Ricardo Samuel Cruz Moura (born 14 December 1988) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for Lusitânia.

Club career

Aves

Born in

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, Moura spent his early career in amateur football. In the summer of 2012, he moved straight to the Segunda Liga with C.D. Aves but failed to make an appearance in the league during his two-year spell, playing six matches in all competitions including a 6–0 away loss against

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in the

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of the

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Leixões

Moura signed with

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– he had already represented them at youth level, scoring from his goal in a 2–2 draw with

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– for the 2014–15 season. His professional league debut took place on 1 March 2015, in a 2–0 away win over C.D. Trofense. Moura only missed one league game in 46 in the 2015–16 campaign, helping his team to finish in 18th place and thus avoid relegation from the second division.

Tondela

On 6 August 2017, Moura agreed to a two-year contract at C.D. Tondela.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moura, Ricardo 1988 births Living people People from Valongo Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Porto District Men's association football goalkeepers Liga Portugal 2 players Liga 3 (Portugal) players Leixões S.C. players Padroense F.C. players C.D. Aves players C.D. Tondela players Académica de Coimbra (football) players G.D. Chaves players Lusitânia F.C. players 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen