wide receivers
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Canada
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