 Ricardinho (centre) in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Viana Filho | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Guarulhos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team |
Maccabi Haifa (on loan from Viktoria Plzeň) | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2020 | São Paulo | ||
| 2020 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Grêmio | 29 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | → Marítimo (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Levski Sofia | 48 | (18) |
| 2024– | Viktoria Plzeň | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Viktoria Plzeň B | 5 | (3) |
| 2025– | → Maccabi Haifa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2025 | |||
Ricardo Viana Filho (born 23 April 2001), known as Ricardinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays mainly as a striker for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa on loan from Viktoria Plzeň.
Club career
Grêmio
Born in Guarulhos, Ricardinho joined the Grêmio's Academy at the age of 19 in 2020.
Marítimo
On 1 September 2021, he joined Portuguese club Marítimo on loan. On his Primeira Liga debut for Marítimo on 13 September 2021, he scored a goal in a 2–2 draw against Arouca.
Levski Sofia
On 20 December 2022, Ricardinho signed a 3-year deal with Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia. On 29 April 2023, he made history as the first player to score on the newly renovated Hristo Botev Stadium in a 1–0 win against Botev Plovdiv.
Viktoria Plzeň
On 3 July 2024, Ricardinho signed a 3-year deal with Czech First League club Viktoria Plzeň.
Maccabi Haifa (loan)
On 17 January 2025, Ricardinho joined Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa on a half-year loan deal with option to make transfer permanent.
Personal life
Ricardinho is the son of Ricardo Viana, corporal of the military police of São Paulo. He has 2 sisters. In 2021 he lost his father and his grandfather to the COVID-19.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 May 2024.
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grêmio | 2021 | Série A | 12 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 31 | 9 | |
| 2022 | Série B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 9 | ||
| Marítimo (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2022–23 | First League | 17 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 9 | ||
| 2023–24 | 31 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 39 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 20 | ||
| Career total | 84 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 30 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho and Recopa Gaúcha.
- Two appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, three appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana.
- One appearances and in Copa Sudamericana.
- Two appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
References
- "'Ricardowski': aposta de R$ 536 milhões do Grêmio saiu do São Paulo e já fez gol 'graças' a vídeo de Romário no Youtube". ESPN. 16 March 2021.
- "BEM-VINDO RICARDINHO" (in Portuguese). Marítimo. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- "Marítimo v Arouca game report". Soccerway. 13 September 2021.
- "ПФК Левски подписа с Рикардиньо". levski.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- "Вулкан от емоции! Левски превзе "Колежа" при откриването му, резултатът не бе най-важен за Ботев Пд". levski.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Viktoria v rytmu samby! Plzeň posílí brazilský útočník Ricardinho". FC Viktoria Plzeň (in Czech). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- "Ricardinho bude hostovat v Maccabi Haifa". FC Viktoria Plzeň (Press release) (in Czech). 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- "Após morte de pai, Ricardinho, do Grêmio, também perde avô vítima de complicações da Covid-19". Globo Esporte. 1 April 2021.
- Ricardinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
External links
- Ricardinho at Soccerway
- Profile at the Grêmio F.B.P.A. website
| Maccabi Haifa F.C. – current squad | |
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- 2001 births
- Footballers from São Paulo
- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Primeira Liga players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Grêmio FBPA players
- Atlético Clube Goianiense players
- C.S. Marítimo players
- PFC Levski Sofia players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- FC Viktoria Plzeň players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- Bohemian Football League players
- Czech First League players