Ricardo Jorge Silva Araújo (born 27 June 1998), also known as Jorginho, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

After playing in his native Portugal for Benfica B, Famalicão and

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, Jorginho moved to Finland in July 2023 after signing with

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in the country's top tier

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. On 31 October 2024, it was reported that Jorginho would leave Ilves. During one-and-a-half seasons he spent with the club, he made 42 appearances, scored three goals and provided 12 assists in all competitions combined. He also won the 2023 Finnish Cup with Ilves, and they finished as the Veikkausliiga runners-up in the 2024 season. On 13 November 2024, Jorginho signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

club

as a free agent, joining the club in January 2025.

Career statistics

Honours

Benfica *

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runner-up: 2016–17 Ilves *

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runner-up:

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Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”

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, 19 October 2024

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* * * Living people 1998 births Footballers from Vila Nova de Famalicão Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Portugal men's youth international footballers Veikkausliiga players Liga Portugal 2 players F.C. Famalicão players S.L. Benfica B players S.C. Covilhã players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic FK Dukla Prague players 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Czech First League players Bohemian Football League players Ilves (football) players {{Portugal-footy-defender-stub