Ricardo Pires
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Pires Santos Júnior
Date of birth (1987-09-22) 22 September 1987
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 DP Kanchanaburi
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2005 Vasco da Gama
2006 Barcelona EC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Depor Aguablanca 27 (17)
2008–2009 Sportfreunde Siegen 18 (9)
2009–2010 Tondela 36 (10)
2010–2011 Independência 17 (5)
2011–2012 Rio Branco 20 (5)
2013 Sinop 31 (14)
2014–2016 Lusitano 28 (4)
2016 Anadia 12 (3)
2016–2017 Farense 8 (0)
2017 Castelo Branco 10 (2)
2017–2018 Marinhese 14 (3)
2018–2019 Sertanense 11 (2)
2019 Samut Sakhon 11 (3)
2019 Potros UAEM 5 (0)
2020 Jicaral 4 (0)
2020–2021 Tarxien Rainbows 2 (0)
2021–2022 Khon Surat City 10 (1)
2022 Barreirense 9 (2)
2022 Doxa Drama 10 (2)
2022–2023 Zakynthos 13 (0)
2023 Monte Carlo 0 (0)
2023 Persiraja Banda Aceh 4 (2)
2024– DP Kanchanaburi 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024

Ricardo Pires Santos Júnior (born 22 September 1987), or simply Ricardo Pires, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.[1]

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, he joined several overseas clubs, such as Colombia, Germany, Portugal, Thailand, Mexico, Costa Rica, Malta, Greece and finally decided to abroad to East Asia and join Macau Liga de Elite side Monte Carlo for the 2023 season.[2] On 23 August 2023, Pires made his club debut in a 1–2 home lose in the 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs against Taiwanese club Taichung Futuro.[3]

Persiraja Banda Aceh

Ahead of the 2023–24 Liga 2, Pires signed a contract with Persiraja Banda Aceh.[4] Pires made his Persiraja debut in a pre-season International friendly match against Malaysia Super League club PDRM on 3 September 2023, also scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile: Ricardo Pires". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Pemain asal Brasil Ricardo Pires, Resmi Perkuat Persiraja". RRI. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "CD Monte Carlo 1–2 Taichung Futuro". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Persiraja Resmi Ikat Striker Brasil Ricardo Pires untuk Liga 2 2023/24" (in Indonesian). www.indosport.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Persiraja Banda Aceh Gulung PDRM FC Malaysia 4-0, Ricardo Pires Santos Sumbang Gol". www.kompasiana.com (in Indonesian). 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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