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Ricardo Almeida Santos
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Alexandre Almeida Santos[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Almada, Portugal
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2012 Dagenham & Redbridge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Dagenham & Redbridge 0 (0)
2013 → Billericay Town (loan) 4 (0)
2013 Dover Athletic 0 (0)
2013–2014 Thurrock 19 (1)
2014–2016 Peterborough United 63 (1)
2017–2020 Barnet 84 (6)
2020– Bolton Wanderers 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:58, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Ricardo Alexandre Almeida Santos (born 18 June 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bolton Wanderers.

Career

Santos was a youth team player at Dagenham & Redbridge, making one appearance in the matchday squad,[3] before he was released and signed by Thurrock manager Mark Stimson, following a spell at Dover Athletic where he made no appearances.[4] He impressed for the Isthmian League club, making 24 appearances,[5] and was signed by Peterborough United manager Darren Ferguson on three-and-a-half-year contract in February 2014.[6] He made his League One debut on 3 May in a 0–0 draw with Port Vale at London Road.[7] Santos scored his first goal for the club when he scored a late winner against Doncaster Rovers on 19 March 2016.[8] On 1 January 2017, Santos joined Barnet for a fee of £100,000.[9] He made his debut on the following day in a 1-0 win over Plymouth Argyle. He left the club at the end of the 2019-20 season having spent two-and-a-half seasons with the Bees, making 94 appearances, scoring six goals.[10]

Santos signed for Bolton Wanderers on a two-year deal on 3 August 2020.[11] His debut came on 5 September in Bolton's first match of the season, a 1–2 home defeat against Bradford in the first round of the EFL Cup.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 November 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dagenham & Redbridge 2012–13[13] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billericay Town (loan) 2012–13[14] Conference South 4 0 — — — 4 0
Thurrock 2013–14[15] IL Division One North 19 1 2 0 — 2[a] 0 23 1
Peterborough United 2013–14[16] League One 1 0 — — 0 0 1 0
2014–15[17] 24 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 26 0
2015–16[18] 37 1 4 0 1 0 1[b] 0 43 1
2016–17[19] 1 0 1 0 1 0 2[c] 0 5 0
Total 63 1 6 0 3 0 3 0 75 1
Barnet 2016–17[19] League Two 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2
2017–18 42 3 1 0 2 0 2[c] 0 47 3
2018–19 National League 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2019–20 22 1 2 0 0 0 3[d] 0 27 1
Total 84 6 3 0 2 0 5 0 94 6
Bolton Wanderers 2020–21 League Two 15 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 0
Career total 185 8 12 0 6 0 10 0 213 8
  1. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ a b Appearance in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League playoffs

References

  1. ^ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 55. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Ricardo Santos". 11v11. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. ^ Munford, Colin (5 February 2014). "Former Daggers defender joins Peterborough United". Barking and Dagenham Post. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  4. ^ Munford, Colin (5 February 2014). "Former Daggers defender joins Peterborough United". Barking and Dagenham Post. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  5. ^ Ricardo Santos - Thurrock Football Club
  6. ^ "Peterborough sign Portuguese defender Ricardo Santos". BBC Sport. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Peterborough 0 - 0 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Doncaster 1-2 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  9. ^ Barnet complete Santos signing
  10. ^ Club update
  11. ^ Evatt Recruits Portuguese Defender
  12. ^ BWFC.co.uk: "Report: Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Bradford City"
  13. ^ "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2012/2013 for Billericay Town". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2013/2014 for Thurrock". Thurrock F.C. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  16. ^ "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  17. ^ "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  18. ^ "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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