Ricardo Pires

Ricardo Pires
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Pires Santos Júnior
Date of birth	22 September 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Negeri Sembilan FC
Number	9
Youth career
2004–2005	Vasco da Gama
2006	Barcelona EC
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008	Depor Aguablanca
2008–2009	Sportfreunde Siegen
2009–2010	Tondela
2010–2011	Independência
2011–2012	Rio Branco
2013	Sinop
2014–2016	Lusitano
2016	Anadia
2016–2017	Farense
2017	Castelo Branco
2017–2018	Marinhese
2018–2019	Sertanense
2019	Samut Sakhon
2019	Potros UAEM
2020	Jicaral
2020–2021	Tarxien Rainbows
2021–2022	MH Khon Surat City
2022	Barreirense
2022	Doxa Drama
2022–2023	Zakynthos
2023	Monte Carlo
2023	Persiraja Banda Aceh
2024	DP Kanchanaburi
2024	Negeri Sembilan FC
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024

Ricardo Pires Santos Júnior (born 22 September 1987), or simply Ricardo Pires, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan FC.^[1]

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, he joined several overseas clubs, such as Colombia, Germany, Portugal, Thailand, Mexico, Costa Rica, Malta, Greece and finally decided to abroad to East Asia and join Macau Liga de Elite side Monte Carlo for the 2023 season.^[2] On 23 August 2023, Pires made his club debut in a 1–2 home lose in the 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs against Taiwanese club Taichung Futuro.^[3]

Persiraja Banda Aceh

Ahead of the 2023–24 Liga 2, Pires signed a contract with Persiraja Banda Aceh.^[4] Pires made his Persiraja debut in a pre-season International friendly match against Malaysia Super League club PDRM on 3 September 2023, also scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win.^[5]

References

^ "Profile: Ricardo Pires". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
^ "Pemain asal Brasil Ricardo Pires, Resmi Perkuat Persiraja". RRI. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
^ "CD Monte Carlo 1–2 Taichung Futuro". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
^ "Persiraja Resmi Ikat Striker Brasil Ricardo Pires untuk Liga 2 2023/24" (in Indonesian). www.indosport.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "Persiraja Banda Aceh Gulung PDRM FC Malaysia 4-0, Ricardo Pires Santos Sumbang Gol". www.kompasiana.com (in Indonesian). 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

External links

Ricardo Pires at Soccerway

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[1] "Profile: Ricardo Pires". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2023.

[2] "Pemain asal Brasil Ricardo Pires, Resmi Perkuat Persiraja". RRI. Retrieved 23 August 2023.

[3] "CD Monte Carlo 1–2 Taichung Futuro". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2023.

[4] "Persiraja Resmi Ikat Striker Brasil Ricardo Pires untuk Liga 2 2023/24" (in Indonesian). www.indosport.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[5] "Persiraja Banda Aceh Gulung PDRM FC Malaysia 4-0, Ricardo Pires Santos Sumbang Gol". www.kompasiana.com (in Indonesian). 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

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