Paulo Ricardo

Paulo Ricardo Ferreira (born 13 June 1994), known as Paulo Ricardo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Figueirense. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.

Paulo Ricardo
Personal information
Full name Paulo Ricardo Ferreira
Date of birth (1994-06-13) 13 June 1994
Place of birth Laguna, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
Figueirense
Number 15
Youth career
2008–2009 Atlético Catarinense
2009 Brusque
2009–2012 Figueirense
2012–2014 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Santos 12 (0)
2016–2017Sion (loan) 15 (2)
2016–2017 → Sion II (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2019 Sion 17 (0)
2018–2019Fluminense (loan) 9 (0)
2019Goiás (loan) 3 (0)
2020– Figueirense 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:15, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Laguna, Santa Catarina, Paulo Ricardo joined Santos' youth system in 2012, aged 18, after stints with Atlético Catarinense, Brusque and Figueirense. At the latter he also suffered with recurrent back injuries which included a vertebral fracture.[1]

On 21 March 2014 Paulo Ricardo signed a new deal with Peixe, running until 2017.[2] He made his first team debut on 18 July, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 home success against Palmeiras for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A championship.[3]

On 26 April 2015, after Werley's illness and Gustavo Henrique's injury, Paulo Ricardo was made a starter in 2015 Campeonato Paulista final against Palmeiras, but was sent off after committing a penalty in a 0–1 away loss.[4] He appeared more regularly with the club during the campaign, being sometimes utilized as a defensive midfielder by manager Dorival Júnior.[5]

On 7 July 2016, Paulo Ricardo was loaned to FC Sion for one year.[6] He made his debut for the club on 10 August, starting in a 1–3 away loss against FC Lugano.

On 24 July 2017, Paulo Ricardo joined Sion permanently, with Santos receiving a compensation fee.[7] On 8 August of the following year, he returned to his homeland after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Fluminense.[8]

Career statistics

As of 3 January 2020[9]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2014 Série A 101020
2015 1101060180
2016 0000000000
Subtotal 1201070200
Sion II 2016–17 Promotion League 4040
Sion 2016–17 Super League 15220172
2017–18 1701020200
Subtotal 3223020372
Fluminense 2018 Série A 903[lower-alpha 1]0120
2019 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Subtotal 90000040130
Goiás 2019 Série A 102[lower-alpha 2]030
Figueirense 2020 Série B 00000000
Career total 582101006020772

Honours

Santos

Notes

  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Verde

References

  1. "Zagueiro supera grave lesão para ser titular do Santos na Copa São Paulo" [Stopper overcomes severe injury to become Santos' starter in Copa São Paulo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. "Santos FC renova com zagueiro Paulo Ricardo até 2017" [Santos FC renews with stopper Paulo Ricardo until 2017] (in Portuguese). Santos' official profile. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. "Santos bate inofensivo Palmeiras na estreia de Gareca e encosta no G-4" [Santos defeats inoffensive Palmeiras in Gareca's debut and gets near to G-4] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. "Com arbitragem polêmica, Palmeiras sai na frente do Santos na decisão" [With controversial refereeing, Palmeiras goes ahead of Santos in the final] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. "Polivalente e titular, Paulo Ricardo lidera evolução da defesa do Santos" [Versatile and starter, Paulo Ricardo leads Santos' defensive evolution] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  6. "Santos libera Paulo Ricardo para empréstimo ao Sion, da Suíça" [Santos release Paulo Ricardo for a loan to Sion, from Switzerland] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  7. "Santos recebe compensação e vende Paulo Ricardo para clube da Suíça" [Santos receive compensation and sell Paulo Ricardo to Swiss club] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  8. "Zagueiro Paulo Ricardo é apresentado no Fluminense" [Stopper Paulo Ricardo is presented at Fluminense] (in Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  9. Paulo Ricardo at Soccerway
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