Ricardo Dias Acosta

Ricardinho
Personal information
Full nameRicardo Dias Acosta
Date of birth15 December 1985
Place of birthRosário do Sul, Brazil
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Ceará
Number8
Youth career
Juventude
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2009Iraty
2007Ceará (loan)
2008Caxias (loan)
2009Linense (loan)
2010Linense11(0)
2011–2012XV de Piracicaba43(10)
2011Londrina (loan)
2012Ponte Preta (loan)15(3)
2013–Ceará64(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ricardo Dias Acosta (born 15 December 1985), commonly known as Ricardinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ceará as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Rosário do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Ricardinho finished his formation with Juventude, but made his senior debuts with Iraty in 2006.

Ricardinho was subsequently loaned to Ceará, Caxias and Linense, joining the latter permanently in 2010. In 2011 he moved to XV de Piracicaba.

On 13 May 2011 Ricardinho was loaned to Londrina,[1] returning to Nhô Quim in September.[2] On 9 May of the following year he moved to Ponte Preta, also in a temporary deal.[3]

Ricardinho made his Série A debut on 10 June 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cicinho in a 0–0 away draw against Figueirense.[4] On the 24th he scored his first goal in the category, netting the winner in a 2–1 success at Botafogo.[5]

On 20 December 2012 Ricardinho agreed a deal with Ceará.[6]

Honours

Club

Linense
XV de Piracicaba
Londrina
Ceará

Individual

References

External links