Ricardinho (footballer, born 1998)

Ricardinho
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Jorge Oliveira António
Date of birth	6 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
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
2017–2019	Rio Ave B
2019–	Santa Clara
2019–2020	→ Praiense (loan)
2020–2021	→ Torreense (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

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 Primeira Liga club Santa Clara.

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 30 October 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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
	2023–24	Liga Portugal 2	32	0	4	1	1	0	—		—		37	1
	2024–25	Primeira Liga	9	2	1	0	1	0	—		—		11	2
	Total		98	7	8	1	10	3	5	0	—		121	11
Career total			193	28	13	4	10	3	5	0	0	0	222	35

^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal 2: 2023–24^[9]

References

^ ^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
^ Gonçalves, João (24 May 2024). "Ricardo Pacheco, presidente do Santa Clara: 'Vamos para a Primeira Liga para lá ficar.'" [Ricardo Pacheco, Santa Clara president: 'We go to the First League to stay there.']. The Herald News (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 June 2024.

External links

Ricardinho at ForaDeJogo (archived)

[UECL-9] Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[Bio-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

[10] Gonçalves, João (24 May 2024). "Ricardo Pacheco, presidente do Santa Clara: 'Vamos para a Primeira Liga para lá ficar.'" [Ricardo Pacheco, Santa Clara president: 'We go to the First League to stay there.']. The Herald News (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 June 2024.

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