Ricardo Fernandes (footballer, born April 1978)

Ricardo Fernandes

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Ribeiro Fernandes
Date of birth	(1978-04-21) 21 April 1978
Place of birth	Moreira de Cónegos, Portugal
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Doxa
Number	10
Youth career
1987–1996	Aves
1996–1997	Moreirense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997	Moreirense	2	(0)
1997–2000	Freamunde	58	(15)
2000–2003	Sporting CP	6	(1)
2000–2001	→ Santa Clara (loan)	28	(3)
2001–2002	→ Gil Vicente (loan)	32	(4)
2003–2004	Porto	13	(1)
2004–2005	Académica	21	(2)
2005–2008	APOEL	58	(16)
2008–2009	Metalurh Donetsk	37	(9)
2009	Anorthosis	9	(1)
2010	AEL Limassol	13	(2)
2010–2011	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	15	(0)
2011	Metalurh Donetsk	21	(5)
2012	Panetolikos	8	(1)
2012–2014	Doxa	39	(11)
2014	Omonia	13	(0)
2014–	Doxa	22	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:11, 6 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Ricardo Ribeiro Fernandes (born 21 April 1978 in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Cypriot Doxa Katokopias F.C. as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Sporting / Porto

After a number of impressive performances for Gil Vicente FC, with whom he made his Portuguese first division debuts in the 2001–02 campaign, Fernandes returned to Sporting Clube de Portugal who owned the player's rights. At the time, he was hailed as one of the country's brightest young prospects.

After only one season Fernandes was signed by José Mourinho for his F.C. Porto side,^[1] which won the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. He appeared sparingly for the club during his spell, playing only 19 games in all competitions as he was understudy to Portuguese international Deco, and left after another sole campaign.

APOEL

After a spell with Académica de Coimbra, Fernandes was signed on a lucrative three-year deal to APOEL F.C. in Cyprus.^[2] In his first year, he became an instant crowd favorite with his accurate set pieces and creative passing, scoring nine times with a remarkable number of assists and also helping his team to the domestic cup.

In his second season Fernandes netted five league goals, as APOEL were crowned national champions.

Later years

On 17 June 2009, Fernandes returned to Cyprus, signing a three-year contract with Anorthosis Famagusta FC. On 30 December 2009, 20 days after being released by the club, he joined another team in that country, AEL Limassol.

On 4 June 2010, 32-year-old Fernandes signed a contract with Israel's Hapoel Be'er Sheva AFC, reuniting with former AEL coach Nir Klinger. In January 2011, however, he returned to former Ukrainian club FC Metalurh Donetsk.

Honours

Sporting

• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2002

Porto

• UEFA Champions League: 2003–04
• Primeira Liga: 2003–04
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2003
• Taça de Portugal: Runner-up 2003–04

APOEL

• Cypriot First Division: 2006–07
• Cypriot Cup: 2005–06

Club statistics

As of 6 April 2015^[3][4]

Club	Season	League			National Cup[5]		League Cup		Continental[6]		Other[7]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Moreirense	1996–97	Liga de Honra	2	0	0	0	0	0	—				2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	—				2	0
Freamunde	1997–98	Liga de Honra	0	0	0	0	0	0	—				0	0
	1998–99	Segunda Divisão	27	6	0	0	0	0	—				27	6
	1999–00	Liga de Honra	31	9	1	0	0	0	—				32	9
	Total		58	15	1	0	0	0	—				59	15
Santa Clara	2000–01	Primeira Liga	28	3	1	0	0	0	—				29	3
	Total		28	3	1	0	0	0	—				29	3
Gil Vicente	2001–02	Primeira Liga	32	4	1	0	0	0	—				33	4
	Total		32	4	1	0	0	0	—				33	4
Sporting	2002–03	Primeira Liga	6	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	—		11	3
	Total		6	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	—		11	3
Porto	2003–04	Primeira Liga	13	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	21	1
	Total		13	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	21	1
Académica	2004–05	Primeira Liga	21	2	0	0	0	0	—				21	2
	Total		21	2	0	0	0	0	—				21	2
APOEL	2005–06	Cypriot First Division	22	9	10	4	—		4	0	—		36	13
	2006–07	Cypriot First Division	23	5	8	1	—		4	2	1	0	36	8
	2007–08	Cypriot First Division	19	2	4	1	—		2	0	1	0	26	3
	Total		64	16	22	6	—		10	2	2	0	98	24
Metalurh Donetsk	2007–08	Ukrainian Premier League	10	1	0	0	0	0	—				10	1
	2008–09	Ukrainian Premier League	27	8	0	0	0	0	—				27	8
	Total		37	9	0	0	0	0	—				37	9
Anothosis	2009–10	Cypriot First Division	9	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	—		13	2
	Total		9	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	—		13	2
AEL Limassol	2009–10	Cypriot First Division	13	2	3	1	0	0	—				16	3
	Total		13	2	3	1	0	0	—				16	3
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2010–11	Israeli Premier League	15	0	0	0	0	0	—				15	0
	Total		15	0	0	0	0	0	—				15	0
Metalurh Donetsk	2010–11	Ukrainian Premier League	9	4	0	0	0	0	—				9	4
	2011–12	Ukrainian Premier League	12	1	2	0	0	0	—				14	1
	Total		21	5	2	0	0	0	—				23	5
Panetolikos	2011–12	Superleague Greece	8	1	1	0	—						9	1
	Total		8	1	1	0	—						9	1
Doxa	2012–13	Cypriot First Division	22	6	3	0	—						25	6
	2013–14	Cypriot First Division	14	5	1	0	—						15	5
	Total		36	11	4	0	—						40	11
Omonia	2013–14	Cypriot First Division	13	0	2	0	—						15	0
	Total		13	0	2	0	—						15	0
Doxa	2014–15	Cypriot First Division	22	6	0	0	—						22	6
	Total		22	6	0	0	—						22	6
Career total			398	77	41	9	0	0	22	3	3	0	464	89

References

External links

• Ricardo Fernandes at footballzz.co.uk
• Ricardo Fernandes profile at ForaDeJogo
• Football-Lineups profile

Doxa Katokopia F.C. – current squad 1 L. Fernando 2 Demosthenous 3 Paulo Jorge 4 Monzó 5 Elias 6 Siontis 7 Higón 9 Ramos 10 Fernandes (c) 11 Ambroise 12 Novoa 13 Marques 14 Alves 15 Ahulu 16 Nilson 20 Héctor 21 Ocaña 23 Calderón 25 J. Leonardo 28 Njoh 30 Adjin 77 González 79 Morfis 93 Hadjifrangiskou  Vasconcelos Manager: Krčmarević