Mauro Riquicho
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauro Alves Riquicho | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Cascais, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Fátima (on loan from Sporting CP) | ||
| Number | 58 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Fontainhas | ||
| 2007–2013 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Sporting B | 90 | (1) |
| 2019– | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Louletano (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | → Fátima (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Portugal U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2020 | |||
Mauro Alves Riquicho (born 7 April 1995) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a right back for C.D. Fátima on loan from Sporting CP.
Club career
Born in Cascais, Lisbon District of Mozambican descent, Riquicho joined Sporting CP's youth system at the age of 12.[1] On 27 April 2013, still a junior, he made his professional debut with the B-team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against C.D. Aves for the Segunda Liga championship.[2]
Riquicho scored his first goal in the competition on 11 December 2013, but in a 1–3 away loss to S.L. Benfica B.[3] He went on to have a long spell on the sidelines, due to a fracture to his left fibula.[4]
International career
Riquicho represented Portugal at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played all matches in New Zealand, helping his country reach the quarter-finals.[5]
Riquicho won his first and only cap for the under-21 team on 8 September 2015, playing the entire 6–1 away rout of Albania for the 2017 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[6]
References
- ^ "Riquicho para todo o serviço na direita" [Factotum Riquicho on the right] (in Portuguese). Notícias do Futebol. 6 November 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Aves-Sporting B, 1–1: Empate penaliza anfitriões" [Aves-Sporting B, 1–1: Draw penalises hosts]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 April 2013. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Benfica B vence Sporting B por 3–1 no Seixal" [Benfica B beat Sporting B 3–1 in Seixal]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 11 December 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Sporting: Riquicho fraturou perónio esquerdo" [Sporting: Riquicho fractured left fibula] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Brazil through as profligate Portugal pay the penalty". FIFA. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Caminhada rumo à Polónia começa com goleada" [Road to Poland starts with rout] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
External links
- Mauro Riquicho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Mauro Riquicho – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Mauro Riquicho at Soccerway
