João Ricardo (footballer, born 1988)
Brazilian footballer
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João Ricardo Riedi (born 6 September 1988), known as João Ricardo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fortaleza.
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João Ricardo with Fortaleza in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Ricardo Riedi | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Mariano Moro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fortaleza | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Concórdia | ||
| 2008–2010 | Brusque | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Goiânia | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Brusque | 40 | (0) |
| 2012 | Marcílio Dias | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | Rio Branco-AC | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | Paysandu | 8 | (0) |
| 2013 | Veranópolis | 17 | (0) |
| 2013 | Icasa | 32 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Paraná | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → América Mineiro (loan) | 64 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | América Mineiro | 132 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Chapecoense | 76 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Ceará | 48 | (0) |
| 2023– | Fortaleza | 173 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Mariano Moro, Rio Grande do Sul, João Ricardo made his senior debut while at Concórdia in 2008. He moved to Brusque shortly after, being regularly used during his two-year spell.
In 2010 João Ricardo joined Goiânia, but returned to his previous club later in the year. He went on to appear with Brusque in 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, as a starter.
On 1 August 2012 João Ricardo signed for Paysandu, after a brief stint at Marcílio Dias.[1]
On 12 December 2012 João Ricardo moved to Veranópolis.[2] After being an undisputed starter, he joined Icasa.[3]
On 4 January 2014, João Ricardo signed for Paraná, also in the second level.[4] On 8 June of that year, he moved to fellow league team América Mineiro,[5] achieving promotion to Série A in 2015.
On 2 January 2019, João Ricardo joined Chapecoense on a two-year deal, as a replacement to Genoa-bound Jandrei.[6] In April, he was suspended until further notice after testing positive in a doping exam.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 8 December 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brusque | 2011 | Série D | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Catarinense | — | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | ||||
| Paysandu | 2012 | Série C | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Veranópolis | 2013 | Gaúcho | — | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Icasa | 2013 | Série B | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| Paraná | 2014 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| América Mineiro | 2014 | Série B | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 37 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | Série A | 35 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Série B | 34 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Série A | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| Total | 150 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 214 | 0 | |||
| Chapecoense | 2019 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Série B | 38 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 52 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 81 | 0 | |||
| Ceará | 2021 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 0 | ||
| Fortaleza | 2023 | Série A | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 2024 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
| Total | 70 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 120 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 368 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 590 | 0 | ||
Honours
- América Mineiro
- Chapecoense
- Fortaleza