Ricardo Alexandre Almeida Santos (born 18 June 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender and captains for Bolton Wanderers.
![]() Santos in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ricardo Alexandre Almeida Santos[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 27)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Almada, Portugal | ||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bolton Wanderers | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2012 | Dagenham & Redbridge | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 97 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:19, 26 October 2022 (UTC) |
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]
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 1–2 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] On 26 May 2022, Santos signed a new three year deal with Bolton Wanderers which would keep him at the club until 2025.[19]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dagenham & Redbridge | 2012–13[20] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Billericay Town (loan) | 2012–13[21] | Conference South | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Thurrock | 2013–14[22] | IL Division One North | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
Peterborough United | 2013–14[23] | League One | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2014–15[24] | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
2015–16[25] | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
2016–17[26] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 63 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 1 | ||
Barnet | 2016–17[26] | League Two | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
2017–18 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 47 | 3 | ||
2018–19 | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
Total | 84 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 94 | 6 | ||
Bolton Wanderers | 2020–21[27] | League Two | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
2021–22[28] | League One | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
2022–23[29] | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Total | 97 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 107 | 0 | ||
Career total | 267 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 303 | 8 |
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