Ricardo Santos (footballer, born 1995)

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Ricardo Santos
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Santos in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Alexandre Almeida Santos [1]
Date of birth (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth Almada, Portugal
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2012 Dagenham & Redbridge
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Dagenham & Redbridge 0 (0)
2013 → Billericay Town (loan) 4 (0)
2013 Dover Athletic 0 (0)
2013–2014 Thurrock 19 (1)
2014–2016 Peterborough United 63 (1)
2017–2020 Barnet 84 (6)
2020– Bolton Wanderers 146 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Ricardo Alexandre Almeida Santos (born 18 June 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers.

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Career

Santos was a youth team player at Dagenham & Redbridge, making one appearance in the matchday squad, [4] before he was released and signed by Thurrock manager Mark Stimson, following a spell at Dover Athletic where he made no appearances. [4] He impressed for the Isthmian League club, making 24 appearances, [5] and was signed by Peterborough United manager Darren Ferguson on three-and-a-half-year contract in February 2014. [6] Peterborough paid £8000 for him. [7] He made his League One debut on 3 May in a 0–0 draw with Port Vale at London Road. [8] Santos scored his first goal for the club when he scored a late winner against Doncaster Rovers on 19 March 2016. [9]

On 1 January 2017, Santos joined Barnet for a fee of £100,000. [10] He made his debut on the following day in a 1–0 win over Plymouth Argyle. He left the club at the end of the 2019–20 season having spent two-and-a-half seasons with the Bees, making 94 appearances, scoring six goals. [11]

Bolton Wanderers

Santos signed for Bolton Wanderers on a two-year deal on 3 August 2020. [12] His debut came on 5 September in Bolton's first match of the season, a 2–1 home defeat against Bradford in the first round of the EFL Cup. [13] On 1 March 2021, Santos signed a new contract with Bolton until 2023. [14] He was named as EFL League Two Player of the Month for February 2021. [15] On 21 May 2021, following the team's direct promotion to the EFL League One, he was announced to have been voted as Bolton Wanderers' Player of the Year for the 2020–21 season. [16] Plus, he was named in the league's Team of the Year, together with his team-mate Eoin Doyle. [17]

On 22 October 2021, following the sudden departure of Antoni Sarcevic to Stockport County, Santos was appointed by manager Ian Evatt as Bolton's new captain. [18] He was named in the Team of the Year for the second consecutive year, this time in League One, for the 2021–22 season. [19] On 26 May 2022, Santos signed a new three year deal with Bolton Wanderers which would keep him at the club until 2025. [20]

On 11 February 2023, Santos scored his first goals for Bolton with a brace in a 5–0 win at his former team Peterborough United, Bolton's 5000th league game. [21] On 2 April, he started in the 2023 EFL Trophy final which Bolton won 4–0 against Plymouth Argyle. [22] He was named in both the EFL [23] and PFA [24] Teams of the Season for the 2022–23 season, the third season in a row he had been named in Teams of the Year.

Career statistics

As of match played 13 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dagenham & Redbridge 2012–13 [25] League Two 0000000000
Billericay Town (loan) 2012–13 [26] Conference South 40———40
Thurrock 2013–14 [27] IL Division One North19120—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0231
Peterborough United 2013–14 [28] League One 10——0010
2014–15 [29] League One240101000260
2015–16 [30] League One37140101 [lower-alpha 2] 0431
2016–17 [31] League One1010102 [lower-alpha 3] 050
Total631603030751
Barnet 2016–17 [31] League Two152000000152
2017–18 League Two42310202 [lower-alpha 3] 0473
2018–19 National League 5000—0050
2019–20 National League22120—3 [lower-alpha 4] 0271
Total846302050946
Bolton Wanderers 2020–21 [32] League Two460101000480
2021–22 [33] League One37020103 [lower-alpha 3] 0430
2022–23 [34] League One30310107 [lower-alpha 5] 0393
2023–24 [35] League One33041103 [lower-alpha 3] 1412
Total146381401311715
Career total316111919023136713
  1. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League playoffs
  5. ↑ Five appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League One play-offs

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

Individual

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References

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  7. ↑ The Bolton News: Why Peterborough United owner Darragh MacAnthony wants Bolton's Ricardo Santos to say 'sorry': "We got Rico from Thurrock and paid eight grand for him"
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  13. ↑ "Report: Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Bradford City". www.bwfc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  14. ↑ BWFC.co.uk: "Almeida Santos signs new deal"
  15. 1 2 "Manager and Defender win Sky Bet monthly awards". www.bwfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  16. 1 2 Bolton Wanderers: "Ricardo Almeida Santos Named As Bolton Wanderers’ 2020/21 Player Of The Year"
  17. ↑ "🏆 Wanderers duo named in PFA League Two Team of the Year". www.bwfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "Santos Gets Captain's Job". www.bwfc.co.uk. 22 October 2021.
  19. 1 2 The PFA: "PFA League One Team of the Year"
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