Ricardo Santos (footballer, born 1987)

Ricardo Santos
	Santos in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Henrique da Silva dos Santos
Date of birth	13 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Volta Redonda, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Uthai Thani
Number	11
Youth career
	Volta Redonda FC
	Boavista SC
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006	Boavista SC
2007–2011	Kalmar FF
2008	→ Åtvidabergs FF (loan)
2009	→ Jönköpings Södra IF (loan)
2012	Djurgårdens IF
2012–2013	Sogndal
2013–2014	Åtvidabergs FF
2015	Guizhou Renhe
2016–2017	Cerezo Osaka
2017	→ Cerezo Osaka U-23 (loan)
2018	Fagiano Okayama
2019	Chainat Hornbill
2020–2021	Trat
2021–	Uthai Thani
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2024

Ricardo Henrique da Silva dos Santos (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁiˈkaʁdu ˈsɐ̃tus]; born 13 February 1987) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Thai League 1 club Uthai Thani.

Career

Santos came to Sweden and Kalmar FF in 2007. He was loaned out to Åtvidabergs IF the following season, where he was the top scorer at the club. Coming back to Kalmar FF when the team unsuccessfully tried to defend their title, Santos established himself in the first team for the coming two seasons. In August 2012, Santos joined Norwegian club Sogndal.^[2]

On 15 December 2014, Santos transferred to Chinese Super League side Guizhou Renhe.^[3]

He has been playing with the Japanese J League's Cerezo Osaka since 2016.

Career statistics

As of 22 February 2018.^[4]

Season	Club	League			Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2007	Kalmar	Allsvenskan	8	0	0	0	–		8	0
2008	Åtvidaberg	Superettan	27	12	0	0	–		27	12
2009	Kalmar	Allsvenskan	14	6	0	0	–		14	6
2009	Jönköping	Superettan	13	7	0	0	–		13	7
2010	Kalmar	Allsvenskan	29	10	0	0	–		29	10
2011	Kalmar		29	6	0	0	–		29	6
2012	Djurgården		14	3	0	0	–		14	3
2012	Sogndal	Tippeligaen	13	2	0	0	–		13	2
2013	Sogndal	Tippeligaen	11	2	0	0	–		11	2
2013	Åtvidaberg	Allsvenskan	11	1	1	1	–		12	2
2014	Åtvidaberg	Allsvenskan	27	15	3	4	–		30	19
2015	Guizhou Renhe	Chinese Super League	27	11	3	3	–		30	14
2016	Cerezo Osaka	J2 League	32	5	1	0	–		33	5
2017	Cerezo Osaka	J1 League	9	0	4	1	10	4	23	5
2017	Cerezo Osaka U-23	J3 League	1	0	–		–		1	0
Career Total			241	69	9	6	10	4	257	80

Honours

Club

Uthai Thani

Thai League 3 (1): 2021–22
Thai League 3 Northern Region (1): 2021–22

Individual

Thai League 2 Top Scorer: 2022–23

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ricardo Santos". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
^ "Officiellt: Ricardo Santos klar för Sogndal". fotbolltransfers.com. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
^ 贵州人和宣布签约3名外援 at sports.sohu.com 2014-12-15 Retrieved 2014-12-15
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 204 out of 289)

External links

Profile at Cerezo Osaka
Ricardo Santos at Soccerway
Ricardo Santos at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Fotbolltransfers profile
Ricardo Santos at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)

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[Soccerway-1] "Ricardo Santos". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

[2] "Officiellt: Ricardo Santos klar för Sogndal". fotbolltransfers.com. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

[3] 贵州人和宣布签约3名外援 at sports.sohu.com 2014-12-15 Retrieved 2014-12-15

[4] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 204 out of 289)

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