Ricardo Horta
Ricardo Jorge Luz Horta (born 15 September 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Braga and the Portugal national team as a right winger.
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Ricardo Jorge Luz Horta[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 15 September 1994|||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sobreda, Portugal | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Braga | |||||||||||||||
Number | 21 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Ginásio Corroios | |||||||||||||||
2004–2011 | Benfica | |||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Vitória Setúbal | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Vitória Setúbal | 34 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Málaga | 48 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2016–2017 | → Braga (loan) | 32 | (6) | |||||||||||||
2017– | Braga | 111 | (37) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2013 | Portugal U19 | 5 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2014 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Portugal U21 | 20 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2016– | Portugal U23 | 1 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2014– | Portugal | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2017 |
Club career
Vitória Setúbal
Born in Sobreda, Almada, Horta joined Vitória de Setúbal's youth ranks in 2011, signing from S.L. Benfica.[2] On 7 April 2013, he made his first-team and Primeira Liga debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cristiano in a 1–2 away loss against Rio Ave FC.[3] He finished the campaign with six games, all from the bench.
On 9 December 2013, Horta scored his first professional goal, the game's only against Académica de Coimbra.[4] He was a regular starter during his second season, playing 28 matches and scoring seven times.[5]
Málaga
On 12 July 2014, Horta signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Málaga CF.[6] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August by starting in a 1–0 home win over Athletic Bilbao,[7]
Horta scored his first goal for on 6 January 2015, in a 2–0 defeat of Levante UD in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey also at La Rosaleda Stadium.[8] He finished his spell with 56 appearances across all competitions.[9]
Braga
On 5 July 2016, Horta was loaned to S.C. Braga for one year.[10] Roughly one year later he joined the club permanently, with Juan Carlos moving in the opposite direction.[11] He scored 11 and nine goals in his second and third seasons respectively, helping to consecutive fourth-place finishes.[12][13][14]
On 24 October 2019, during a 2–1 away win against Beşiktaş J.K. in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, Horta netted for the tenth time in European competition, becoming Braga's second all-time scorer after Alan who led all players with 11.[15] The following 25 January, he scored the only goal in the last seconds of the final of the Taça da Liga against FC Porto.[16]
International career
Horta was part of the Portugal under-20 team at the 2014 Toulon Tournament. He earned his first cap for the full side on 7 September of that year – one week before his 20th birthday – replacing William Carvalho early into the second half of a 0–1 home loss against Albania for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers.[17]
Personal life
Horta's younger brother, André, is also a footballer. He also represented Vitória Setúbal and Braga.[18]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vitória Setúbal | 2012–13 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
2013–14 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 7 | |||
Total | 34 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 7 | |||
Málaga | 2014–15 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 37 | 3 | |||
2015–16 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
Total | 48 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 56 | 3 | ||||
Braga (loan) | 2016–17 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 |
Braga | 2017–18 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 43 | 12 | |
2018–19 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 43 | 11 | ||
2019–20 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | — | 51 | 23 | ||
2020–21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 19 | 9 | ||
Total | 140 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 64 | |
Career Total | 222 | 51 | 24 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 298 | 74 |
- Includes the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
Honours
References
- "Ricardo Horta" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- Serrano, Maria (31 March 2014). "O talento é a cor da visibilidade – Entrevista a Ricardo Horta" [Talent is the colour of visibility – Interview to Ricardo Horta] (in Portuguese). Bola Na Rede. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- "Rio Ave derrota V. Setúbal e mantém-se "colado" ao Sporting" [Rio Ave defeat V. Setúbal and are still "glued" to Sporting] (in Portuguese). TSF. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- Silva Pires, Tiago (9 December 2013). "Ricardo Horta dá triunfo ao Vitória de Setúbal" [Ricardo Horta gives win to Vitória de Setúbal]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- Rodrigues, André (12 July 2014). "Málaga contrata o jovem português Ricardo Horta" [Málaga sign Portuguese youngster Ricardo Horta]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "Portuguese-born Ricardo Horta joins Málaga CF". Málaga CF. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- "Malaga 1–0 Athletic Bilbao". ESPN FC. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- Egea, Pablo (6 January 2015). "El Málaga cree más en la Copa" [Málaga believe more in Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- Rubio, Alberto (27 January 2020). "Ricardo Horta: de ser uno más en Málaga... a campeón y 'jugador de moda' en Portugal" [Ricardo Horta: from just one of the guys in Málaga... to champion and 'hip player' in Portugal]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- "Ricardo Horta loaned out to Sporting de Braga". Málaga CF. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- "Ricardo Horta y Juankar, el trueque perfecto para el Málaga" [Ricardo Horta and Juankar, the perfect trade for Málaga]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 10 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- Mendes, António (22 March 2018). "Goleadores de marca nacional" [National brand scorers]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "I Liga (balanço): Os golos em números" [I League (summary): The goals in numbers]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 May 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- Ramires, Laura (2 July 2019). "Abel Ferreira. Sp. Braga vê-se grego com adeus relâmpago" [Abel Ferreira. Sp. Braga turn Greek with lightning goodbye]. i (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "LE: Ricardo Horta aponta 10.º golo europeu pelo Sporting de Braga, a um de Alan" [EL: Ricardo Horta scores 10th European goal for Sporting de Braga, trailing Alan by one] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- Cole, Richard (25 January 2020). "Late Ricardo Horta strike wins the Taça da Liga for Braga". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- Marques, Pedro (7 September 2014). "Balaj pounces as Albania stun Portugal". UEFA. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- Lopes Pereira, Ricardo (13 February 2015). "André Horta acredita numa surpresa na Luz" [André Horta believes in surprise at the Luz]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- "Ricardo Horta". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- "Ricardo Horta". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- "Ricardo Horta » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Ricardo Horta". European Football. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- Kell, Tom (30 June 2015). "Spot-on Sweden beat Portugal to win U21 EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
External links
- Ricardo Horta at ForaDeJogo
- Ricardo Horta at BDFutbol
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Ricardo Horta at National-Football-Teams.com