Ricardo José Veiga Varzim Miranda (born 24 March 1994), commonly known as Ricardinho, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a right back for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.

Club career

Born in Barcelos, Ricardinho joined local

Gil Vicente FC Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese football club that plays in Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country, and it is named after the Portugues ...

's youth academy at the age of 9. He made his senior debut in 2013 with Vilaverdense FC, competing in the

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. After returning from his loan spell, Ricardinho played his first competitive game for Gil on 29 October 2014, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against

Atlético Clube de Portugal Atlético Clube de Portugal is a Portuguese club, located in the city of Lisbon, more precisely in the parish of Alcântara. It was founded on 18 September 1942 due to the merger of two clubs of Alcântara (Carcavelinhos Football Club) and Santo ...

for the season's

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. He first appeared in the

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on 11 January of the following year, starting and being replaced early into the second half of an eventual 2–1 home win over

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Honours

Voluntari *

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runner-up: 2021–22 Individual *Liga I Team of the Season: 2021–22

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ricardinho 1994 births Living people Footballers from Barcelos, Portugal Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Gil Vicente F.C. players Liga I players FC Voluntari players FC Petrolul Ploiești players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania