Ricardo Cerqueira

Brazilian footballer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroBrazilian footballer
PlacesBrazil
isAthlete Football player Association football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth29 December 2002
Age21 years
Star signCapricorn
The details

Biography

José Ricardo Batista Cerqueira (born 29 December 2001), known as Ricardo Cerqueira or just Ricardo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as either a central defender or a right back for Capivariano, on loan from Cuiabá.

Club career

Capivariano

Born in Santanópolis, Bahia, Ricardo played for the youth sides of Sergipe and Capivariano, being promoted to the first team of the latter in January 2021. He made his senior debut on 14 March, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 Campeonato Paulista Série A3 away loss against Bandeirante; it was his only appearance of the season, as he subsequently returned to the under-20 team.

After playing in the 2022 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior with the under-20s, Ricardo became a starter for Capivariano in the 2022 Paulista Série A3. He scored his first senior goal on 5 March of that year, scoring the winner in a 2–1 home success over Desportivo Brasil but being also sent off late in the match.

Cuiabá

In July 2022, Ricardo moved to Cuiabá and was initially assigned to the under-23 team for the year's Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes. He then appeared for the senior side on 3 September, in a 3–0 loss against Mixto for the year's Copa FMF, as the club was also utilizing the under-23 team in the competition.

On 20 January 2023, after contributing with the best campaign of the history of the under-20 side of Cuiabá in the Copa São Paulo, Ricardo signed a permanent contract with the club until the end of 2027. Seven days later, he was definitely promoted to the first team.

Ricardo made his first team debut for Dourado on 29 January 2023, replacing Pablo Ceppelini at half-time in a 3–0 Campeonato Mato-Grossense away win over Academia [pt]. His Série A debut occurred on 27 May, as he replaced Raniele late into a 1–1 home draw against Coritiba.

Career statistics

As of 27 September 2023
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Capivariano2021Paulista A31010
2022181181
Total191191
Cuiabá2022Série A001010
202310700040120
Total10700050130
Career total10261000050321

Honours

Cuiabá

  • Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes: 2022
  • Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2023
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