Richard "Richie" Sumner is a retired Canadian soccer defender who played three seasons in the A-League and one in the National Professional Soccer League. Sumner attended Simon Fraser University where he was a 1995 First Team NAIA All American soccer player. In 1996, he turned professional with the Vancouver 86ers of the A-League. He played three seasons with Vancouver. Sumner also spent the 1997–1998 National Professional Soccer League season with the Harrisburg Heat.