Ricardinho (footballer, born 1994)

Ricardinho
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo José Veiga Varzim Miranda
Date of birth	24 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Barcelos, Portugal
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Petrolul Ploiești
Number	24
Youth career
2003–2013	Gil Vicente
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2018	Gil Vicente
2013–2014	→ Vilaverdense (loan)
2018–2024	Voluntari
2024–	Petrolul Ploiești
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2025

Ricardo José Veiga Varzim Miranda (born 24 March 1994), commonly known as Ricardinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.

Career

Born in Barcelos, Ricardinho joined local Gil Vicente FC's youth academy at the age of 9. He made his senior debut in 2013 with Vilaverdense FC, competing in the third division.^[1]

After returning from his loan spell, Ricardinho played his first competitive game for Gil on 29 October 2014, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Atlético Clube de Portugal for the season's Taça da Liga.^[2] He first appeared in the Primeira Liga on 11 January of the following year, starting and being replaced early into the second half of an eventual 2–1 home win over F.C. Penafiel.^[3]

Honours

Voluntari

Cupa României runner-up: 2021–22

Individual

Liga I Team of the Season: 2021–22^[4]

References

^ "Ricardinho presta provas" [Ricardinho on trial]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 June 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ "Gil Vicente FC 1–1 Atlético CP" (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
^ "Gil Vicente-Penafiel, 2–1: Num jogo de loucos nem a vitória espanta" [Gil Vicente-Penafiel, 2–1: In crazy game not even win came as a surprise]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 January 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ "LLPF a anunțat echipa ideală a sezonului de Liga 1 » FCSB și CFR Cluj, reprezentate de câte 3 jucători" [LPF has chosen the "ideal team" of the Liga 1 season! Which team offers the most players] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

External links

Ricardinho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Ricardinho at Soccerway

[1] "Ricardinho presta provas" [Ricardinho on trial]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 June 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[2] "Gil Vicente FC 1–1 Atlético CP" (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

[3] "Gil Vicente-Penafiel, 2–1: Num jogo de loucos nem a vitória espanta" [Gil Vicente-Penafiel, 2–1: In crazy game not even win came as a surprise]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 January 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[4] "LLPF a anunțat echipa ideală a sezonului de Liga 1 » FCSB și CFR Cluj, reprezentate de câte 3 jucători" [LPF has chosen the "ideal team" of the Liga 1 season! Which team offers the most players] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

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Ricardinho (footballer, born 1994)

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