![]() David Ricardo with Ceará in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Ricardo Loiola da Silva | ||
Date of birth | 21 December 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Teresina, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo | ||
Number | 57 | ||
Youth career | |||
Altos | |||
Fluminense-PI | |||
2022 | → Ceará (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Fluminense-PI | 9 | (0) |
2022 | → Ceará (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Ceará | 75 | (4) |
2025– | Botafogo | 0 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 November 2024 |
David Ricardo Loiola da Silva (born 21 December 2002), known as David Ricardo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Botafogo. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a left-back. [1]
Born in Teresina, Piauí, David Ricardo played for local schools in his hometown before joining the youth sides of Altos. He later moved to Fluminense-PI, and made his first team debut during the 2021 Campeonato Piauiense. [1]
In March 2022, David Ricardo moved to Ceará on loan, being initially assigned to the under-20 squad. [2] He made his first team debut for Vozão on 11 May, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gabriel Lacerda in a 2–0 home win over Tombense, for the year's Copa do Brasil. [3]
David Ricardo made his Série A debut on 5 October 2022, replacing Lucas Ribeiro in a 1–1 home draw against Goiás. On 30 December, Fluminense confirmed his permanent transfer to Ceará, after the club paid R$ 400,000 for 50% of his economic rights. [4]
David Ricardo began the 2023 season as a starter, and scored his first goal for the club on 31 January of that year, netting the opener in a 1–1 Campeonato Cearense away draw against Ferroviário. [5] On 9 April 2024, after becoming an undisputed first-choice, the club bought a further 40% of his economic rights. [6]
On 5 February 2025, Botafogo announced the signing of David Ricardo on a four-year contract. [7]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fluminense-PI | 2021 | Piauiense | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1 [a] | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
2022 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||
Ceará | 2022 | Série A | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2023 | Série B | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 [a] | 1 | 47 | 3 | ||
2024 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 [a] | 1 | 46 | 3 | |||
Total | 68 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 99 | 6 | ||
Botafogo | 2025 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 68 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 109 | 7 |
Fluminense-PI
Ceará