Ricardo Nascimento (Brazilian footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo dos Santos Nascimento[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ilhéus, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Royal AM F.C. | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | Friburguense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Palmeiras | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2015 | Olé Brasil | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Penafiel (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → Portimonense (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Comercial (loan) | ||
| 2011–2012 | → Astra Giurgiu (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Portimonense (loan) | 33 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → Moreirense (loan) | 40 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | → Académica (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Académica | 25 | (2) |
| 2016–2022 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 92 | (12) |
| 2022– | Royal AM F.C. | 24 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 February 2017 | |||
Ricardo dos Santos Nascimento (born 7 February 1987), simply known as Ricardo Nascimento is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Royal AM F.C..
After an unsuccessful spell at Palmeiras, he joined Olé Brasil in 2008. Nascimento spent the following seasons on loan at Penafiel followed by Portimonense. He then returned to Brazil before embracing Romanian football with Astra Giurgiu.[citation needed]
He again spent the 2012–13 season with Portimonense.[2] It was followed by another loan spell with Moreirense.[3] In 2014, he entered Primeira Liga with Académica.[4]
In 2016, Nascimento moved to South Africa to play for the Mamelodi Sundowns. After six years, he moved to Durban-based Premier Division rivals Royal AM F.C. Nascimento has played in 116 South African Premier Division matches as of 29 December 2023.
