Ricardinho (footballer, born 2005)

Ricardinho
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Alexandre Gomes Simões
Date of birth	27 December 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth	Mafra, Portugal
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	CD Mafra
Number	75
Youth career
	Mafra
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–2023	Mafra
2023-	Gil Vicente
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2022

Ricardinho (born 27 December 2005) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for CD Mafra.

Club career

Called to the first team by Ricardo Sousa in the early 2021–22 season, Ricardinho enjoyed a few bench appearances while aged 15,^[1] before making his professional debut on the 2 February 2022, as he replaced Gui Ferreira in the last minutes of a 2–0 Liga Portugal 2 away loss to Leixões.^[2] On that occasion, he became the youngest ever footballer to play in Portugal's second tier, surpassing André Almeida's record.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Jorge Cabaço, Rui (12 October 2021). "Ricardo Sousa convocou médio de 15 anos contra o Casa Pia: "Chegará a outros patamares"". Record (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^ Lusa (2 February 2022). "Leixões-Mafra, 2-0: Wendel e Thalis garantem regresso aos triunfos". Record (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^ Mendes, Miguel (3 February 2022). "Ricardinho é o mais jovem de sempre na Liga 2". A Bola (in Portuguese). Mafra. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^ Antunes Pereira, André (4 February 2022). "Ricardinho: "Trabalhei muito para este momento"". Record (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 14 February 2022. Com 16 anos, um mês e seis dias, Ricardo Simões, entrou em campo aos 89 minutos no jogo do Mafra com o Leixões e passou a ser o mais jovem de sempre a atuar no segundo escalão do futebol português, superando André Almeida, médio do V. Guimarães que, em agosto de 2016, se estreou pela equipa B minhota aos 16 anos, 2 meses e 7 dias.

External links

Ricardinho at Soccerway

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[1] Jorge Cabaço, Rui (12 October 2021). "Ricardo Sousa convocou médio de 15 anos contra o Casa Pia: "Chegará a outros patamares"". Record (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 14 February 2022.

[2] Lusa (2 February 2022). "Leixões-Mafra, 2-0: Wendel e Thalis garantem regresso aos triunfos". Record (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 14 February 2022.

[3] Mendes, Miguel (3 February 2022). "Ricardinho é o mais jovem de sempre na Liga 2". A Bola (in Portuguese). Mafra. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

[4] Antunes Pereira, André (4 February 2022). "Ricardinho: "Trabalhei muito para este momento"". Record (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 14 February 2022. Com 16 anos, um mês e seis dias, Ricardo Simões, entrou em campo aos 89 minutos no jogo do Mafra com o Leixões e passou a ser o mais jovem de sempre a atuar no segundo escalão do futebol português, superando André Almeida, médio do V. Guimarães que, em agosto de 2016, se estreou pela equipa B minhota aos 16 anos, 2 meses e 7 dias.

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