Ricardinho (footballer, born March 1989)

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

Ricardinho

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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.

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]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goiás	2009 [14]	Série A	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2010 [14]		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		1	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Rio Branco-SP	2010	Paulista	—		5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Vila Nova	2011 [14]	Série B	33	4	15	1	—		—		—		48	5
	2012 [14]	Série C	17	1	19	0	—		—		—		36	1
	Total		50	5	34	1	—		—		—		84	6
Avaí	2013	Série B	28	0	12	2	2	0	—		—		42	2
Rio Branco-PR	2014	Paranaense	—		8	0	—		—		—		8	0
Paraná	2014	Série B	18	0	—		2	0	—		—		20	0
	2015		32	2	13	3	2	0	—		—		47	5
	Total		50	2	13	3	4	0	—		—		67	5
Criciúma	2016	Série B	22	1	15	0	0	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	40	1
	2017		32	0	13	3	2	0	—		0	0	47	3
	Total		54	1	28	3	2	0	—		3	0	87	4
Guarani	2018	Série B	35	2	17	1	—		—		—		52	3
	2019		31	1	13	0	1	0	—		—		45	1
	2020		0	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		66	3	31	1	1	0	—		—		98	4
Sport Recife	2020	Série A	26	0	—		—		—		—		26	0
	2021		6	0	3	0	1	0	—		6 [lower-alpha 2]	0	16	0
	Total		32	0	3	0	1	0	—		6	0	42	0
Juventude	2021	Série A	12	0	—		—		—		—		12	0
	2022		0	0	4	0	2	0	—		—		6	0
	Total		12	0	4	0	2	0	—		—		18	0
Operário Ferroviário	2022	Série B	31	1	—		—		—		—		31	1
Novorizontino	2023	Série B	19	0	14	0	—		—		—		33	0
Portuguesa	2024	Paulista	—		13	0	—		—		—		13	0
Career total			343	12	167	10	12	0	0	0	9	0	531	22

1. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Guarani

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2018

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.
13. Ricardinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
14. "Ricardinho" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol de Goyaz. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

External links

• Ricardinho at Sambafoot (archived)