Ricardinho (footballer, born March 1989)
Brazilian footballer
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Ricardo Ribeiro de Lima (born 27 March 1989), commonly known as Ricardinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ferroviária.
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Ricardinho with Portuguesa in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Ribeiro de Lima | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Itaberaí, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ferroviária | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Goiás | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Goiás | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Rio Branco-SP | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Vila Nova | 84 | (6) |
| 2013 | Avaí | 40 | (2) |
| 2014 | Rio Branco-PR | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Paraná | 63 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Criciúma | 82 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Guarani | 97 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Sport Recife | 35 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Juventude | 16 | (0) |
| 2022 | Operário Ferroviário | 31 | (1) |
| 2023 | Novorizontino | 33 | (0) |
| 2024 | Portuguesa | 13 | (0) |
| 2024– | Ferroviária | 70 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 December 2025 | |||
Club career
Ricardinho was born in Itaberaí, Goiás, and was a Goiás youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 30 January 2008, starting in a 1–0 Campeonato Goiano away win against CRAC.
Mainly assigned to the under-20 squad, Ricardinho only made his Série A debut on 15 November 2009, coming on as a late substitute for Léo Lima in a 3–1 home win against Santo André.[1] After being rarely used, he moved to Rio Branco-SP for the 2010 campaign.
After again featuring sparingly, Ricardinho returned to his native state and joined Série B side Vila Nova in October 2010.[2] A regular starter during his two-year spell, he agreed to a contract with Avaí in December 2012.[3]
Ricardinho began the 2014 campaign with Rio Branco-PR, later moving to Paraná, where he established himself as a regular starter in the right back. On 13 January 2016, after being deemed surplus to requirements by the latter club, he joined Criciúma.[4]
Ricardinho was presented at Guarani on 21 December 2017,[5] immediately becoming a starter and scoring the winning goal of the 2018 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 final against XV de Piracicaba.[6] On 19 November 2018, he renewed his contract until December 2020.[7]
On 3 August 2020, after appearing rarely during the season, Ricardinho moved to top-tier side Sport Recife.[8] On 5 August of the following year, he joined Juventude also in the first division.[9]
On 4 April 2022, after featuring rarely during the year, Ricardinho agreed to a deal with Operário Ferroviário in the second level.[10] On 2 December, after suffering relegation, he moved to Novorizontino.[11]
On 28 December 2023, Ricardinho was announced at Portuguesa for the 2024 Campeonato Paulista.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 18 March 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goiás | 2009[14] | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010[14] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Rio Branco-SP | 2010 | Paulista | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Vila Nova | 2011[14] | Série B | 33 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 48 | 5 | |||
| 2012[14] | Série C | 17 | 1 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 5 | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | 84 | 6 | |||||
| Avaí | 2013 | Série B | 28 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 2 | ||
| Rio Branco-PR | 2014 | Paranaense | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Paraná | 2014 | Série B | 18 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 32 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 67 | 5 | ||||
| Criciúma | 2016 | Série B | 22 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 47 | 3 | |||
| Total | 54 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 87 | 4 | |||
| Guarani | 2018 | Série B | 35 | 2 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 52 | 3 | |||
| 2019 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 98 | 4 | ||||
| Sport Recife | 2020 | Série A | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| Juventude | 2021 | Série A | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Operário Ferroviário | 2022 | Série B | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Novorizontino | 2023 | Série B | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| Portuguesa | 2024 | Paulista | — | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 343 | 12 | 167 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 531 | 22 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
Honours
Guarani