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Ricardo Silva (footballer, born 1999)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Vieira and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Ricardo Manuel Rodrigues Vieira da Silva (born 9 May 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Slovenian PrvaLiga club NK Celje.

Club career

Born in Mafamude, Vila Nova de Gaia, Silva began his career at FC Porto. He made his LigaPro debut for FC Porto B on 19 April 2019 in a 2–1 loss at Sporting Covilhã.[1] On 18 August, he was sent off in a 1–1 draw at home to Varzim.[2]

On 29 June 2022, Silva signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga club Santa Clara.[3]

On 30 January 2023, Silva signed with Liga Portugal 2 side Moreirense until the end of the season.[4]

On 4 July 2023, Silva signed a two-year contract with Liga Portugal 2 club Tondela.[5]

On 7 July 2024, Georgian reigning champions Dinamo Batumi announced signing Silva.[6]

He joined the reigning Slovenian PrvaLiga champions NK Celje in the winter transfer window in January 2025, signing a contract lasting until 30 June 2027.[7] Despite not being a regular starter in the Slovenian League in the following period, he notably kept a clean sheet in the first leg and saved a penalty shot in penalty shootout against Lugano in the second leg of Round of 16 of the 2024-25 UEFA Conference League, contributing to Celje becoming the first Slovenian club to ever reach quarter-finals of any of the major UEFA club competitions.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Covilhã vira resultado frente a FC Porto B que termina com nove jogadores" [Covilhã turn the result around against FC Porto B who finish with nine players]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 19 April 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ "FC Porto B empata por uma bola frente ao Varzim" [FC Porto B draw one-each with Varzim] (in Portuguese). Porto Canal. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Bem-vindo, Ricardo Silva" [Welcome, Ricardo Silva] (in European Portuguese). C.D. Santa Clara. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. ^ "RICARDO SILVA É REFORÇO DO MOREIRENSE" [RICARDO SILVA IS MOREIRENSE'S REINFORCEMENT] (in Portuguese). Moreirense. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Oficial: Ricardo Silva é reforço do Tondela até 2025" [Official: Ricardo Silva is Tondela's reinforcement until 2025] (in European Portuguese). Record. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Aí vem o Ricardo!". Dinamo Batumi. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Celjani imajo novega vratarja: v vratih bo stal Portugalec". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  8. ^ G, A. "Celjani v dramatični tekmi po enajstmetrovkah do zgodovinskega četrtfinala". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 29 March 2025.