Ricardo Ribeiro Fernandes

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Ricardo Fernandes
Full name	Ricardo Ribeiro Fernandes
Date of birth	April 21, 1978 (1978-04-21) (age 30)
Place of birth	Moreira de Cónegos, Portugal
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Left Midfielder Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Metalurh Donetsk
Number	50
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1998 1998 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2008 2008-	SC Freamunde Moreirense FC SC Freamunde CD Santa Clara Gil Vicente FC Sporting Lisboa FC Porto Académica de Coimbra APOEL FC Metalurh Donetsk	?? (?) ?? (?) ?? (?) ?? (?) 18 (5) 20 (4) 18 (1) 17 (3) 64 (16) 1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 20 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Ricardo Fernandes, (born April 21, 1978 in Portugal), is a Portuguese football midfielder who plays for FC Metalurh Donetsk.

After a number of impressive performances for Gil Vicente FC, Ricardo was transferred to Sporting Lisboa where he was hailed as one of Portugal's brightest young prospects. After only one season with Sporting, Ricardo was signed by Jose Mourinho to become a key member of his FC Porto side which famously won the UEFA Champions League and Portuguese League title.

After a spell with Académica Coimbra, Ricardo was signed on a lucrative three-year deal to APOEL in Cyprus. In his first season at the club Ricardo became an instant crowd hero with his surging runs, deadly set-pieces and creative passing, scoring 9 times with a remarkable 30 assists. In his second season Ricardo scored 13 goals as he helped APOEL to the league title.

In February 2008 he signed with Ukrainian side FC Metalurh Donetsk.