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Ricardo Nascimento (Brazilian footballer)

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Ricardo Nascimento
Personal information
Full name Ricardo dos Santos Nascimento[1]
Date of birth (1987-02-07) 7 February 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Ilhéus, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Royal AM F.C.
Number 3
Youth career
2007 Friburguense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Palmeiras 0 (0)
2008–2015 Olé Brasil 0 (0)
2009–2010Penafiel (loan) 23 (2)
2010–2011Portimonense (loan) 13 (0)
2011Comercial (loan)
2011–2012Astra Giurgiu (loan) 9 (0)
2012–2013Portimonense (loan) 33 (2)
2013–2014Moreirense (loan) 40 (3)
2014–2015Académica (loan) 31 (0)
2015–2016 Académica 25 (2)
2016–2022 Mamelodi Sundowns 92 (12)
2022– Royal AM F.C. 24 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 February 2017

Ricardo dos Santos Nascimento (born 7 February 1987), simply known as Ricardo Nascimento is a Brazilian footballer playing for Royal AM F.C. as a defender.

Club career

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After an unsuccessful spell at Palmeiras, he joined Olé Brasil in 2008. Nascimento spent the following seasons on loan at Penafiel followed by Portimonense. He then returned to Brazil before embracing Romanian football with Astra Giurgiu.[2]

He again spent the 2012–2013 season with Portimonense.[3] It was followed by another loan spell with Moreirense.[4] In 2014, he entered Primeira Liga with Académica.[5]

In 2016, Nascimento moved to South Africa to play for the Mamelodi Sundowns. After six years, he moved to Durban-based Premier Division rivals Royal AM F.C. Nascimento has played in 116 South African Premier Division matches as of 29 December 2023.

Honours

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Mamelodi Sundowns

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players: Memelodi Sundowns" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2016. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Footballzz profile". Footballzz. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Portimão: Ricardo Nascimento can play". Segunda Liga. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Ricardo Nascimento e Edgar Costa no Moreirense". Radiozela. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Académica: Ricardo Nascimento (ex-Moreirense) por duas épocas". Mais futebol. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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