Ricardo Ferreira (footballer, born 1992)

Ricardo José Araújo Ferreira (born 25 November 1992) is a Canadian-Portuguese professional footballer who last played for S.C. Farense as a central defender.

For other people named Ricardo Ferreira, see Ricardo Ferreira (disambiguation).
Ricardo Ferreira
Personal information
Full name Ricardo José Araújo Ferreira[1]
Date of birth (1992-11-25) 25 November 1992[1]
Place of birth Mississauga, Canada[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Toronto FC
2008–2011 Porto
2011–2012 Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Milan 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Empoli (loan) 4 (0)
2013–2015 Olhanense 7 (0)
2014–2015 → Paços Ferreira (loan) 10 (0)
2015–2019 Braga 42 (2)
2019 Braga B 1 (0)
2020 Belenenses SAD 5 (0)
2020–2021 Farense 1 (0)
National team‡
2008–2009 Portugal U17 8 (0)
2009–2010 Portugal U18 5 (0)
2010–2011 Portugal U19 7 (1)
2012 Portugal U20 1 (0)
2012 Portugal U21 1 (0)
2017 Portugal 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:56, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2017

Club career

Born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada to Portuguese parents,[2][3] Ferreira started playing football in Toronto at the TFC Academy before transferring to FC Porto at the age of 15. He was included in the latter's 2010–11 UEFA Europa League squad list, but never appeared officially for the first team.

On 8 July 2011, Ferreira signed for A.C. Milan on a free transfer.[4][5] He played his last year as a junior with the Rossoneri.[6]

For 2012–13, Ferreira was loaned to fellow Italian side Empoli FC, in Serie B.[7] He made his professional debut on 25 September 2012, coming on as a substitute for Vincent Laurini in the 29th minute of an eventual 0–2 away loss against Calcio Padova.[8]

Subsequently, Ferreira competed in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, being a backup at S.C. Olhanense[9] and F.C. Paços de Ferreira[10] and often starting at S.C. Braga.[11] He contributed with nine appearances in the latter club's quarter-final run in the 2015–16 edition of the UEFA Europa League, scoring in the group stage against FC Slovan Liberec (2–1 home win)[12] but netting twice in his own goal in the 0–4 away loss to FC Shakhtar Donetsk (1–6 on aggregate).[13]

On 3 January 2018, during the first half of the league fixture away to Boavista FC, Ferreira suffered another[14] knee injury, being sidelined for the rest of the season.[15] Exactly one year later, while appearing in a LigaPro match for the reserve team, he relapsed.[16]

In May 2019, Braga announced Ferreira would be leaving the Estádio Municipal de Braga when his contract expired the following month.[17] On 31 January 2020, the free agent signed with Belenenses SAD.[18]

Ferreira agreed to a one-year deal at newly promoted S.C. Farense on 30 September 2020.[19] He became a free agent in January 2021.[20][21]

International career

Canadian-born, Ferreira chose to represent Portugal internationally, going on to win 22 caps at youth level. His only for the under-21 team came on 15 October 2012, in a 0–1 friendly loss against Ukraine.[22]

Ferreira first appeared with the full side on 14 November 2017, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 friendly draw to the United States.[23]

On 5 February 2021, Ferreira announced a change of national associations and became eligible to represent Canada.[24]

Career statistics

Club
As of 3 January 2018[25][26]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Milan 2012–13 00————00
Empoli (loan) 2012–13 4010———50
Olhanense 2013–14 700020——90
Paços Ferreira (loan) 2014–15 1003010——140
Braga 2015–16 231702091—412
2016–17 12100200000141
2017–18 70102140—141
Total 422806113100694
Career Total 6321209113100974
  1. Includes the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International
As of match played 14 November 2017[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal 201710
Total10

Honours

Braga

References
  1. "Ricardo Ferreira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. "Increased domestic presence starting to show for Canada". Goal. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. "Convite da selecção do Canadá ponderado por Ricardo Ferreira" [Ricardo Ferreira brooding over invitation from Canada national team] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. "Ferreira è rossonero: l'identikit di Furio Fedele" [Ferreira is red-and-black: Furio Fedele's identikit] (in Italian). Milan News. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  5. "Milan assegura Ricardo Ferreira" [Milan confirm Ricardo Ferreira] (in Portuguese). Academia de Talentos. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  6. "Le delusioni del campionato primavera 2011–12" [2011–12 campionato primavera's disappointments] (in Italian). Campionato Primavera. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  7. Losco, Gianluca (13 July 2012). "Ufficiale: Empoli, quattro arrivi e una partenza" [Official: Empoli, four arrive and one leaves] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  8. Callarelli, Gloria (26 September 2012). "Padova-Empoli 2–0, le pagelle – Ladies and gentlemen: Viviani" [Padova-Empoli 2–0, the marks – Ladies and gentlemen: Viviani]. Padova Oggi (in Italian). Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  9. Alaimo, Alessio (14 July 2013). "Milan, Ferreira all'Olhanense" [Milan, Ferreira to Olhanense] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  10. "P. Ferreira e Olhanense trocam jogadores" [P. Ferreira and Olhanense exchange players] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  11. "Ricardo Ferreira reforça minhotos" [Ricardo Ferreira strengthens minhotos] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  12. "Braga through, Liberec face Marseille showdown". UEFA. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  13. "Srna stars as Shakhtar swat aside Braga". UEFA. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  14. Vasconcelos, Ricardo (13 July 2016). "Ricardo Ferreira vai parar 3 meses" [Ricardo Ferreira will stop 3 months]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  15. "O azar bate de novo à porta e acaba com o sonho de Ricardo Ferreira" [Misfortune knocks on door again and ends Ricardo Ferreira's dream]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  16. Morais, Pedro (7 January 2019). "Ricardo Ferreira contraiu lesão ligamentar grave e será novamente operado" [Ricardo Ferreira suffered serious ligament injury and will undergo surgery again]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  17. Ferreira, Bruno José (22 May 2019). "Sp. Braga: Marafona, Ricardo Ferreira e Ailton de saída" [Sp. Braga: Marafona, Ricardo Ferreira and Ailton leaving] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  18. "Belenenses SAD contrata central Ricardo Ferreira e médio Nuno Pina" [Belenenses SAD sign stopper Ricardo Ferreira and midfielder Nuno Pina]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  19. "Ricardo Ferreira é reforço" [Ricardo Ferreira is addition] (in Portuguese). S.C. Farense. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  20. "Ferreira switches soccer allegiance to Canada". TSN. February 5, 2021.
  21. Alves, Armando. "Ricardo Ferreira rescinde contrato e aceita convite para representar o Canadá" [Ricardo Ferreira rescinds contract and accepts invitation to represent Canada]. Record (in Portuguese).
  22. "Portugal perdeu com a Ucrânia" [Portugal lost to Ukraine]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  23. "Golo com sabor a frango valeu empate à seleção nacional" [Chicken-flavoured ("Chicken" a Portuguese word for blunder) goal provided draw to the national team]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  24. "Welcome to #CanadaRED: Ricardo Ferreira joins Canada Soccer's Men's National Team Program". CanadaSoccer.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  25. "Ricardo Ferreira". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  26. "Ricardo Fereira". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  27. "Ricardo Ferreira". European Football. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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