Ricardo Vaz Té

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Personal information
Ricardo Vaz Tê
Full name	Ricardo Vaz Tê
Date of birth	October 1, 1986 (1986-10-01) (age 21)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Bolton Wanderers
Number	20
Youth clubs
2002–2003	SC Farense
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003– 2007	Bolton Wanderers → Hull City (loan)	56 (3) 06 (0)
National team²
2007–	Portugal U21	4 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:21, 18 May 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 12:00, 17 June 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Ricardo Vaz Tê (born October 1, 1986 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays as a striker for Bolton Wanderers of the FA Premier League.

1 Club career
- 1.1 Early career
- 1.2 Bolton
2 International career
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Vaz Tê first came to England in 2003 following a spell in the junior teams of the SC Farense club in his homeland. His performances on trial with Bolton prompted them to sign him on a three-year youth academy contract.

[edit] Bolton

However, such was the impression made at youth level, Vaz Tê found himself as part of the Bolton first-team squad in no time at all, making his debut in their FA Cup duels with Tranmere Rovers in January 2004.

Just over two months later he made his Premiership debut for Bolton Wanderers in their 2-0 defeat at Middlesbrough and has remained on the verges of the first team since then, making a first full start in the game with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Boxing Day 2004.

In the 2005/6 season Vaz Tê has been more involved with the first team, starting 7 games, and coming on as a substitute in another 22 games. He has scored a total of 6 goals in the current season one of which was one of the most important goals Bolton Wanderers has scored this season, earning the team a draw against the Portuguese team Vitória SC.

In March 2007, Vaz Tê joined Hull City on a month's loan from Bolton.^[1]

Vaz Tê had an unlucky beginning to 07/08 season, damaging his ligaments on the opening day of the season in an unfortunate 3-1 defeat to Newcastle United. He later returned to the squad.