Ricardinho (footballer, born 1998)

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.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is António.
Ricardinho
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Jorge Oliveira António[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-06) 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 64 (5)
2019–2020 → Praiense (loan) 16 (4)
2020–2021 → Torreense (loan) 24 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:13, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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
As of match played 28 May 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rio Ave B 2017–18 Divisão Elite 231————231
2018–19 Divisão Elite 329————329
Total 5510————5510
Praiense (loan) 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal 164————164
Torreense (loan) 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 24753———2910
Santa Clara 2021–22 Primeira Liga 32520415[lower-alpha 1]0—436
2022–23 Primeira Liga 2501042——302
Total 575308350—738
Career total 152268383500017332
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. "Ricardinho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. "Ricardinho é reforço" [Ricardinho is an addition] (in Portuguese). S.C.U. Torreense. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. Carvalho, Filipe (23 November 2020). ""O Elevador" com Ricardinho" ["The Lift" with Ricardinho] (in Portuguese). 100 Oportunidades. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. "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.
  5. 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.
  6. "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.
  7. 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.
  8. Ricardinho at Soccerway
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