Ricardinho (born 27 December 2005) is a
Portuguese professional footballer who plays for
CD Mafra
Clube Desportivo Mafra is a Portuguese football club, currently playing in the Liga Bwin. They are based in the town of Mafra and own Campo Doutor Mário Silveira stadium, but the games are played in Estádio Municipal de Mafra. Founded in 1965 ...
.
Club career
Called to the first team by
Ricardo Sousa
Ricardo André de Pinho Sousa (born 11 January 1979) is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 154 matches and 47 goals over seven seasons, representing in the ...
in the early 2021–22 season, Ricardinho enjoyed a few bench appearances while aged 15, before making his professional debut on the 2 February 2022, as he replaced
Gui Ferreira in the last minutes of a 2–0
Liga Portugal 2 away loss to
Leixões
The Port of Leixões ( pt, Porto de Leixões, ) is one of Portugal's major seaports, located 4 km north of the mouth of the Douro River, in Matosinhos municipality, near the city of Porto
Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city i ...
. On that occasion, he became the youngest ever footballer to play in
Portugal's second tier, surpassing
André Almeida André Almeida may refer to:
* Andrey Almeida (born 1988), Brazilian football forward
* André Almeida (footballer, born 1990), Portuguese football defender
* André Almeida (cyclist) (born 1992), Brazilian cyclist
* André Almeida (footballer, bo ...
's record.
References
External links
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2005 births
Living people
Portuguese men's footballers
Portugal men's youth international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
People from Mafra, Portugal
C.D. Mafra players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Footballers from Lisbon District
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