Ricardo Almeida (footballer)
Portuguese footballer
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Ricardo Almeida Ribeiro (born 9 May 1997), known as Almeida, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brito.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Almeida Ribeiro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brito | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Serzedelo | ||
| 2010–2016 | Moreirense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Moreirense | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | → Sporting CP B (loan) | 25 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Berço (loan) | 21 | (8) |
| 2020–2021 | Oleiros | 20 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | São Martinho | 22 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Fontinhas | 25 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Limianos | 14 | (2) |
| 2024 | Dumiense | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Brito | 32 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016 | Portugal U19 | 7 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:12, 9 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Guimarães, Almeida played three Primeira Liga matches for Moreirense F.C. over three separate seasons, totalling roughly 30 minutes always as a second-half substitute. His first was on 23 May 2015, in a 2–1 away win against F.C. Arouca.[2][3][4]
Almeida was loaned to LigaPro side Sporting CP B for two years on 5 August 2016, with a buying option.[5] He scored his first goal in that league nine days later, equalising an eventual 2–1 away victory over S.C. Covilhã.[6]
Subsequently, Almeida represented clubs in the third division, starting out at Berço SC (still owned by Moreirense) then switching to A.R.C. Oleiros in the summer of 2020.[7]
