Ricardo Almeida Santos

Ricardo Almeida Santos
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Alexandre Almeida Santos[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995[2]
Place of birth Almada, Portugal
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Barnet
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2012 Dagenham & Redbridge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Dagenham & Redbridge 0 (0)
2013Billericay Town (loan) 4 (0)
2013 Dover Athletic 0 (0)
2013–2014 Thurrock 19 (1)
2014–2016 Peterborough United 63 (1)
2017– Barnet 57 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:53, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Ricardo Alexandre Almeida Santos (born 18 June 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Barnet.

Playing career

Santos was a youth team player at Dagenham & Redbridge, making one appearance in the matchday squad,[3] before he was released and signed by Thurrock manager Mark Stimson, following a spell at Dover Athletic where he made no appearances.[4] He impressed for the Isthmian League club, making 24 appearances,[5] and was signed by Peterborough United manager Darren Ferguson on three-and-a-half-year contract in February 2014.[6] He made his League One debut on 3 May in a 0–0 draw with Port Vale at London Road.[7] Santos scored his first goal for the club when he scored a late winner against Doncaster Rovers on 19 March 2016.[8] On 1 January 2017, Santos joined Barnet for a fee of £100,000.[9] He made his debut on the following day in a 1-0 win over Plymouth Argyle.

Career statistics

As of match played 5 May 2018.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dagenham & Redbridge 2012–13[10] League Two 0000000000
Billericay Town (loan) 2012–13[11] Conference South 4040
Thurrock 2013–14[12] IL Division One North 191202[lower-alpha 1]0231
Peterborough United 2013–14[13] League One 100010
2014–15[14] 240101000260
2015–16[15] 37140101[lower-alpha 2]0431
2016–17[16] 1010102[lower-alpha 3]050
Total 631603030751
Barnet 2016–17[16] League Two 152000000152
2017–18 42310202[lower-alpha 3]0473
Total 575102020625
Career total 14379050701647
  1. Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

  1. "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 55. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 2, 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Ricardo Santos". 11v11. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. Munford, Colin (5 February 2014). "Former Daggers defender joins Peterborough United". Barking and Dagenham Post. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  4. Munford, Colin (5 February 2014). "Former Daggers defender joins Peterborough United". Barking and Dagenham Post. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  5. Ricardo Santos - Thurrock Football Club
  6. "Peterborough sign Portuguese defender Ricardo Santos". BBC Sport. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  7. "Peterborough 0 - 0 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  8. "Doncaster 1-2 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  9. Barnet complete Santos signing
  10. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  11. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2012/2013 for Billericay Town". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  12. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2013/2014 for Thurrock". Thurrock F.C. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  13. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  14. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  15. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Ricardo Almeida Santos in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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