Ricardo Cavalcante Mendes (born 4 September 1989), or simply Ricardinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Rio Branco.
Club career
Górnik Łęczna In February 2011, Ricardinho was loaned to Bogdanka Łęczna on a half-year deal.Ricardinho ostatnim transferem GKS Bogdanka 1 March 2011, leczna.naszemiasto.pl
Sheriff Tiraspol Ricardinho joined Sheriff Tiraspol on 1 July 2013, for a fee of €350,000.Sheriff Tiraspol a mai facut o achizitie! Suma uriasa pe care a platit-o pentru brazilianul RicardinhoTransfer BOMBĂ la Sheriff! Formaţia de la Tiraspol a adus un brazilian care a făcut furori în Polonia During the first half of the 2014–15 Moldovan National Division season, Ricardinho scored 11 goals in 14 games, but, due to the withdrawal of Veris Chișinău and Costuleni from the league, Ricardinho's goals against these teams were canceled. As a result, 2 goals were stripped off from Ricardinho's total goal tally.Какой стала турнирная таблица после снятия "Вериса"? "Дачия" на три очка опережает "Шериф" 5 December 2014, www.moldfootball.comКто больше всех выиграл от снятия "Костулень" с чемпионата? 20 November 2014, www.moldfootball.com
Al-Sharjah loan On 21 January 2016, Ricardinho moved to UAE Arabian Gulf League side Al-Sharjah on loan, returning to Sheriff Tiraspol on 5 July 2016.
Red Star Belgrade On 16 June 2017, Ricardinho signed a two-year deal with Red Star Belgrade, choosing number 89 on his jersey. He made his Red Star debut in a 3–0 win against Floriana. He stayed in the club for only half of a season and played 10 matches and scored 1 goal in total. Ricardinho was released in December 2017 after being injured for most of the season.
Tosno On 11 January 2018, Ricardinho signed a 1.5-year contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Tosno. He came off the bench as Tosno won the 2017–18 Russian Cup final against FC Avangard Kursk on 9 May 2018 in the Volgograd Arena.
Return to the Sheriff Tiraspol On 11 March 2023, Ricardinho returned to Sheriff. On 2 July 2024, Sheriff announced the departure of Ricardinho after his contract expired.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSanto André2009Série A1000—6272Mogi Mirim2010———0000Górnik Łęczna2010–11I liga165———165Wisła Płock2011–12I liga331210——3412Lechia Gdańsk2012–13Ekstraklasa27710——287Sheriff Tiraspol2013–14Moldovan National Division28820112–41102014–15Moldovan National Division252042611036232015–16Moldovan National Division1361020101762016–17Moldovan National Division27154320103418Total93491152133012857Sharjah (loan)2015–16UAE Arabian Gulf League12300——123Red Star Belgrade2017–18Serbian SuperLiga311060—101Tosno2017–18Russian Premier League9020——110Wisła Płock2018–19Ekstraklasa351021——37112019–20Ekstraklasa17400——174Total52142100005415Khor Fakkan2019–20UAE Pro League7100——712020–21UAE Pro League11300——113Total184000000184ŁKS Łódź2020–21I liga17600——1762021–22I liga20010——210Total376210000386Sheriff Tiraspol2022–23Moldovan National Division704000—1102023–24Moldovan National Division22440101—365Total2948010100475Career total32710528737492401118
Notes
Honours Sheriff Tiraspol Moldovan National Division: 2013–14, 2016–17, 2022–23 Moldovan Cup: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2022–23 Moldovan Super Cup: 2015
Tosno Russian Cup: 2017–18
Individual Moldovan National Division top scorer: 2014–15, 2016–17
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