Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves (born 22 May 1974), also known as Sérgio Ricardo or Serginho, is a Brazilian professional

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who played as a

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. He played for Fenerbahçe and Sakaryaspor in Turkey,

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, Al-Ahli and Al-Sadd in Qatar, Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, and

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and Al Nasr in United Arab Emirates.

Career

Sérgio Ricardo transferred to Turkish club Fenerbahçe in 1998–99 season start and then loaned to Sakaryaspor in January transfer window. 1999–00 season start he was loaned again to

in Saudi Arabia. He won the Arab Cup Winners' Cup with the club. He returned to Fenerbahçe but was loaned again to a few Qatari clubs. He was the top goal scorer of the 2003–04 Saudi Premier league with 15 goals.

Personal life

Sérgio Ricardo performed Umrah after becoming a Muslim.

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* 1974 births Living people Association football forwards Brazilian Muslims Converts to Islam Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate footballers in Qatar Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Al Ain FC players Al Hilal SFC players Al-Ahli Saudi FC players Ittihad FC players Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Sakaryaspor footballers Al Sadd SC players Al Ahli SC (Doha) players Al-Gharafa SC players Al-Raed FC players Qatar Stars League players Saudi Professional League players Sportspeople from Salvador, Bahia {{Brazil-footy-forward-1970s-stub