Ricardo Dias Acosta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Dias Acosta | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosário do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Free Agent | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Juventude | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Iraty | ||
| 2007 | → Ceará (loan) | ||
| 2008 | → Caxias (loan) | ||
| 2009 | → Linense (loan) | ||
| 2010 | Linense | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | XV de Piracicaba | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Londrina (loan) | ||
| 2012 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Ceará | 79 | (11) |
| 2016 | Al-Ettifaq | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:08, 8 September 2015 (UTC). | |||
Ricardo Dias Acosta (born 15 December 1985), commonly known as Ricardinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Al-Ettifaq as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Rosário do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Ricardinho finished his formation with Juventude, but made his senior debuts with Iraty in 2006.
Ricardinho was subsequently loaned to Ceará, Caxias and Linense, joining the latter permanently in 2010. In 2011 he moved to XV de Piracicaba.
On 13 May 2011 Ricardinho was loaned to Londrina,[1] returning to Nhô Quim in September.[2] On 9 May of the following year he moved to Ponte Preta, also in a temporary deal.[3]
Ricardinho made his Série A debut on 10 June 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cicinho in a 0–0 away draw against Figueirense.[4] On the 24th he scored his first goal in the category, netting the winner in a 2–1 success at Botafogo.[5]
On 20 December 2012 Ricardinho agreed a deal with Ceará.[6]
Honours
Club
- Linense
- XV de Piracicaba
- Londrina
- Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata: 2011
- Ceará
- Campeonato Cearense: 2013, 2014
- Copa do Nordeste: 2015
Individual
- Campeonato Cearense Best right midfielder: 2013
- Copa do Nordeste Best right midfielder: 2014
References
- ↑ Londrina acerta com meia do XV de Piracicaba (Londrina signs with XV de Piracicaba midfielder); Lance!, 13 May 2011 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Meia Ricardinho está de volta ao XV de Piracicaba (Midfielder Ricardinho is back to XV de Piracicaba); Lance!, 2 September 2011 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Ponte Preta acerta com meia, ex-XV de Piracicaba (Ponte Preta signs midfielder, former XV de Piracicaba player); Lance!, 9 May 2012 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Figueirense e Ponte Preta finalizam muito, mas sem precisão: 0 a 0 (Figueirense and Ponte Preta shoot much, but without precision: 0–0); Globo Esporte, 10 June 2012 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Conjunto da Ponte Preta brilha e vence o Botafogo na volta de Loco (Ponte Preta's teamwork shines and defeats Botafogo in Loco's return); Globo Esporte, 24 June 2012 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Ceará confirma contratação do meia Ricardinho (Ceará confirms signing of midfielder Ricardinho); Diário do Nordeste, 20 December 2012 (Portuguese)
External links
- Ceará official profile (Portuguese)
- Ricardinho profile at Soccerway
- Ricardinho at thefinalball.com
