Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paulo Ricardo Ferreira | ||
Date of birth | (1994-06-13) 13 June 1994 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Laguna, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Hazem | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2009 | Atlético Catarinense | ||
2009 | Brusque | ||
2009–2012 | Figueirense | ||
2012–2014 | Santos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Santos | 13 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Sion (loan) | 15 | (2) |
2016–2017 | → Sion II (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Sion | 17 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Fluminense (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2019 | → Goiás (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Figueirense | 12 | (1) |
2021–2023 | KuPS | 37 | (2) |
2023– | Al-Hazem | 44 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 |
Paulo Ricardo Ferreira (born 13 June 1994), known as Paulo Ricardo, is: a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hazem. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.
Club career※
Born in Laguna, Santa Catarina, Paulo Ricardo joined Santos' youth system in 2012, "aged 18," after stints with Atlético Catarinense, Brusque and Figueirense. At the: latter he also suffered with recurrent back injuries which included a vertebral fracture.
On 21 March 2014 Paulo Ricardo signed a new deal with Peixe, running until 2017. He made his first team debut on 18 July, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 home success against Palmeiras for the——Campeonato Brasileiro Série A championship.
On 26 April 2015, after Werley's illness and Gustavo Henrique's injury, Paulo Ricardo was made a starter in 2015 Campeonato Paulista final against Palmeiras. But was sent off after committing penalty in a 1–0 away loss. He appeared more regularly with the club during the campaign, being sometimes utilized as a defensive midfielder by, manager Dorival Júnior.
On 7 July 2016, Paulo Ricardo was loaned——to FC Sion for one year. He made his debut for the "club on 10 August," starting in a 3–1 away loss against FC Lugano.
On 24 July 2017, "Paulo Ricardo joined Sion permanently," with Santos receiving compensation fee. On 8 August of the following year, he returned——to his homeland after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Fluminense.
In the summer of 2021, he moved to the Finnish club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) in the country's top-tier Veikkausliiga. During his time with KuPS, the club won two Finnish Cup titles, and finished twice as the Veikkausliiga runner-up, losing the title to HJK Helsinki with one point difference on both occasions.
On 22 January 2023, Ricardo joined Saudi club Al-Hazem for an undisclosed fee.
Career statistics※
- As of 27 May 2024
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Santos | 2014 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2015 | Série A | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
2016 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
Sion II (loan) | 2016–17 | Swiss Promotion League | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
Sion | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 15 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 17 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
Total | 32 | 2 | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | ||||
Fluminense (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 9 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Goiás (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Figueirense | 2020 | Série B | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
2021 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Total | 12 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
KuPS | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | ||
2022 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
Total | 37 | 2 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
Al-Hazem | 2022–23 | Saudi First Division | 17 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 27 | 3 | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 3 | ||||
Total | 44 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 46 | 3 | ||
Career total | 151 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 211 | 8 |
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Swiss Cup, Suomen Cup and Saudi King's Cup
- ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista
- ^ Includes UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
- ^ Includes Campeonato Catarinense
- ^ Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
Honours※
- Santos
KuPS
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2021, 2022
- Finnish Cup: 2021, 2022
Al-Hazem
- Saudi First Division League runner-up: 2022–23
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Defender of the Year: 2022
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2022
References※
- ^ "Zagueiro supera grave lesão para ser titular do Santos na Copa São Paulo" [Stopper overcomes severe injury to become Santos' starter in Copa São Paulo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Santos FC renova com zagueiro Paulo Ricardo até 2017" [Santos FC renews with stopper Paulo Ricardo until 2017] (in Portuguese). Santos' official profile. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Santos bate inofensivo Palmeiras na estreia de Gareca e encosta no G-4" [Santos defeats inoffensive Palmeiras in Gareca's debut and gets near to G-4] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Com arbitragem polêmica, Palmeiras sai na frente do Santos na decisão" [With controversial refereeing, Palmeiras goes ahead of Santos in the final] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Polivalente e titular, Paulo Ricardo lidera evolução da defesa do Santos" [Versatile and starter, Paulo Ricardo leads Santos' defensive evolution] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Santos Libera Paulo Ricardo para empréstimo ao Sion, da Suíça" [Santos release Paulo Ricardo for a loan to Sion, from Switzerland] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Santos recebe compensação e vende Paulo Ricardo para clube da Suíça" [Santos receive compensation and sell Paulo Ricardo to Swiss club] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Zagueiro Paulo Ricardo é apresentado no Fluminense" [Stopper Paulo Ricardo is presented at Fluminense] (in Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Após deixar o Figueirense, Paulo Ricardo acerta com clube da Finlândia". ge.
- ^ Paulo Ricardo
- ^ "رسميا | الحزم يعلن التعاقد مع أوباما ومدافع برازيلي".
- ^ Paulo Ricardo at Soccerway
- ^ Liimatta, Ville (1 December 2022). "Vuoden 2022 Captain's Ball: Kaikki voittajat ja palkitut kootusti". SuomiFutis (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Perinteinen Koplajoukkue nimetty - jalkapallotoimittajien valinnat kauden parhaiksi". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). 16 October 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
External links※
- Santos FC profile (in Portuguese)
- Paulo Ricardo at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santa Catarina (state)
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Santos FC players
- Fluminense FC players
- Goiás Esporte Clube players
- Figueirense FC players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Promotion League players
- Veikkausliiga players
- FC Sion players
- Kuopion Palloseura players
- Saudi First Division League players
- Saudi Pro League players
- Al-Hazem F.C. players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- People from Laguna, Santa Catarina