Ricardo Horta

Ricardo Horta
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Jorge Luz Horta
Date of birth (1994-09-15) 15 September 1994
Place of birth Sobreda, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Braga
Number 21
Youth career
2003–2004 Ginásio Corroios
2004–2011 Benfica
2011–2013 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Vitória Setúbal 34 (7)
2014–2017 Málaga 48 (1)
2016–2017 → Braga (loan) 32 (6)
2017– Braga 36 (14)
National team‡
2013 Portugal U19 5 (2)
2014 Portugal U20 6 (3)
2014–2017 Portugal U21 20 (4)
2016– Portugal U23 1 (1)
2014– Portugal 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2017

Ricardo Jorge Luz Horta (born 15 September 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Braga and the Portugal national team as a right winger.

Club career

Vitória Setúbal

Born in Sobreda, Almada, Horta joined Vitória de Setúbal's youth ranks in 2011, signing from S.L. Benfica.[1] On 7 April 2013 he made his first-team – and Primeira Liga – debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cristiano in a 1–2 away loss against Rio Ave FC;[2] he finished the campaign with six appearances, all from the bench.

On 9 December 2013, Horta scored his first professional goal, netting the game's only against Académica de Coimbra.[3] He was a regular starter during his second season, playing 27 matches and scoring six times.

Málaga

On 12 July 2014, Horta signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Málaga CF.[4] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August by starting in a 1–0 home win over Athletic Bilbao,[5] and scored his first goal for on 6 January 2015 in a 2–0 success over Levante UD for the Copa del Rey also at La Rosaleda Stadium.[6]

Braga

On 5 July 2016, Horta was loaned to S.C. Braga for one year.[7] Roughly one year later he joined the club permanently, with Juan Carlos moving in the opposite direction.[8]

International career

Horta was part of the Portugal under-20 team at the 2014 Toulon Tournament. He earned his first cap for the full side on 7 September of that year – one week before his 20th birthday – replacing William Carvalho early into the second half of a 0–1 home loss against Albania for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers.[9]

Personal life

Horta's younger brother, André, is also a footballer. He also represented Vitória Setúbal and Braga.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 July 2018[11][12][13]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitória Setúbal 2012–13 60————60
2013–14 2873050——367
Total 3473050——427
Málaga 2014–15 31162———373
2015–16 17020———190
Total 48182———563
Braga (loan) 2016–17 32620525100449
Braga 2017–18 3011204071—4312
2018–19 00000000—00
Career Total 144251521421220018531
  1. ↑ Includes the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International

As of match played 7 September 2014[14]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal 201410
Total10

Honours

Club

Braga

Country

Portugal

References

  1. ↑ "O talento é a cor da visibilidade – Entrevista a Ricardo Horta" [Talent is the colour of visibility – Interview to Ricardo Horta] (in Portuguese). Bola Na Rede. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rio Ave derrota V. Setúbal e mantém-se "colado" ao Sporting" [Rio Ave defeat V. Setúbal and are still "glued" to Sporting] (in Portuguese). TSF. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ricardo Horta dá triunfo ao Vitória de Setúbal" [Ricardo Horta gives win to Vitória de Setúbal]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Portuguese-born Ricardo Horta joins Málaga CF". Málaga CF. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Malaga 1–0 Athletic Bilbao". ESPN FC. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "El Málaga cree más en la Copa" [Málaga believe more in Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). 6 January 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ricardo Horta loaned out to Sporting de Braga". Málaga CF. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ricardo Horta y Juankar, el trueque perfecto para el Málaga" [Ricardo Horta and Juankar, the perfect trade for Málaga]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 10 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. ↑ Marques, Pedro (7 September 2014). "Balaj pounces as Albania stun Portugal". UEFA. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "André Horta acredita numa surpresa na Luz" [André Horta believes in surprise at the Luz]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Ricardo Horta". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Ricardo Horta". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "Ricardo Horta » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Ricardo Horta". European Football. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  15. ↑ Kell, Tom (30 June 2015). "Spot-on Sweden beat Portugal to win U21 EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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