Ricardo Nascimento (Brazilian footballer)

Ricardo Nascimento

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo dos Santos Nascimento
Date of birth	(1987-02-07) 7 February 1987
Place of birth	Bahía, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Center back
Team information
Current team	Académica (on loan from Olé Brasil)
Number	5
Youth career
2007	Friburguense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Palmeiras	0	(0)
2008–	Olé Brasil	0	(0)
2009–2010	→ Penafiel (loan)	23	(2)
2010–2011	→ Portimonense (loan)	13	(0)
2011	→ Comercial (loan)
2011–2012	→ Astra Giurgiu (loan)	9	(0)
2012–2013	→ Portimonense (loan)	33	(2)
2013–2014	→ Moreirense (loan)	40	(3)
2014–	→ Académica (loan)	31	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2015

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is dos Santos and the second or maternal family name is Nascimento.

Ricardo dos Santos Nascimento (born 7 February 1987), simply known as Ricardo Nascimento is a Brazilian footballer playing for Académica as a defender.

Club career

After making no appearances for Palmeiras, he joined Olé Brasil in 2008. Nascimento spent the following seasons on loan at Penafiel followed by Portimonense. He then returned to Brazil before embracing Romanian football with Astra Giurgiu.

He again spent the 2012–2013 season with Portimonense. It was followed by another loan spell with Moreirense. In 2014, he entered Primeira Liga with Académica.

External links

• Ricardo Nascimento at Soccerway
• Ricardo Nascimento profile at ForaDeJogo