Ricardinho (footballer, born March 1989)

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Ricardinho with Portuguesa in 2024
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Ribeiro de Lima
Date of birth (1989-03-27) 27 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Itaberaí, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Goiás
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Goiás 3 (0)
2010 Rio Branco-SP 5 (0)
2011–2012 Vila Nova 84 (6)
2013 Avaí 40 (2)
2014 Rio Branco-PR 8 (0)
2014–2015 Paraná 63 (5)
2016–2017 Criciúma 82 (4)
2018–2020 Guarani 97 (4)
2020–2021 Sport Recife 35 (0)
2021–2022 Juventude 16 (0)
2022 Operário Ferroviário 31 (1)
2023 Novorizontino 33 (0)
2024 Portuguesa 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:02, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Ricardo Ribeiro de Lima (born 27 March 1989), commonly known as Ricardinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

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Club career

Ricardinho was born in Itaberaí, Goiás, and was a Goiás youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 30 January 2008, starting in a 1–0 Campeonato Goiano away win against CRAC.

Mainly assigned to the under-20 squad, Ricardinho only made his Série A debut on 15 November 2009, coming on as a late substitute for Léo Lima in a 3–1 home win against Santo André. [1] After being rarely used, he moved to Rio Branco-SP for the 2010 campaign.

After again featuring sparingly, Ricardinho returned to his native state and joined Série B side Vila Nova in October 2010. [2] A regular starter during his two-year spell, he agreed to a contract with Avaí in December 2012. [3]

Ricardinho began the 2014 campaign with Rio Branco-PR, later moving to Paraná, where he established himself as a regular starter in the right back. On 13 January 2016, after being deemed surplus to requirements by the latter club, he joined Criciúma. [4]

Ricardinho was presented at Guarani on 21 December 2017, [5] immediately becoming a starter and scoring the winning goal of the 2018 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 final against XV de Piracicaba. [6] On 19 November 2018, he renewed his contract until December 2020. [7]

On 3 August 2020, after appearing rarely during the season, Ricardinho moved to top-tier side Sport Recife. [8] On 5 August of the following year, he joined Juventude also in the first division. [9]

On 4 April 2022, after featuring rarely during the year, Ricardinho agreed to a deal with Operário Ferroviário in the second level. [10] On 2 December, after suffering relegation, he moved to Novorizontino. [11]

On 28 December 2023, Ricardinho was announced at Portuguesa for the 2024 Campeonato Paulista. [12]

Career statistics

As of 18 March 2024 [13]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goiás 2009 [14] Série A 00200020
2010 [14] 10000010
Total10200030
Rio Branco-SP 2010 Paulista 5050
Vila Nova 2011 [14] Série B 334151485
2012 [14] Série C 171190361
Total505341846
Avaí 2013 Série B28012220422
Rio Branco-PR 2014 Paranaense 8080
Paraná 2014 Série B18020200
2015 32213320475
Total50213340675
Criciúma 2016 Série B221150003 [lower-alpha 1] 0401
2017 3201332000473
Total5412832030874
Guarani 2018 Série B352171523
2019 31113010451
2020 00100010
Total66331110984
Sport Recife 2020 Série A260260
2021 6030106 [lower-alpha 2] 0160
Total320301060420
Juventude 2021 Série A120120
2022 00402060
Total1204020180
Operário Ferroviário 2022 Série B311311
Novorizontino 2023 Série B190140330
Portuguesa 2024 Paulista130130
Career total3431216710120009053122
  1. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Guarani

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References

  1. "Goiás vence sob o comando de Iarley e Fernandão, e Santo André agoniza" [Goiás win under the command of Iarley and Fernandão, and Santo André struggle] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. "Novo reforço do Vila, Ricardinho comemora chance e pensa em conquistar título" [New addition of Vila, Ricardinho celebrates chance and thinks about winning a title] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sagres Online. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. "Após rescindir com o Vila Nova, volante Ricardinho acerta com o Avaí" [After rescinding with Vila Nova, defensive midfielder signs with Avaí] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. "Fora dos planos do Paraná, lateral Ricardinho acerta com o Criciúma" [Out of Paraná's plans, full back Ricardinho signs with Criciúma] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. "Ricardinho é anunciado oficialmente" [Ricardinho is officially announced] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Guarani FC. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. "O Guarani voltou! Com casa cheia, Bugre bate o XV e conquista acesso à elite paulista" [Guarani is back! With a full house, Bugre defeat XV de Piracicaba and achieve promotion to the top tier of the Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. "Destaque da temporada, Ricardinho renova até 2020" [Spotlight of the season, Ricardinho renews until 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Guarani FC. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. "Sem oportunidades no Guarani, Ricardinho acerta saída e vai disputar a Série A pelo Sport" [Without opportunities at Guarani, Ricardinho agrees departure and will play in the Série A for Sport] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. "Juventude confirma a contratação do volante Ricardinho" [Juventude confirm the signing of defensive midfielder Ricardinho] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Juventude. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  10. "Operário-PR anuncia a contratação do volante Ricardinho" [Operário-PR announce the signing of defensive midfielder Ricardinho] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  11. "Novorizontino contrata volante Ricardinho, ex-Operário-PR" [Novorizontino sign defensive midfielder Ricardinho, formerly of Operário-PR] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  12. "Portuguesa anuncia a contratação do volante Ricardinho para o Paulistão" [Portuguesa announce the signing of defensive midfielder Ricardinho for the Paulistão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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