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who plays as a

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Club career

Górnik Łęczna

In February 2011, Ricardinho was loaned to Bogdanka Łęczna on a half-year deal.

Sheriff Tiraspol

Ricardinho joined

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on 1 July 2013, for a fee of €350,000. During the first half of the

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season, Ricardinho scored 11 goals in 14 games, but, due to the withdrawal of Veris Chișinău and Costuleni from the league, Ricardinho's goals against these teams were canceled. As a result, 2 goals were stripped off from Ricardinho's total goal tally.

Al-Sharjah loan

On January 21, 2016, Ricardinho moved to

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side Al-Sharjah on loan, returning to Sheriff Tiraspol on 5 July 2016.

Red Star Belgrade

On 16 June 2017, Ricardinho signed a two-year deal with

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, choosing number 89 on his jersey. He made his Red Star debut in a 3–0 win against

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. He stayed in the club for only half of a season and played 10 matches and scored 1 goal in total. Ricardinho was released in December 2017 after being injured for most of the season.

Tosno

On 11 January 2018, Ricardinho signed a 1.5-year contract with the

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club

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. He came off the bench as Tosno won the

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final against

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on 9 May 2018 in the

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Return to the Sheriff Tiraspol

On 11 March 2023, Ricardinho returned to

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. On 2 July 2024, Sheriff announced the departure of Ricardinho after his contract expired.

Career statistics

Notes

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol *

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: 2013–14, 2016–17,

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: 2014–15, 2016–17,

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: 2015 Tosno * Russian Cup: 2017–18 Individual *

top scorer: 2014–15, 2016–17

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ricardinho 1989 09 1989 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from São Paulo Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players Esporte Clube Santo André players GKS Górnik Łęczna players Wisła Płock players Lechia Gdańsk players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Sharjah FC players Red Star Belgrade footballers FC Tosno players Khor Fakkan Club players ŁKS Łódź players Ekstraklasa players I liga players Moldovan Super Liga players UAE Pro League players Serbian SuperLiga players Russian Premier League players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen