Ricardinho (footballer, born 1998)

Ricardo Jorge Oliveira António (born 6 August 1998), known as Ricardinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Santa Clara as a midfielder.

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[2]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Santa Clara
Number 98
Youth career
2006–2014 Porto
2013–2014 → Padroense (loan)
2014–2017 Rio Ave
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Rio Ave B 53 (10)
2019– Santa Clara 23 (3)
2019–2020 → Praiense (loan) 16 (4)
2020–2021 → Torreense (loan) 24 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:01, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Porto, 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.[3][4]

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.[5] His Primeira Liga bow was a 3–0 loss at C.D. Tondela a week later, also off the bench.[6] His first professional goal was on 26 October, in a 3–1 win over FC Porto in the League Cup.[7]

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.[8]

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