GHA| Born | 13 June 1978 |
| Birthplace | Accra |
| Weight | 83 kg |
| Height | 1.82 m |
| Position | Goalkeeper |
Richard joined Birmingham City in July 2007 with a two-year contract that was cancelled in May 2008.
His surname is often misspelt as Kingston.
He is also known as Faruk Gursoy in Turkey.
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Olympics | 1996-07-01 | 1998-07-01 | |
| Sakaryaspor | 1998-07-01 | 1999-07-01 | |
| Goztepe AS | 1999-07-01 | 2001-07-01 | |
| Antalyaspor | 2001-07-01 | 2002-07-01 | |
| Elazıgspor | 2002-07-01 | 2003-07-01 | |
| Ankaraspor | 2003-07-01 | 2004-07-01 | |
| Galatasaray | 2004-07-01 | 2005-07-01 | |
| Ankaraspor | 2005-07-01 | 2007-07-04 | |
| Hammarby IF | 2007-04-01 | 2007-06-30 | L |
| Birmingham City | 2007-07-04 | 2008-05-16 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 2008-09-16 |
| Competition | Season | Full apps | Subs | Clean sheets | Goals conceded | Yellow cards | Red cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Ghana |
1995 - 1996 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Olympics Ghana |
1995 - 1996 | 1 | |||||
| FIFA World Cup Ghana |
1996 - 1997 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| African Nations Cup Ghana |
1996 - 1997 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Simba Cup Ghana |
1996 - 1997 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| International Ghana |
1996 - 1997 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| International Ghana |
1997 - 1998 | 1 | |||||
| International Ghana |
1998 - 1999 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| African Nations Cup Ghana |
1998 - 1999 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| International Ghana |
1999 - 2000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| African Nations Cup Ghana |
1999 - 2000 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Ghana |
1999 - 2000 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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| FIFA World Cup Ghana |
2000 - 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| International Ghana |
2001 - 2002 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup Ghana |
2003 - 2004 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup Ghana |
2004 - 2005 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup Ghana |
2005 - 2006 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |||
| International Ghana |
2005 - 2006 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| International Ghana |
2006 - 2007 | 6 | 1 |
2 | 4 | ||
| African Nations Cup Ghana |
2007 - 2008 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |||
| International Ghana |
2007 - 2008 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Premier League Birmingham City |
2007 - 2008 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Carling Cup Birmingham City |
2007 - 2008 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| FA Cup Wigan Athletic |
2008 - 2009 | 1 | 3 |
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| Premier League Wigan Athletic |
2008 - 2009 | 3 | 1 |
1 | 4 |