Ricardo Horta

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is da Luz and the second or paternal family name is Horta.
Ricardo Horta
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Jorge da Luz Horta
Date of birth (1994-09-15) 15 September 1994
Place of birth Sobreda, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Málaga
Number 10
Youth career
2003–2004 Ginásio Corroios
2004–2011 Benfica
2011–2013 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013–2014 Vitória Setúbal 34 (7)
2014– Málaga 42 (1)
National team‡
2013 Portugal U19 5 (2)
2014 Portugal U20 6 (3)
2014– Portugal U21 11 (4)
2014– Portugal 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 February 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

Ricardo Jorge da Luz Horta (born 15 September 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Málaga CF and the Portugal national team as a right winger.

Club career

Born in Sobreda, Almada, Horta joined Vitória de Setúbal's youth ranks in 2011, signing from S.L. Benfica.[1] On 7 April 2013 he made his first-team – and Primeira Liga – debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cristiano in a 1–2 away loss against Rio Ave FC.[2] He finished the campaign with six appearances, all from the bench.

On 9 December 2013 Horta scored his first professional goal, netting the game's only against Académica de Coimbra.[3] He was a regular starter during his second season, appearing in 27 matches and scoring six times.

On 12 July 2014, Horta signed a five-year deal with La Liga club Málaga CF.[4] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August by starting in a 1–0 home win over Athletic Bilbao,[5] and scored his first goal for on 6 January 2015 in a 2–0 home victory over Levante UD for the Copa del Rey.

International career

Horta was part of the Portuguese under-20 team at the 2014 Toulon Tournament. He gained his first cap for the full side on 7 September of that year – one week before his 20th birthday – replacing William Carvalho early into the second half of a 0–1 home loss against Albania for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers.[6]

Personal life

Horta's younger brother, André, is also a footballer. He also represented Vitória Setúbal.[7]

Honours

Portugal

References

  1. ↑ "O talento é a cor da visibilidade – Entrevista a Ricardo Horta" [Talent is the colour of visibility – Interview to Ricardo Horta] (in Portuguese). Bola Na Rede. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rio Ave 2 – V.Setúbal 1" (in Portuguese). LPFP. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ricardo Horta dá triunfo ao Vitória de Setúbal" [Ricardo Horta gives win to Vitória de Setúbal] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Portuguese-born Ricardo Horta joins Málaga CF". Málaga CF. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Malaga 1–0 Athletic Bilbao". ESPN FC. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Marques, Pedro (7 September 2014). "Balaj pounces as Albania stun Portugal". UEFA.com. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "André Horta acredita numa surpresa na Luz" [André Horta believes in surprise at the Luz] (in Portuguese). Record. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

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