Ricardo Batista

Ricardo Batista
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Jorge Cecília Batista
Date of birth (1986-11-19) 19 November 1986
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Gaz Metan Mediaș
Number 33
Youth career
1998–2004 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Fulham 0 (0)
2006 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 9 (0)
2006 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 16 (0)
2007 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 13 (0)
2008–2011 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Olhanense (loan) 11 (0)
2013–2014 Nacional 0 (0)
2014–2015 Vitória Setúbal 17 (0)
2015–2017 Libolo 5 (0)
2018– Gaz Metan Mediaș 1 (0)
National team
2005–2006 Portugal U20 3 (0)
2006–2008 Portugal U21 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 August 2018

Ricardo Jorge Cecília Batista (born 19 November 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Romanian club CS Gaz Metan Mediaș.

Club career

Fulham

Born in Setúbal, Batista started his career with hometown's Vitória FC. In late 2004, aged only 18, he was signed by English club Fulham. His only official appearance for the Premier League side was in September of that year against Lincoln City for the season's League Cup: the Cottagers won the game 5–4 but the player's performance was error-prone, gifting the visitors several goals;[1] he spent the better part of his first season as a senior on loan to Milton Keynes Dons, in League Two.[2]

In the same predicament, Batista then had two spells at League One's Wycombe Wanderers,[3] renewing his contract with Fulham on 12 July 2007.[4] He was released in the 2008 summer.

Portugal

On 16 July 2008, Batista signed with Sporting Clube de Portugal for a fee of €158,000.[5] He was only third-choice during his two-year spell with the Lisbon club, his input consisting of the match against F.C. Paços de Ferreira for the 2008–09 edition of the Portuguese League Cup (5–1 home win).[6]

Batista was loaned to S.C. Olhanense for the 2010–11 campaign,[7] initially backing up Marcelo Moretto and playing in the domestic cups.[8] After the Brazilian left for Poland he became first-choice, as the Algarve team eventually retained their Primeira Liga status; his first match in the competition occurred on 19 December 2010, in a 0–0 home draw against C.D. Nacional.[9]

On 25 July 2011, Batista was banned for two years for doping, after testing positive in a game against Académica de Coimbra held in January.[10][11]

International career

Batista participated with Portugal at the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Netherlands, backing up FC Porto's Paulo Ribeiro. He made his debut in the category on 14 November 2006, in a 3–0 friendly win against Serbia.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fulham 5–4 Lincoln (aet)". BBC Sport. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "MK Dons land keeper". Sky Sports. 13 January 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Wycombe net QPR's Doherty on loan; BBC Sport, 2 January 2007
  4. ↑ Fulham's Batista extends contract; BBC Sport, 12 July 2007
  5. ↑ "Oferta pública de subscrição – Prospecto" [Public offer for subscription – Prospects] (pdf) (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "Taça da Liga: Alvalade quase vazio para ver Liedson, o goleador implacável" [League Cup: Alvalade nearly empty to see Liedson, the ruthless scorer] (in Portuguese). Público. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sporting empresta Ricardo Batista ao Olhanense" [Sporting loan Ricardo Batista to Olhanense] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Liga: só um em cada quatro guarda-redes é português" [League: only one in every four goalkeepers is Portuguese] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Olhanense 0–0 Nacional" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  10. ↑ Sporting Lisbon's Ricardo Batista receives two-year ban for failed drugs test; Goal, 25 July 2011
  11. ↑ Ricardo Batista suspenso por 2 anos (Ricardo Batista suspended for 2 years); Record, 25 July 2011 (in Portuguese)
  12. ↑ "Sub-21: Portugal-Sérvia, 3–0 (Hugo Almeida 4, 18, Vaz Té 88)" [Under-21: Portugal-Serbia, 3–0 (Hugo Almeida 4, 18, Vaz Té 88)] (in Portuguese). Record. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
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