Ricardo Samuel Cruz Moura (born 14 December 1988) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays for

Leixões S.C. Leixões Sport Club, commonly known as Leixões (), is a Portuguese sports club from Matosinhos. It is organised into several departments for many sports, such as football, boxing, karate, volleyball, swimming and billiards. It is most well kno ...

as a

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Club career

Aves

Born in

Valongo Valongo () is a Portuguese municipality located in the District of Porto and 10 km from Porto, in the northern region of Portugal. The municipality area consists of 75.12 km² and 93 858 inhabitants (2011), and is subdivided into fou ...

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, Moura spent his early career in amateur football. In the summer of 2012, he moved straight to the Segunda Liga with

C.D. Aves Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and plays at the Estádio do Clube ...

but failed to make an appearance in the league during his two-year spell, playing six matches in all competitions including a 6–0 away loss against

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in the

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of the

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Leixões

Moura signed with

– he had already represented them at youth level, scoring from his goal in a 2–2 draw with

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– for the 2014–15 season. His professional league debut took place on 1 March 2015, in a 2–0 away win over

C.D. Trofense Clube Desportivo Trofense (), commonly known as Trofense, is a Portuguese football club based in Trofa, Portugal. Founded in 1930, it plays in Segunda Liga, holding home games at '' Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense'', with a capacity of 5,0 ...

. Moura only missed one league game in 46 in the 2015–16 campaign, helping his team to finish in 18th place and thus avoid relegation from the second division.

Tondela

On 6 August 2017, Moura agreed to a two-year contract at

C.D. Tondela Clube Desportivo de Tondela () is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. They are based in the town of Tondela, located in Viseu District, and play in the Estádio João Cardoso ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moura, Ricardo 1988 births Living people People from Valongo Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Porto District Men's association football goalkeepers Liga Portugal 2 players Leixões S.C. players Padroense F.C. players C.D. Aves players C.D. Tondela players Académica de Coimbra (football) players G.D. Chaves players