Ricardinho (footballer, born September 1989)

For other people named Ricardinho, see Ricardinho (disambiguation).

Ricardinho

Ricardinho with Tosno in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Cavalcante Mendes
Date of birth	(1989-09-04) 4 September 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Rio Branco
Youth career
2007	Santo André
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Santo André	2	(0)
2010	Mogi Mirim	24	(5)
2011	→ Bogdanka Łęczna (loan)	16	(5)
2011–2012	Wisła Płock	33	(12)
2012–2013	Lechia Gdańsk	27	(7)
2013–2017	Sheriff Tiraspol	91	(48)
2016	→ Al-Sharjah (loan)	12	(3)
2017	Red Star Belgrade	3	(1)
2018	Tosno	9	(0)
2018–2020	Wisła Płock	52	(14)
2020–2021	Khor Fakkan	18	(4)
2021–2022	ŁKS Łódź	37	(6)
2023–2024	Sheriff Tiraspol	29	(4)
2025–	Rio Branco	9	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025

Ricardo Cavalcante Mendes (born 4 September 1989), or simply Ricardinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Rio Branco.

Club career

Górnik Łęczna

In February 2011, Ricardinho was loaned to Bogdanka Łęczna on a half-year deal. ^[1]

Sheriff Tiraspol

Ricardinho joined Sheriff Tiraspol on 1 July 2013, for a fee of €350,000. ^{[2] [3]} During the first half of the 2014–15 Moldovan National Division season, Ricardinho scored 11 goals in 14 games, but, due to the withdrawal of Veris Chișinău and Costuleni from the league, Ricardinho's goals against these teams were canceled. As a result, 2 goals were stripped off from Ricardinho's total goal tally. ^{[4] [5]}

Al-Sharjah loan

On 21 January 2016, Ricardinho moved to UAE Arabian Gulf League side Al-Sharjah on loan, ^[6] returning to Sheriff Tiraspol on 5 July 2016. ^[7]

Red Star Belgrade

On 16 June 2017, Ricardinho signed a two-year deal with Red Star Belgrade, choosing number 89 on his jersey. ^[8] He made his Red Star debut in a 3–0 win against Floriana. ^[9] He stayed in the club for only half of a season and played 10 matches and scored 1 goal in total. Ricardinho was released in December 2017 after being injured for most of the season. ^[10]

Tosno

On 11 January 2018, Ricardinho signed a 1.5-year contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Tosno. ^[11] He came off the bench as Tosno won the 2017–18 Russian Cup final against FC Avangard Kursk on 9 May 2018 in the Volgograd Arena. ^[12]

Return to the Sheriff Tiraspol

On 11 March 2023, Ricardinho returned to Sheriff. ^[13] On 2 July 2024, Sheriff announced the departure of Ricardinho after his contract expired. ^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 May 2024 ^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santo André	2009	Série A	1	0	0	0	—		6 [a]	2	7	2
Mogi Mirim	2010		—		—		—		0	0	0	0
Górnik Łęczna	2010–11	I liga	16	5	—		—		—		16	5
Wisła Płock	2011–12	I liga	33	12	1	0	—		—		34	12
Lechia Gdańsk	2012–13	Ekstraklasa	27	7	1	0	—		—		28	7
Sheriff Tiraspol	2013–14	Moldovan National Division	28	8	2	0	11	2	–		41	10
	2014–15	Moldovan National Division	25	20	4	2	6	1	1 [b]	0	36	23
	2015–16	Moldovan National Division	13	6	1	0	2	0	1 [b]	0	17	6
	2016–17	Moldovan National Division	27	15	4	3	2	0	1 [b]	0	34	18
	Total		93	49	11	5	21	3	3	0	128	57
Sharjah (loan)	2015–16	UAE Arabian Gulf League	12	3	0	0	—		—		12	3
Red Star Belgrade	2017–18	Serbian SuperLiga	3	1	1	0	6	0	—		10	1
Tosno	2017–18	Russian Premier League	9	0	2	0	—		—		11	0
Wisła Płock	2018–19	Ekstraklasa	35	10	2	1	—		—		37	11
	2019–20	Ekstraklasa	17	4	0	0	—		—		17	4
	Total		52	14	2	1	0	0	0	0	54	15
Khor Fakkan	2019–20	UAE Pro League	7	1	0	0	—		—		7	1
	2020–21	UAE Pro League	11	3	0	0	—		—		11	3
	Total		18	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	4
ŁKS Łódź	2020–21	I liga	17	6	0	0	—		—		17	6
	2021–22	I liga	20	0	1	0	—		—		21	0
	Total		37	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	38	6
Sheriff Tiraspol	2022–23	Moldovan National Division	7	0	4	0	0	0	—		11	0
	2023–24	Moldovan National Division	22	4	4	0	10	1	—		36	5
	Total		29	4	8	0	10	1	0	0	47	5
Career total			327	105	28	7	37	4	9	2	401	118

Notes

1. Six appearances in Campeonato Paulista
2. Appearance in Moldovan Super Cup

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol

• Moldovan National Division: 2013–14, 2016–17, 2022–23 ^[15]
• Moldovan Cup: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2022–23 ^[15]
• Moldovan Super Cup: 2015 ^[15]

Tosno

• Russian Cup: 2017–18 ^[15]

Individual

• Moldovan National Division top scorer: 2014–15, 2016–17

References

1. Ricardinho ostatnim transferem GKS Bogdanka 1 March 2011, leczna.naszemiasto.pl
2. Sheriff Tiraspol a mai facut o achizitie! Suma uriasa pe care a platit-o pentru brazilianul Ricardinho
3. Transfer BOMBĂ la Sheriff! Formaţia de la Tiraspol a adus un brazilian care a făcut furori în Polonia
4. Какой стала турнирная таблица после снятия "Вериса"? "Дачия" на три очка опережает "Шериф" 5 December 2014, www.moldfootball.com
5. Кто больше всех выиграл от снятия "Костулень" с чемпионата? 20 November 2014, www.moldfootball.com
6. "Рикардиньо покинул футбольный клуб Шериф". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
7. "Ricardinho returned from loan". fc-sheriff.com. FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
8. "Представљен Рикардињо!". Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
9. "Red Star Belgrade vs. Floriana FC - Football Match Summary - June 29, 2017 - ESPN".
10. "Crveno-beli se rastali sa Rikardinjom". zurnal.rs (in Serbian). 16 June 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
11. Рикардиньо стал игроком «Тосно» (in Russian). FC Tosno. 11 January 2018.
12. "Tosno-Avangard game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 9 May 2018.
13. "С возвращением, Рики". fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
14. "Спасибо, Рики". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
15. Ricardinho at Soccerway

External links

• Ricardinho at WorldFootball.net
• Ricardinho at Soccerbase
• Ricardinho at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• Ricardinho – UEFA competition record ( archive )