Ricardo Jorge Oliveira António (born 6 August 1998), known as Ricardinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Juárez.
Club career Born in Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District, Ricardinho played youth football with Porto and Rio Ave, starting his senior career with the latter's under-23 and reserve teams. He joined Santa Clara in 2019, and shortly after went on successive loans with third division clubs Praiense and Torreense.
Ricardinho returned to the Estádio de São Miguel for the 2021–22 season. He made his professional debut on 1 August 2021 in the second round of the Taça da Liga against Farense, as a 76th-minute substitute for Carlos; his team won on a penalty shootout after a 0–0 away draw. His Primeira Liga bow was a 3–0 loss at Tondela a week later, also off the bench. His first professional goal was on 26 October, in a 3–1 win over Porto in the League Cup.
Ricardinho scored for the first time in the Portuguese top flight on 7 January 2022, closing the 3–2 home defeat of Sporting CP shortly after having replaced Crysan. In the 2023–24 campaign, he contributed 32 games to a promotion from the Liga Portugal 2 as champions.
In 2024–25, Ricardinho scored seven times to help the Azoreans finish fifth and qualify for the UEFA Conference League, making 31 appearances in all competitions. In May 2025, after rejecting offers to renew his expiring contract, he left.
On 18 June 2025, Ricardinho moved abroad and signed a three-year deal with Liga MX side Juárez.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRio Ave B2017–18Divisão Elite231————2312018–19329————329Total5510————5510Praiense (loan)2019–20Campeonato de Portugal164————164Torreense (loan)2020–2124753———2910Santa Clara2021–22Primeira Liga325204150—4362022–232501042——3022023–24Liga Portugal 23204110——3712024–25Primeira Liga2872010——317Total117129110350—14116Juárez2025–26Liga MX221———312512026–2780———31110Total301———62363Career total24234144103506227743
Honours Santa Clara Liga Portugal 2: 2023–24
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