Ricardo Machado

Ricardo Machado
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Jorge Tavares Machado
Date of birth	13 September 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Al-Taawoun
Number	4
Youth career
1999–2006	Dragões Sandinenses
2006–2007	Nacional
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2008	Machico
2008–2011	Marítimo B
2010–2011	→ Feirense (loan)
2011–2014	Braşov
2015	Dinamo București
2015–	Al-Taawoun
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Ricardo Jorge Tavares Machado (born 13 September 1988) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Saudi Arabian club Al-Taawoun FC as a central defender.

Football career

Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Machado spent the vast majority of his youth career with local Sport Clube Dragões Sandinenses. He made his debuts as a senior in 2007, with A.D. Machico in the third division, signing with fellow league club C.S. Marítimo B after one season.

In the 2010 summer, Machado was loaned by C.S. Marítimo to C.D. Feirense in the second level.^[1] He appeared in his first game as a professional on 12 September, starting in a 2–2 away draw against F.C. Arouca.^[2]

Machado competed in Romania and its Liga I in the following years, starting out at FC Brașov.^[3]

^ "Dupla grega inscrita tal como... Kléber" (in Portuguese). Record. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Feirense chega ao empate mesmo com 10" (in Portuguese). Record. 12 September 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Ricardo Machado si Hugo Sousa la FC Brasov" (in Romanian). FC Brașov. July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)