Ricardo Iván Sendra (born 4 October 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Philippines Football League (PFL) club United City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Iván Sendra | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-10-04) 4 October 1987 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Mar del Plata, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | United City | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Kimberley de Mar del Plata | ||
| 2015 | Club Atlético Alvarado | 21 | (0) |
| 2016 | America de Piran | ? | (?) |
| 2017 | Geylang International | 17 | (3) |
| 2018 | Perseru Serui | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Mendiola | 20 | (3) |
| 2020 | Stallion Laguna | ||
| 2021 | Cebu | ||
| 2022– | United City | 3 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In preparation of the 2014-15 Torneo Argentino B, Kimberley de Mar del Plata announced that they would sign Sendra;[1] he left them some months later.
Club Atlético Alvarado signed 5 players, including Sendra, in February 2015 in a bid to bolster their squad.[2]
Sendra was handed a trial with S.League side, Geylang International FC and played in a pre-season friendly against the Singapore U-22.[3] After signing for Geylang, he featured for them in friendlies in Malaysia and Thailand.[4] He had a slow start to the season, making only one appearance in the Eagles' first four games due to a small injury. However, in Geylang's 5th game of the season, Sendra was handed his first start of the season. He finally completed his first competitive 90 minutes for the Eagles and injected much needed creativity in the final third in a 2-0 win over the Garena Young Lions.[5]
Sendra did not continue with Geylang and decided to accept a lucrative offer from Indonesian 1st tier team Perseru Serui. He only completed two months with the team and left after economic conditions were not satisfied by Perseru. As a consequence Ricardo could not sign for any other team in Indonesia and had to settle training with other players without a team for a few months until he accepted an offer to play again in Spain 3rd division team Inter Ibiza CD.
Sendra moved to the Philippines to play in the Philippines Football League, joining Mendiola.[6]
After a season with Mendiola, he joined Stallion Laguna.[7]
In 2021, Sendra joined newly-formed club Dynamic Herb Cebu.[8][9] He made his debut for Cebu in a 1-0 against his former club, Stallion Laguna in the Copa Paulino Alcantara.[10][11]
In March 2022, Sendra signed for United City, seeking a chance of playing in the AFC Champions League.[12]