Sérgio Ricardo (footballer)

Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves (born 22 May 1974), also known as Sérgio Ricardo or Serginho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for Fenerbahçe and Sakaryaspor in Turkey, Al-Ittihad, Al-Ahli and Al-Sadd in Qatar, Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, and Al Ain and Al Nasr in United Arab Emirates.[2]

Sérgio Ricardo
Personal information
Full name Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves
Date of birth (1974-05-25) 25 May 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1995 Fluminense de Feira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995 Corinthians 20 (7)
1996–1997 Vasco da Gama 9 (2)
1997 Vitória 10 (2)
1997–1998 Botafogo 9 (1)
1997–1998Al-Ahli (loan) 12 (12)
1998-1999Al Sadd (loan) 13 (7)
1998–1999 Fenerbahçe 3 (2)
1998–1999Sakaryaspor (loan) 8 (5)
1999 Al Ain[1] (1)
2000 Sport Club Internacional 13 (3)
2000-2001 Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) (8)
2000 Al-Hilal (6)
2001–2005 Al-Ittihad (42)
2005-2006 Al-Ahli Doha 12 (12)
2006 Al-Gharafa 8 (4)
2006–2007 Al-Salmiya SC (5)
2008–2009 Khor Fakkan Club (0)
2009 Tigres do Brasil 4 (1)
2009–2010 Al-Raed
2010–2011 Botafogo
2012 Al-Shahania Sports Club 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Sérgio Ricardo transferred to Turkish club Fenerbahçe in 1998–99 season start and then loaned to Sakaryaspor in January transfer window.[3] 1999–00 season start he was loaned again to Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia. He won the Arab Cup Winners' Cup with the club. He returned to Fenerbahçe but was loaned again to a few Qatari clubs.

He was the top goal scorer of the 2003–04 Saudi Premier league with 15 goals.

Honours

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Crown Prince Cup: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004

Saudi Pro League: 2001

Qatar Cup: 2003

Qatar Super Cup: 1998, 2003

Asian Club Championship: 2000

Club Career Stats

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Club Season League Saudi Federation Cup&Emir of Qatar Cup Crown Prince Cup AFC Champions League Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Corinthians 1995 20 7 4[a] 2 2[b] 2 26 11
total 20 7 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 26 11
Vasco da Gama 1996 9 2[c] 2[d] 18 4
total 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 4
Vitória 1996 10 2 10 2
total 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
Botafogo 1997 9 1[e] 9 1
total 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Internacional 2000 13 3 1[f] 4
total 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Al Ahli Saudi FC 1997–98 12 12 3 2 0 2[g] 19
Career total 12 12 3 2 0 2 19
Al Ain 1999–2000 1 0 0 0 0 8[h] 9
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 8 9
Al-Hilal FC 1999–2000 6 0 1 2 4 0 11
Career total 6 0 1 2 4 0 11
Al-Sadd Sports Club 1997–98 3 2 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 8
1998–99 10 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 5
1999–2000 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2002–03 4 0 4 7 3 1 3 2 0 0 14 10
Career total 17 7 9 11 6 3 3 2 0 0 35 23
Al Ittihad Club (Jeddah) 2000–01 9 0 4 1 0 14
2001-02 15 1 0 1 1[i] 18
2003–04 5 0 0 0 5 [j] 10
2004–05 13 2 5 0 3 [k] 23
Career total 42 3 9 2 9 65
Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) 2001–02 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Career total 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Al-Ahli SC 2005–06 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3[l] 8 15 20
Career total 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 15 20
Al-Gharafa SC 2005–06 8 4 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 14 7
Career total 8 4 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 14 7
Al-Salmiya SC 2006–07 5 2 4 0 0 11
Career total 5 2 4 0 0 11
Al-Shahania SC 2011–12 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Career total 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

Personal life

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Sérgio Ricardo performed Umrah after becoming a Muslim.[4]

References

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  1. ^ سعيد باللعب للهلال والعودة للدوري السعودي من جديد
  2. ^ سيرجو ريكاردو: أعترف بفشلي في الإمارات
  3. ^ "SERGIO RICARDO MESSİOS NEVES". TFF. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Brazilian footballer performs 'Umrah' after converting to Islam". Stepfeed. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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