Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Ricardo Viana Filho | ||
Date of birth | 23 April 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Guarulhos, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Levski Sofia | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2020 | São Paulo | ||
2020 | Grêmio | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Grêmio | 29 | (5) |
2021–2022 | → Marítimo (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2022 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2023– | Levski Sofia | 44 | (17) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:41, 27 April 2024 (UTC) |
Ricardo Viana Filho (born 23 April 2001), known as Ricardinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays mainly as a striker for Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia.
Born in Guarulhos, Ricardinho joined the Grêmio's Academy at the age of 19 in 2020.[1]
On 1 September 2021, he joined Portuguese club Marítimo on loan.[2] On his Primeira Liga debut for Marítimo on 13 September 2021, he scored a goal in a 2–2 draw against Arouca.[3]
On 20 December 2022, Ricardinho signed a 3-year deal with Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia.[4] On 29 April 2023, he made history as the first player to score on the newly renovated Hristo Botev Stadium in a 1–0 win against Botev Plovdiv.[5]
Ricardinho is the son of Ricardo Viana, corporal of the military police of São Paulo. He has 2 sisters. In 2021 he lost his father and his grandfather to the COVID-19.[6]
Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Grêmio | 2021 | Série A | 12 | 1 | 10[a] | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5[b] | 2 | — | 31 | 9 | |
2022 | Série B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 19 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 9 | ||
Marítimo (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
Levski Sofia | 2022–23 | First League | 17 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 9 | ||
2023–24 | 23 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 31 | 9 | ||||
Total | 40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 18 | ||
Career total | 76 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 28 |