Ricardo Esgaio
 Esgaio playing for Portugal U19 in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo de Sousa Esgaio | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Nazaré, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Académica (loan from Sporting) | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Nazarenos | ||
| 2005–2012 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011– | Sporting CP | 6 | (0) |
| 2012– | Sporting B | 74 | (33) |
| 2015– | → Académica (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Portugal U16 | 9 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Portugal U17 | 17 | (5) |
| 2010 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Portugal U19 | 29 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Portugal U20 | 16 | (1) |
| 2013– | Portugal U21 | 12 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ricardo de Sousa Esgaio (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾðu ʃˈɣalu]; born 16 May 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra on loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal as a right winger or right back.
Club career
Born in Nazaré, Esgaio joined Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system at the age of 12, having signed from local Grupo Desportivo os Nazarenos. On 14 December 2011 he was called for a UEFA Europa League group stage game away against S.S. Lazio, alongside youth graduates Betinho, Tiago Ilori, João Carlos and João Mário, as the Lions had already secured the first place in its group: he remained an unused substitute in the 0–2 loss.[1]
On 11 August 2012, Esgaio made his senior debut with the B-team in the second division, playing 80 minutes in a 0–1 loss at U.D. Oliveirense.[2] He scored his first goal with the side the following matchday, the only in the home fixture against Vitória de Guimarães B.[3]
Esgaio made his first official appearance with Sporting's main squad on 7 December 2012, starting against Videoton FC in the last round of the Europa League group stage, as the Lions were already eliminated from knockout stage contention, and playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win.[4] He made his league debut on 5 January of the following year, playing the last minute of a 0–1 home loss to F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[5]
References
- ↑ Clinical Lazio through after Sporting triumph; UEFA.com, 14 December 2011
- ↑ "Oliveirense 1–0 Sporting B" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ "Sporting B 1–0 V. Guimarães B" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ Sporting sign off with Videoton success; UEFA.com, 7 December 2012
- ↑ Paços pile more misery on Sporting; PortuGOAL, 5 January 2013
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