Ricardo Fernandes (footballer, born April 1978)

Ricardo Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Ribeiro Fernandes
Date of birth (1978-04-21) 21 April 1978
Place of birth Moreira de Cónegos, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Trofense
Youth career
1987–1996 Aves
1996–1997 Moreirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Moreirense 2 (0)
1997–2000 Freamunde 58 (15)
2000–2003 Sporting CP 6 (1)
2000–2001Santa Clara (loan) 28 (3)
2001–2002Gil Vicente (loan) 32 (4)
2003–2004 Porto 13 (1)
2004–2005 Académica 21 (2)
2005–2008 APOEL 58 (16)
2008–2009 Metalurh Donetsk 37 (9)
2009 Anorthosis 9 (1)
2010 AEL Limassol 13 (2)
2010–2011 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 15 (0)
2011 Metalurh Donetsk 21 (5)
2012 Panetolikos 8 (1)
2012–2014 Doxa 39 (11)
2014 Omonia 13 (0)
2014–2015 Doxa 40 (8)
2016– Trofense 6 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2016.


Ricardo Ribeiro Fernandes (born 21 April 1978 in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Trofense as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Sporting / Porto

After a number of impressive performances for Gil Vicente FC, with whom he made his Primeira Liga debuts in the 2001–02 campaign, Fernandes returned to Sporting Clube de Portugal who owned the player's rights. At the time, he was hailed as one of the country's brightest young prospects.

After only one season Fernandes was signed by José Mourinho for his FC Porto side,[1] which won the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. He appeared sparingly for the club during his spell, playing only 19 games in all competitions as he was understudy to Portuguese international Deco, and left after another sole campaign.

APOEL

After a spell with Académica de Coimbra, Fernandes was signed on a lucrative three-year deal to APOEL FC in Cyprus.[2] In his first year, he became an instant crowd favorite with his accurate set pieces and creative passing, scoring nine times with a remarkable number of assists and also helping his team to the domestic cup.

In his second season Fernandes netted five league goals, as APOEL were crowned national champions.

Later years

On 17 June 2009, Fernandes returned to Cyprus, signing a three-year contract with Anorthosis Famagusta FC. On 30 December 2009, 20 days after being released by the club, he joined another team in that country, AEL Limassol.

On 4 June 2010, 32-year-old Fernandes signed a contract with Israel's Hapoel Be'er Sheva AFC, reuniting with former AEL coach Nir Klinger. In January 2011, however, he returned to former Ukrainian club FC Metalurh Donetsk.

Club statistics

As of 18 November 2015[3][4]
Club Season League National Cup[5] League Cup Continental[6] Other[7] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Moreirense 1996–97 Liga de Honra 20000020
Freamunde 1997–98 Liga de Honra 00000000
1998–99 Segunda Divisão 2760000276
1999–00 Liga de Honra 3191000329
Total 581510005915
Santa Clara 2000–01 Primeira Liga 2831000293
Gil Vicente 2001–02 Primeira Liga 3241000334
Sporting 2002–03 Primeira Liga 61320020113
Porto 2003–04 Primeira Liga 13110006010211
Académica 2004–05 Primeira Liga 2120000212
APOEL 2005–06 Cypriot First Division 229104403613
2006–07 Cypriot First Division 235814210368
2007–08 Cypriot First Division 192412010263
Total 6416226102209824
Metalurh Donetsk 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League 1010000101
2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League 2780000278
Total 3790000379
Anothosis 2009–10 Cypriot First Division 91000041132
AEL Limassol 2009–10 Cypriot First Division 1323100163
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2010–11 Israeli Premier League 1500000150
Metalurh Donetsk 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League 94000094
2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League 1212000141
Total 2152000235
Panetolikos 2011–12 Superleague Greece 811091
Doxa 2012–13 Cypriot First Division 22630256
2013–14 Cypriot First Division 14510155
Total 3611404011
Omonia 2013–14 Cypriot First Division 13020150
Doxa 2014–15 Cypriot First Division 27600276
2015–16 Cypriot First Division 13200132
Total 40800408
Career total 41279419002233047891

Honours

Sporting
Porto
APOEL

References

  1. Surprise swap between rivals; UEFA.com, 14 July 2003
  2. APOEL swoop to sign Fernandes; UEFA.com, 5 July 2005
  3. "Ricardo Fernandes". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. "Ricardo Fernandes". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  5. Includes Cypriot Cup, Ukrainian Cup and Greek Football Cup
  6. Includes UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  7. Includes Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and Cypriot Super Cup
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