Ricardo César Dantas da Silva

Ricardo Silva
Personal information
Full nameRicardo César Dantas da Silva
Date of birth13 August 1992
Place of birthSão José do Seridó, Brazil
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Atlético Paranaense
Number14
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010–2011América-RN
2010Mogi Mirim
2012–2014Ceará24(0)
2014→ Atlético Paranaense (loan)1(1)
2015–Atlético Paranaense0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ricardo César Dantas Silva (born 13 August 1992), known as Rafael Silva or Potiguar, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Atlético Paranaense as a centre back.

Club career

Born in São José do Seridó, Rio Grande do Norte, Potiguar made his senior debuts with Mogi Mirim in 2010, on loan from América-RN. In 2012 he moved to Ceará, and made his professional debut on 18 May 2012, starting in a 1–2 home loss against América-MG for the Série B championship.[1]

On 7 January 2014 Potiguar moved to Série A club Atlético Paranaense, in a season-long loan deal.[2] He made his debut in the competition only on 7 December, starting and scoring his side's only in a 1–1 away draw against Palmeiras.[3]

On 9 December 2014 Furacão bought Potiguar outright.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Coelho suporta pressão do Ceará e vence na estreia na Série B: 2 a 1" [Coelho holds on to Ceará's pressure and wins in Série B's debut: 2–1] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ceará confirma empréstimo de Potiguar e Everton ao Atlético-PR" [Ceará confirms loan of Potiguar and Everton to Atlético-PR] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Palmeiras empata com o Atlético-PR, mas se salva graças ao Santos" [Palmeiras draws with Atlético-PR, but saves themselves thanks to Santos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ceará vende direitos federativos do zagueiro Potiguar ao Atlético/PR" [Ceará sells stopper Potiguar's rights to Atlético/PR] (in Portuguese). Artilheiro. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

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