Ricardinho (footballer, born September 1989)

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Ricardinho
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Ricardinho with Tosno in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Cavalcante Mendes
Date of birth (1989-09-04) September 4, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Sheriff Tiraspol
Number 11
Youth career
2007 Santo André
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Santo André 2 (0)
2010 Mogi Mirim 24 (5)
2011 → Górnik 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– Sheriff Tiraspol 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2023

Ricardo Cavalcante Mendes (born September 4, 1989), or simply Ricardinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker or left winger for Sheriff Tiraspol.

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Club career

Górnik Łęczna

In February 2011, he was loaned to Górnik Łęczna on a half-year deal. [1]

Sheriff Tiraspol

Ricardinho joined Sheriff Tiraspol on 1 July 2013, for a fee of 350,000 euros. [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]

Sheriff Tiraspol Return

On 11 March 2023, Ricardinho returned to Sheriff. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 August 2023 [14]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santo André 2009 Série A 1000–6 [lower-alpha 1] 272
Mogi Mirim 2010N/A–––0000
Górnik Łęczna 2010–11 I liga 165–––165
Wisła Płock 2011–12 331210––3412
Lechia Gdańsk 2012–13 Ekstraklasa 27710––287
Sheriff Tiraspol 2013–14 Moldovan National Division 28820112–4110
2014–15 252042611 [lower-alpha 2] 03623
2015–16 13610201 [lower-alpha 3] 0176
2016–17 271543201 [lower-alpha 4] 03418
Total93491152133012857
Sharjah (loan) 2015–16 UAE Arabian Gulf League 12300––123
Red Star Belgrade 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga 311060–101
Tosno 2017–18 Russian Premier League 9020––110
Wisła Płock 2018–19 Ekstraklasa 351021––3711
2019–20 17400––174
Total52142100005415
Khor Fakkan 2019–20 UAE Pro League 7100––71
2020–21 11300––113
Total184000000184
ŁKS Łódź 2020–21 I liga 17600––176
2021–22 20010––210
Total376210000386
Sheriff Tiraspol 2023–24 Moldovan National Division704000–110
2022–23 200041–61
Total90404100171
Career total30710124731492371114

Notes

  1. ↑ Six appearances in Campeonato Paulista
  2. ↑ One appearance in Moldovan Super Cup
  3. ↑ One appearance in Moldovan Super Cup
  4. ↑ One appearance in Moldovan Super Cup

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol
Tosno

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References

  1. ↑ Ricardinho ostatnim transferem GKS Bogdanka 1.03.2011, 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" 5.12.2014, www.moldfootball.com
  5. ↑ Кто больше всех выиграл от снятия "Костулень" с чемпионата? 20.11.2014, 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. 1 2 3 4 Ricardinho at Soccerway
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