João Ricardo (footballer, born 1988)

João Ricardo Riedi (born 6 September 1988), known as João Ricardo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fortaleza.

João Ricardo
João Ricardo with Fortaleza in 2023
Personal information
Full name João Ricardo Riedi
Date of birth (1988-09-06) 6 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Mariano Moro, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Fortaleza
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Concórdia
2008–2010 Brusque 4 (0)
2010 Goiânia 9 (0)
2011–2012 Brusque 40 (0)
2012 Marcílio Dias 8 (0)
2012 Rio Branco-AC 0 (0)
2012 Paysandu 8 (0)
2013 Veranópolis 17 (0)
2013 Icasa 32 (0)
2014–2015 Paraná 1 (0)
2014–2015América Mineiro (loan) 64 (0)
2016–2018 América Mineiro 132 (0)
2019–2021 Chapecoense 76 (0)
2021–2022 Ceará 48 (0)
2023– Fortaleza 71 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024

Club career

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Born in Mariano Moro, Rio Grande do Sul, João Ricardo made his senior debut while at Concórdia in 2008. He moved to Brusque shortly after, being regularly used during his two-year spell.

In 2010 João Ricardo joined Goiânia, but returned to his previous club later in the year. He went on to appear with Brusque in 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, as a starter.

On 1 August 2012 João Ricardo signed for Paysandu, after a brief stint at Marcílio Dias.[1]

On 12 December 2012 João Ricardo moved to Veranópolis.[2] After being an undisputed starter, he joined Icasa.[3]

On 4 January 2014, João Ricardo signed for Paraná, also in the second level.[4] On 8 June of that year, he moved to fellow league team América Mineiro,[5] achieving promotion to Série A in 2015.

On 2 January 2019, João Ricardo joined Chapecoense on a two-year deal, as a replacement to Genoa-bound Jandrei.[6] In April, he was suspended until further notice after testing positive in a doping exam.[7]

Honours

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América Mineiro
Chapecoense
Fortaleza

References

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  1. ^ "Paysandu confirma chegada do goleiro João Ricardo e quer atacante" [Paysandu confirms arrival of goalkeeper João Ricardo and wants a forward] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Veranópolis contrata goleiro João Ricardo" [Veranópolis signs goalkeeper João Ricardo] (in Portuguese). Impacto Floripa. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Icasa contrata goleiro que enfrentou o Verdão na Série C" [Icasa signs goalkeeper who faced Verdão in Série C] (in Portuguese). Diário do Cariri. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Goleiro João Ricardo deixa o Icasa e acerta com Paraná Clube" [Goalkeeper João Ricardo leaves Icasa and signs with Paraná Clube] (in Portuguese). Terra. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  5. ^ "América-MG oficializa contratação de goleiro João Ricardo, ex-Paraná" [América-MG turns official the signing of goalkeeper João Ricardo, ex-Paraná] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Chapecoense acerta a contratação do goleiro João Ricardo, do América-MG" [Chapecoense sign goalkeeper João Ricardo, from América-MG] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  7. ^ "João Ricardo é pego no exame antidoping e recebe suspensão preventiva" [João Ricardo is caught in a doping exam and receives preventive suspension] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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