Ricardo Santos (footballer, born 1987)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.
Ricardo Santos
Santos in 2007
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Henrique da Silva dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (1987-02-13) 13 February 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Volta Redonda,[1] Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Uthai Thani
Number 11
Youth career
Volta Redonda FC
Boavista SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Boavista SC
2007–2011 Kalmar FF 80 (22)
2008 → Åtvidabergs FF (loan) 27 (12)
2009 → Jönköpings Södra IF (loan) 13 (7)
2012 Djurgårdens IF 14 (3)
2012–2013 Sogndal 25 (4)
2013–2014 Åtvidabergs FF 40 (18)
2015 Guizhou Renhe 27 (11)
2016–2017 Cerezo Osaka 41 (5)
2017 → Cerezo Osaka U-23 (loan) 1 (0)
2018 Fagiano Okayama 15 (0)
2019 Chainat Hornbill 26 (10)
2020–2021 Trat 27 (10)
2021– Uthai Thani 87 (76)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2024

Ricardo Henrique da Silva dos Santos (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁiˈkaʁdu ˈsɐ̃tus]; born 13 February 1987) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Thai League 1 club Uthai Thani.

Career

Santos came to Sweden and Kalmar FF in 2007. He was loaned out to Åtvidabergs IF the following season, where he was the top scorer at the club. Coming back to Kalmar FF when the team unsuccessfully tried to defend their title, Santos established himself in the first team for the coming two seasons. In August 2012, Santos joined Norwegian club Sogndal.[2]

On 15 December 2014, Santos transferred to Chinese Super League side Guizhou Renhe.[3]

He has been playing with the Japanese J League's Cerezo Osaka since 2016.

Career statistics

As of 22 February 2018.[4]
Season Club League Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2007 Kalmar Allsvenskan 8 0 0 0 – 8 0
2008 Åtvidaberg Superettan 27 12 0 0 – 27 12
2009 Kalmar Allsvenskan 14 6 0 0 – 14 6
Jönköping Superettan 13 7 0 0 – 13 7
2010 Kalmar Allsvenskan 29 10 0 0 – 29 10
2011 29 6 0 0 – 29 6
2012 Djurgården 14 3 0 0 – 14 3
2012 Sogndal Tippeligaen 13 2 0 0 – 13 2
2013 11 2 0 0 – 11 2
Åtvidaberg Allsvenskan 11 1 1 1 – 12 2
2014 27 15 3 4 – 30 19
2015 Guizhou Renhe Chinese Super League 27 11 3 3 – 30 14
2016 Cerezo Osaka J2 League 32 5 1 0 – 33 5
2017 J1 League 9 0 4 1 10 4 23 5
Cerezo Osaka U-23 J3 League 1 0 – – 1 0
Career Total 241 69 9 6 10 4 257 80

Honours

Club

Uthai Thani

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ricardo Santos". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Officiellt: Ricardo Santos klar för Sogndal". fotbolltransfers.com. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  3. ^ 贵州人和宣布签约3名外援 at sports.sohu.com 2014-12-15 Retrieved 2014-12-15
  4. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 204 out of 289)


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