| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Manuel Rodrigues Vieira da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Mafamude, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NK Celje | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Candal | ||
| 2009–2011 | CB Estarreja | ||
| 2011–2018 | Porto | ||
| 2014–2015 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Porto B | 76 | (0) |
| 2022 | Santa Clara | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Moreirense | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Tondela | 28 | (0) |
| 2024 | Dinamo Batumi | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | NK Celje | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Portugal U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U20 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 July 2020 | |||
Ricardo Manuel Rodrigues Vieira da Silva (born 9 May 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Slovenian PrvaLiga club NK Celje.
Born in Mafamude, Vila Nova de Gaia, Silva began his career at FC Porto. He made his LigaPro debut for FC Porto B on 19 April 2019 in a 2–1 loss at Sporting Covilhã. [1] On 18 August, he was sent off in a 1–1 draw at home to Varzim. [2]
On 29 June 2022, Silva signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga club Santa Clara. [3]
On 30 January 2023, Silva signed with Liga Portugal 2 side Moreirense until the end of the season. [4]
On 4 July 2023, Silva signed a two-year contract with Liga Portugal 2 club Tondela. [5]
On 7 July 2024, Georgian reigning champions Dinamo Batumi announced signing Silva. [6]
He joined the reigning Slovenian PrvaLiga champions NK Celje in the winter transfer window in January 2025, signing a contract lasting until 30 June 2027. [7] Despite not being a regular starter in the Slovenian League in the following period, he notably kept a clean sheet in the first leg and saved a penalty shot in penalty shootout against Lugano in the second leg of Round of 16 of the 2024-25 UEFA Conference League, contributing to Celje becoming the first Slovenian club to ever reach quarter-finals of any of the major UEFA club competitions. [8]
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