Ricardo dos Santos Nascimento (born 7 February 1987), simply known as Ricardo Nascimento is a Brazilian footballer playing for

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as a defender.

Club career

After an unsuccessful spell at

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, he joined Olé Brasil in 2008. Nascimento spent the following seasons on loan at Penafiel followed by Portimonense. He then returned to Brazil before embracing Romanian football with

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. He again spent the 2012–2013 season with Portimonense. It was followed by another loan spell with

Moreirense Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

. In 2014, he entered

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with Académica. In 2016, Nascimento moved to South Africa to play for the Mamelodi Sundowns. After six years, he moved to Durban-based Premier Division rivals

Nascimento has played in 116

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matches as of 29 December 2023.

Honours

Mamelodi Sundowns

: 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20,

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* Nedbank Cup: 2019-20 * Telkom Knockout:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nascimento, Ricardo 1987 births Living people Footballers from Bahia Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders People from Ilhéus SE Palmeiras players F.C. Penafiel players Portimonense S.C. players Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) players FC Astra Giurgiu players Moreirense F.C. players Académica de Coimbra (football) players Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Liga Portugal 2 players Primeira Liga players Liga I players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa