Ricardo Machado
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ricardo Jorge Tavares Machado | ||
Date of birth | 13 September 1988 | ||
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 | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Machico | 11 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Marítimo B | 51 | (3) |
2010–2011 | → Feirense (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2011–2014 | Braşov | 90 | (8) |
2015 | Dinamo București | 6 | (0) |
2015– | Al-Taawoun | 111 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2020 |
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.
Club 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 debut as a senior in 2007, with A.D. Machico in the third division, signing with fellow league team C.S. Marítimo B after one season.
In the summer of 2010, 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]
Honours
Al-Taawoun
References
- ^ "Dupla grega inscrita tal como... Kléber" [Greek duo registered just like... Kléber]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Feirense chega ao empate mesmo com 10" [Feirense manage draw even with 10]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 September 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Ricardo Machado si Hugo Sousa la FC Brasov" [Ricardo Machado and Hugo Sousa to FC Brasov] (in Romanian). FC Brașov. July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
External links
- Ricardo Machado at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Ricardo Machado at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Ricardo Machado at Soccerway
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Vila Nova de Gaia
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football defenders
- LigaPro players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- C.S. Marítimo players
- C.D. Feirense players
- Liga I players
- SR Brașov players
- FC Dinamo București players
- Saudi Professional League players
- Al-Taawoun FC players
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia