Ricardo Pires Santos Júnior (born 22 September 1987), or simply Ricardo Pires, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a

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for Thai League 2 club Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, he joined several overseas clubs, such as

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, Germany, Portugal, Thailand, Mexico,

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, Malta, Greece and finally decided to abroad to East Asia and join Macau Liga de Elite side Monte Carlo for the 2023 season. On 23 August 2023, Pires made his club debut in a 1–2 home lose in the

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against Taiwanese club Taichung Futuro.

Persiraja Banda Aceh

Ahead of the 2023–24 Liga 2, Pires signed a contract with Persiraja Banda Aceh. Pires made his Persiraja debut in a pre-season International friendly match against Malaysia Super League club

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on 3 September 2023, also scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win.

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