Ricardo Ribeiro de Lima (born 27 March 1989), commonly known as Ricardinho, is a Brazilian professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
defensive midfielder for
Novorizontino.
Club career
Ricardinho was born in
Itaberaí
Itaberaí is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Itaberaí is a large producer of agricultural products including corn, rice, soybeans, tomatoes, and sugarcane.
Location
Itaberaí is located 92 kilometers north-west of Goiânia on s ...
,
Goiás, and was a
Goiás youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 30 January 2008, starting in a 1–0
Campeonato Goiano
The Campeonato Goiano is the football league of the state of Goiás, Brazil.
Format
First Division
First stage
*Teams are divided in two groups of six teams.
*Double round-robin, in which all teams home-and-away games against the team fro ...
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
Leonardo Lima da Silva (born 14 January 1982) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Madureira. He has played for teams such as Vasco da Gama, CSKA Sofia, Marítimo, Porto, Flamengo
Clube de ...
in a 3–1 home win against
Santo André. 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. A regular starter during his two-year spell, he agreed to a contract with
Avaí in December 2012.
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.
Ricardinho was presented at
Guarani on 21 December 2017, immediately becoming a starter and scoring the winning goal of the 2018
Campeonato Paulista Série A2 final against
XV de Piracicaba
Esporte Clube XV de Novembro, commonly referred to as XV de Piracicaba, is a professional association football club based in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competes in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo st ...
. On 19 November 2018, he renewed his contract until December 2020.
On 3 August 2020, after appearing rarely during the season, Ricardinho moved to top-tier side
Sport Recife.
Career statistics
Honours
Guarani
*
Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2018
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ricardinho
1989 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Footballers from Goiás
Men's association football midfielders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Goiás Esporte Clube players
Rio Branco Esporte Clube players
Vila Nova Futebol Clube players
Avaí FC players
Rio Branco Sport Club players
Paraná Clube players
Criciúma Esporte Clube players
Guarani FC players
Sport Club do Recife players
Esporte Clube Juventude players