Ricardo Jorge Oliveira António (born 6 August 1998), known as Ricardinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Santa Clara as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ricardo Jorge Oliveira António[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-08-06) 6 August 1998 (age 24)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Santa Clara | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Porto | ||
| 2013–2014 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| 2014–2017 | Rio Ave | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Rio Ave B | 53 | (10) |
| 2019– | Santa Clara | 43 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | → Praiense (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | → Torreense (loan) | 24 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:18, 7 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District, Ricardinho played youth football with FC Porto and Rio Ave FC, starting his senior career with the latter's under-23 and reserve teams. He joined C.D. Santa Clara in 2019, and shortly after went on successive loans with third division clubs S.C. Praiense and S.C.U. Torreense.[2][3]
Ricardinho returned to the Estádio de São Miguel for the 2021–22 season. He made his professional debut on 1 August 2021 in the second round of the Taça da Liga against S.C. Farense, as a 76th-minute substitute for Carlos; his team won on a penalty shootout after a 0–0 away draw.[4] His Primeira Liga bow was a 3–0 loss at C.D. Tondela a week later, also off the bench.[5] His first professional goal was on 26 October, in a 3–1 win over FC Porto in the League Cup.[6]
Ricardinho scored for the first time in the Portuguese top flight on 7 January 2022, closing the 3–2 home defeat of Sporting CP shortly after having replaced Crysan.[7]
C.D. Santa Clara – current squad | |
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