Richard Candido Coelho (born 18 February 1994), simply known as Richard, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Alanyaspor.
 Richard with Ceará in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Candido Coelho | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Campinas, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alanyaspor | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Monte Azul | |||
| 2012–2014 | Comercial-SP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Comercial-SP | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Atlético Sorocaba | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Atibaia | 14 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Fluminense (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018 | Fluminense | 57 | (4) |
| 2019–2021 | Corinthians | 19 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Athletico Paranaense (loan) | 71 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Ceará | 45 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2023– | Alanyaspor | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:17, 18 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Early career edit
Born in Campinas, São Paulo but raised in São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais, Richard began his career with Monte Azul and finished his formation with Comercial-SP.[1] He made his first team debut with the latter on 16 August 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–2 away draw against XV de Piracicaba, for the year's Copa Paulista;[2] it was his only appearance for the club.
After leaving Comercial, Richard represented Atlético Sorocaba[3] and Atibaia,[4] featuring sparingly for both sides.
Fluminense edit
On 17 August 2017, Richard was presented at Série A side Fluminense on loan, after a recommendation from the club's scouting area.[5] He made his top tier debut on 17 September, starting in a 1–3 away loss against Atlético Paranaense.[6]
On 8 February 2018, Richard signed a permanent four-year contract with Flu.[7] He scored his first goal for the club on 15 April, netting the equalizer in a 1–2 loss at Corinthians.[8]
Corinthians edit
On 10 December 2018, Richard moved to Corinthians on a four-year deal.[9] Unable to establish himself as a regular starter, he was loaned to Vasco da Gama on 20 June 2019, until December.[10]
Back to Timão for the 2020 campaign, Richard again featured rarely before moving to Athletico Paranaense on 20 July, on a 18-month loan deal for a €500,000 fee.[11]
Career statistics edit
- As of 3 December 2021[12]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Comercial-SP | 2013 | Paulista A2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Paulista | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | Paulista A2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Atlético Sorocaba | 2016 | Paulista A2 | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Atibaia | 2017 | Paulista A3 | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| Fluminense | 2017 | Série A | 8 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10[b] | 1 | — | 57 | 4 | |||
| Total | 42 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 4 | ||
| Corinthians | 2019 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Vasco da Gama (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Athletico Paranaense (loan) | 2020 | Serie A | 28 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11[b] | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | 71 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 118 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 205 | 7 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
Honours edit
Corinthians
Athletico Paranaense
References edit
- ^ "A vida nos eixos: Richard, do Corinthians, quase largou o futebol há dois anos" [Life on track: Richard, from Corinthians, nearly dropped football two years ago] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "XV empata com Comercial no Barão" [XV draw with Comercial at the Barão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Província. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Atlético Sorocaba define elenco para disputa da Série A2 do Paulista" [Atlético Sorocaba define squad for the Paulista Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Confira o elenco do Atibaia para a disputa da Série A3 do Paulista" [Know the squad of Atibaia for the Paulista Série A3] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Fluminense apresenta atacantes Robinho e Richard" [Fluminense present forwards Robinho and Richard] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Apesar da derrota, Richard surpreende na estreia e chama atenção da torcida do Flu" [In spite of defeat, Richard surprises on debut and catches the attention of Flu's supporters] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Fluminense acerta com Atibaia compra de volante Richard" [Fluminense agree with Atibaia the transfer of defensive midfielder Richard] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Richard comemora primeiro gol com a camisa Tricolor" [Richard celebrates first goal with the Tricolor shirt] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Volante Richard reforça o Timão em 2019" [Defensive midfielder Richard bolsters Timão in 2019] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Corinthians Paulista. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Vasco anuncia o volante Richard por empréstimo até o fim da temporada de 2019" [Vasco announce defensive midfielder Richard on loan until the end of the 2019 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Athletico confirma as contratações de Pedro Henrique e Richard, do Corinthians" [Athletico confirm the signings of Pedro Henrique and Richard, from Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ Richard at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
External links edit
- Richard at Sambafoot