Ricardo Machado
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Jorge Tavares Machado | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Taawon FC | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2006 | Dragões Sandinenses | ||
| 2006–2007 | Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Machico | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Marítimo B | 51 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Feirense (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Braşov | 90 | (8) |
| 2015 | Dinamo București | 6 | (0) |
| 2015– | Al-Taawon | 10 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:35, 12 September 2015 (UTC). | |||
Ricardo Jorge Tavares Machado (born 13 September 1988 in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Saudi Arabian club Al-Taawon FC as a central defender.
Football career
Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Machado spent the vast majority of his youth career with local Sport Clube Dragões Sandinenses. He made his debuts as a senior in 2007, with A.D. Machico in the third division, signing with fellow league club C.S. Marítimo B after one season.
In the 2010 summer, Machado was loaned by C.S. Marítimo to C.D. Feirense in the second level.[1] He appeared in his first game as a professional on 12 September, starting in a 2–2 away draw against F.C. Arouca.[2]
Machado competed in Romania and its Liga I in the following years, starting out at FC Brașov.[3]
References
- ↑ "Dupla grega inscrita tal como... Kléber" [Greek duo registered just like... Kléber] (in Portuguese). Record. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ "Feirense chega ao empate mesmo com 10" [Feirense manages draw even with 10] (in Portuguese). Record. 12 September 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ "Ricardo Machado si Hugo Sousa la FC Brasov" [Ricardo Machado and Hugo Sousa to FC Brasov] (in Romanian). FC Brașov. July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
External links
- Ricardo Machado at footballzz.co.uk
- Ricardo Machado profile at ForaDeJogo
- Ricardo Machado profile at Soccerway
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