Ricardo Viana Filho (born 23 April 2001), known as Ricardinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays mainly as a striker for Viktoria Plzeň.
 Ricardinho (centre) in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Viana Filho | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Guarulhos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2020 | São Paulo | ||
| 2020 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Grêmio | 29 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | → Marítimo (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Levski Sofia | 48 | (18) |
| 2024– | Viktoria Plzeň | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Viktoria Plzeň B | 5 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Maccabi Haifa (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | → Kairat (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 May 2026 | |||
Career
editGrêmio
editBorn in Guarulhos, Ricardinho joined the Grêmio's Academy at the age of 19 in 2020.[1]
Marítimo
editOn 1 September 2021, he joined Portuguese club Marítimo on loan.[2] On his Primeira Liga debut for Marítimo on 13 September 2021, he scored a goal in a 2–2 draw against Arouca.[3]
Levski Sofia
editOn 20 December 2022, Ricardinho signed a three-year deal with Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia.[4] On 29 April 2023, he made history as the first player to score on the newly renovated Hristo Botev Stadium in a 1–0 win against Botev Plovdiv.[5]
Viktoria Plzeň
editOn 3 July 2024, Ricardinho signed a three-year deal with Czech First League club Viktoria Plzeň.[6]
Maccabi Haifa (loan)
editOn 17 January 2025, Ricardinho joined Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa on a half-year loan deal with option to make transfer permanent.[7]
Kairat (loan)
editOn 19 June 2025, Ricardinho joined Kazakhstan Premier League club Kairat on a one-year loan deal without option to make transfer permanent.[8] On 12 May 2026, Kairat announced that Ricardinho had left the club after his loan deal was ended early.[9]
Personal life
editRicardinho is the son of Ricardo Viana, corporal of the military police of São Paulo. He has 2 sisters. In 2021 he lost his father and his grandfather to the COVID-19.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 10 May 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grêmio | 2021 | Série A | 12 | 1 | 10[a] | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5[b] | 2 | — | 31 | 9 | |
| 2022 | Série B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 9 | ||
| Marítimo (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2022–23 | First League | 17 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 9 | ||
| 2023–24 | 31 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 39 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 20 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa (loan) | 2024–25 | Israeli Premier League | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Kairat (loan) | 2025 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 13[e] | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2026 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 15 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 109 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 32 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho and Recopa Gaúcha.
- ↑ Two appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, three appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana.
- ↑ One appearances and in Copa Sudamericana.
- ↑ Two appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in Kazakhstan Super Cup
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "'Ricardowski': aposta de R$ 536 milhões do Grêmio saiu do São Paulo e já fez gol 'graças' a vídeo de Romário no Youtube". ESPN. 16 March 2021.
- ↑ "BEM-VINDO RICARDINHO" (in Portuguese). Marítimo. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ↑ "Marítimo v Arouca game report". Soccerway. 13 September 2021.
- ↑ "ПФК Левски подписа с Рикардиньо". PFC Levski Sofia (in Bulgarian). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ↑ "Вулкан от емоции! Левски превзе "Колежа" при откриването му, резултатът не бе най-важен за Ботев Пд". PFC Levski Sofia (in Bulgarian). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ↑ "Viktoria v rytmu samby! Plzeň posílí brazilský útočník Ricardinho". FC Viktoria Plzeň (in Czech). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ↑ "Ricardinho bude hostovat v Maccabi Haifa". FC Viktoria Plzeň (Press release) (in Czech). 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ↑ "Izrael vymění za Kazachstán. Brazilec Ricardinho bude z Plzně hostovat v Kairatu Almaty". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ↑ "Рақмет, Рики!". instagram.com/f.c.kairat/ (in Kazakh). FC Kairat Instagram. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Após morte de pai, Ricardinho, do Grêmio, também perde avô vítima de complicações da Covid-19". Globo Esporte. 1 April 2021.
- ↑ Ricardinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
External links
edit- Ricardinho at Soccerway
- Profile at the Grêmio F.B.P.A. website