Riquelme Freitas dos Santos (born 13 August 2006), simply known as Riquelme, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Grêmio.
Career Born in São Paulo, Riquelme joined Grêmio's youth sides in the end of 2011, after being spotted in the neighbourhood of Pirituba; his economic rights were assigned to Comercial do Tietê at that time. He made his first team debut on 2 April 2024, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Nathan Fernandes in a 2–0 away loss to The Strongest, for the year's Copa Libertadores.
On 12 October 2024, Riquelme renewed his contract until 2026. He was regularly used with the under-20s before making another appearance with the main squad on 29 May 2025, where he came on and scored the winner in a 1–0 Copa Sudamericana home success over Sportivo Luqueño. After that match, he started to appear more regularly in the first team under head coach Mano Menezes.
Career statistics . + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGrêmio2024Série A00—00103040202560—00210081Career total6000003130121
Honours Grêmio Campeonato Gaúcho: 2026 Recopa Gaúcha: 2025
References
External links Riquelme profile at the Grêmio's official website