Ricardo Ferreira (soccer, born 1992)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ricardo José Araújo Ferreira | ||
Date of birth | 25 November 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Mississauga, Canada | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Braga | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
Toronto FC | |||
2008–2011 | Porto | ||
2011–2012 | Milan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Empoli (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Olhanense | 7 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Paços Ferreira (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2015– | Braga | 42 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2009 | Portugal U17 | 8 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Portugal U19 | 7 | (1) |
2012 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
2012 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
2017– | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2017 |
Ricardo José Araújo Ferreira (born 25 November 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada to Portuguese parents,[1][2] Ferreira started playing football in Toronto at the TFC Academy before transferring to FC Porto at the age of 15. He was included in the latter's 2010–11 UEFA Europa League squad list, but never appeared officially for the first team.
On 8 July 2011, Ferreira signed for A.C. Milan on a free transfer.[3][4] He played his last year as a junior with the Rossoneri.[5]
For 2012–13, Ferreira was loaned to fellow Italian side Empoli FC, in Serie B.[6] He made his professional debut on 25 September 2012, coming on as a substitute for Vincent Laurini in the 29th minute of an eventual 0–2 away loss against Calcio Padova.[7]
Subsequently, Ferreira competed in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, being a backup at S.C. Olhanense[8] and F.C. Paços de Ferreira[9] and often starting at S.C. Braga.[10] He contributed with nine appearances in the latter club's quarter-final run in the 2015–16 edition of the UEFA Europa League, scoring in the group stage against FC Slovan Liberec (2–1 home win)[11] but netting twice in his own goal in the 0–4 away loss to FC Shakhtar Donetsk (1–6 on aggregate).[12]
On 3 January 2018, during the first half of the league fixture away to Boavista FC, Ferreira suffered another[13] knee injury, being sidelined for the rest of the season.[14]
International career
Canadian-born, Ferreira chose to represent Portugal internationally, going on to win 22 caps at youth level. His only for the under-21 team came on 15 October 2012, in a 0–1 friendly loss against Ukraine.[15]
Ferreira first appeared with the full side on 14 November 2017, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 friendly draw to the United States.[16]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Milan | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Empoli (loan) | 2012–13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Olhanense | 2013–14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Paços Ferreira (loan) | 2014–15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
Braga | 2015–16 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 41 | 2 | |
2016–17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
2017–18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Total | 42 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 4 | |
Career Total | 63 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 4 |
- ^ Includes the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
International
- As of match played 14 November 2017[19]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Portugal | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
- Braga
References
- ^ "Increased domestic presence starting to show for Canada". Goal.com. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Convite da selecção do Canadá ponderado por Ricardo Ferreira" [Ricardo Ferreira brooding over invitation from Canada national team] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Ferreira è rossonero: l'identikit di Furio Fedele" [Ferreira is red-and-black: Furio Fedele's identikit] (in Italian). Milan News. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Le delusioni del campionato primavera 2011–12" [2011–12 campionato primavera's disappointments] (in Italian). Campionato Primavera. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Empoli, quattro arrivi e una partenza" [Official: Empoli, four arrive and one leaves] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Padova-Empoli 2–0, le pagelle – Ladies and gentlemen: Viviani" [Padova-Empoli 2–0, the marks – Ladies and gentlemen: Viviani] (in Italian). Padova Oggi. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Milan, Ferreira all'Olhanense" [Milan, Ferreira to Olhanense] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "P. Ferreira e Olhanense trocam jogadores" [P. Ferreira and Olhanense exchange players] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Ricardo Ferreira reforça minhotos" [Ricardo Ferreira strengthens minhotos] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Braga through, Liberec face Marseille showdown". UEFA.com. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Srna stars as Shakhtar swat aside Braga". UEFA.com. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Ricardo Ferreira vai parar 3 meses" [Ricardo Ferreira will stop 3 months]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 July 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "O azar bate de novo à porta e acaba com o sonho de Ricardo Ferreira" [Misfortune knocks on door again and ends Ricardo Ferreira's dream]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Portugal perdeu com a Ucrânia" [Portugal lost to Ukraine]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Golo com sabor a frango valeu empate à seleção nacional" [Chicken-flavoured ("Chicken" a Portuguese word for blunder) goal provided draw to the national team]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 November 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Ricardo Ferreira". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Ricardo Fereira". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "Ricardo Ferreira". European Football. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
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- Ricardo Ferreira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Stats at Tutto Calciatori Template:It icon
- La Gazzetta dello Sport profile Template:It icon
- Ricardo Ferreira at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Canadian people of Portuguese descent
- Sportspeople from Mississauga
- Portuguese footballers
- Canadian soccer players
- Association football defenders
- Serie B players
- A.C. Milan players
- Empoli F.C. players
- Primeira Liga players
- S.C. Olhanense players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- S.C. Braga players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portugal international footballers
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Portuguese expatriates in Italy