Ricardinho (footballer, born 1994)

Ricardo José Veiga Varzim Miranda (born 24 March 1994), commonly known as Ricardinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Romanian club FC Voluntari as a right back.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Varzim and the second or paternal family name is Miranda.
Ricardinho
Personal information
Full name Ricardo José Veiga Varzim Miranda
Date of birth (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994
Place of birth Barcelos, Portugal
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Voluntari
Number 22
Youth career
2003–2013 Gil Vicente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Gil Vicente 98 (2)
2013–2014 → Vilaverdense (loan) 27 (1)
2018– Voluntari 36 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 December 2019

Club 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]

References
  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.
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