Rikelmi Valentim dos Santos (born 14 August 2001), simply known as Rikelmi, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward.
Career Born in São Paulo, Rikelmi began his career with Portuguesa's youth setup, and later represented Internacional before making his senior debut with Nacional-SP in the 2018 Copa Paulista. He moved to Juventus-SP in 2019, making two first team appearances in the following year.
In 2020, Rikelmi was loaned to Botafogo until the end of 2021. On 7 December 2021, he was bought outright by the club, signing a contract until December 2024.
Rikelmi made his first team debut for Fogão on 25 January 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute for Juninho in a 1–1 Campeonato Carioca away draw against Boavista. He scored his first goal for the club on 7 March, netting the third in a 5–0 home routing of Volta Redonda.
Rikelmi made his debut in the top tier of Brazilian football on 29 May 2022, replacing Daniel Borges late into a 0–1 away loss against Coritiba. On 25 August, he was loaned to RWD Molenbeek in Belgium.
Rikelmi left Molenbeek in July 2024, and spent nearly five months without a club before signing for Paraná on 27 November of that year. The following 26 February, despite suffering relegation, he moved to Capital.
On 16 July 2025, Rikelmi was announced at Londrina. On 14 November, after achieving promotion, he agreed to a deal with São José-SP.
Personal life Rikelmi was named after Juan Román Riquelme.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNacional-SP2018Paulista A2—00——5Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista0502019—10———10Total—10——5060Juventus-SP2020Paulista A2—20———20Botafogo2022Série A105110——71RWD Molenbeek2022–23Challenger Pro League42—11——532023–24Belgian Pro League80—10——90Total122—21——143Paraná2025Paranaense—111———111Capital2025Série D804121——142Londrina2025Série C20————20São José2026Paulista A2—183———183Career total2324165200507410
Honours RWD Molenbeek Challenger Pro League: 2022–23
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