Ricardo Jorge Oliveira António (born 6 August 1998), known as Ricardinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Santa Clara.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Jorge Oliveira António[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santa Clara | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Porto | ||
| 2013–2014 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| 2014–2017 | Rio Ave | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Rio Ave B | 55 | (10) |
| 2019– | Santa Clara | 73 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | → Praiense (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | → Torreense (loan) | 24 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:13, 11 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Born in Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District, Ricardinho played youth football with FC Porto and Rio Ave FC, starting his senior career with the latter's under-23 and reserve teams. He joined C.D. Santa Clara in 2019, and shortly after went on successive loans with third division clubs S.C. Praiense and S.C.U. Torreense.[2][3]
Ricardinho returned to the Estádio de São Miguel for the 2021–22 season. He made his professional debut on 1 August 2021 in the second round of the Taça da Liga against S.C. Farense, as a 76th-minute substitute for Carlos; his team won on a penalty shootout after a 0–0 away draw.[4] His Primeira Liga bow was a 3–0 loss at C.D. Tondela a week later, also off the bench.[5] His first professional goal was on 26 October, in a 3–1 win over FC Porto in the League Cup.[6]
Ricardinho scored for the first time in the Portuguese top flight on 7 January 2022, closing the 3–2 home defeat of Sporting CP shortly after having replaced Crysan.[7]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 28 May 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rio Ave B | 2017–18 | Divisão Elite | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Divisão Elite | 32 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 9 | |||||
| Total | 55 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 55 | 10 | ||||||
| Praiense (loan) | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||||
| Torreense (loan) | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 24 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | 10 | |||
| Santa Clara | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 43 | 6 | |
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| Total | 57 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 73 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 152 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 32 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Ricardinho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Ricardinho é reforço" [Ricardinho is an addition] (in Portuguese). S.C.U. Torreense. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Carvalho, Filipe (23 November 2020). ""O Elevador" com Ricardinho" ["The Lift" with Ricardinho] (in Portuguese). 100 Oportunidades. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Farense-Santa Clara, 0–0 (0–3, pen): açorianos mais eficazes na 'lotaria'" [Farense-Santa Clara, 0–0 (0–3, pen): Azoreans more efficient in the 'lottery']. Record (in Portuguese). 1 August 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ Santos, Rafael (8 August 2021). "Tondela-Santa Clara, 3–0 (crónica)" [Tondela-Santa Clara, 3–0 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Adjunto do Santa Clara fala em "vitória muito importante", Ricardinho feliz pela estreia a marcar" [Santa Clara assistant manager speaks of "very important victory", Ricardinho happy to score for first time] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ Monteiro, Bernardo (7 January 2022). "Santa Clara surpreende e vence Sporting. Veja os golos" [Santa Clara surprise and beat Sporting. Watch the goals]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Ricardinho at Soccerway
External links edit
- Ricardinho at ForaDeJogo (archived)