Richardson (footballer, born 1991)

Richardson
Personal information
Full name Richardson Fernandes dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-17) 17 August 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Natal, Brazil[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ceará
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Flamengo-SP
2010–2011 América-RN 5 (0)
2012 Baraúnas 11 (0)
2013 Confiança 0 (0)
2013 Treze 5 (0)
2014 Operário-PR 13 (1)
2014–2015 Confiança 29 (1)
2016–2018 Ceará 93 (2)
2019–2021 Kashiwa Reysol 87 (2)
2022– Ceará 81 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

Richardson Fernandes dos Santos (born 17 August 1991), simply known as Richardson is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Ceará as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Richardson made his senior debut with Flamengo-SP in 2010. He went on to represent América-RN (in Série B), Baraúnas and Confiança, before joining Treze on 2 June 2013, in Série C.[1] He was released by the club on 13 August after failing to "meet the expectations of the board and also the supporter".[2]

On 15 January 2014, Richardson moved to Operário-PR.[3] On 4 April, he rejoined Confiança.[4] In his first season, he won promotion to Série C and in the second season, he won Campeonato Sergipano with the club.[5]

On 2 January 2016, Richardson joined Série B club Ceará on a one-year deal.[6] On 5 July, his contract was extended until December 2019.[7] He scored his first league goal in a 1–1 draw against Joinville on 18 June [8]

During the 2017 season, Richardson played both as a right midfielder and a right back,[9] with his side winning the 2017 Campeonato Cearense and achieving promotion to Série A.[10] He went on to captain the side during the campaign in 2018.[11]

On 14 January 2019, Richardson moved abroad and joined Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played on 3 December 2018
Club Season National League State League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
América-RN 2010[13] Série B 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
2011[13] Série C 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 — 0 5 0
Baraúnas 2012[13] Série D 11 0 0 0 0 0 — 11 0
Confiança 2013[13] Série D 0 0 0 0 3 0 5[a] 0 8 0
Treze 2013[13] Série C 5 0 — 0 0 — 5 0
Operário-PR 2014[13] Paranaense A1 — 13 1 — — 13 1
Confiança 2014[13] Série D 11 0 7 0 0 0 — 18 0
2015[13] Série C 18 1 12 0 2 0 5[a] 0 37 1
Total 29 1 19 0 2 0 5 0 55 1
Ceará 2016[13] Série B 34 1 9 3 4 0 3[a] 0 50 4
2017[13] Série B 29 1 12 1 1 0 3[b] 0 45 2
2018[13] Série A 30 0 9 0 4 0 6[a] 1 49 1
Total 93 2 30 4 9 0 12 1 144 7
Career total 143 3 62 5 14 0 22 1 241 9
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in Copa do Nordeste
  2. ^ Appearances in Primeira Liga

Honours

Confiança
Ceará
Kashiwa Reysol

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Treze Modifica Completamente O Elenco Para A Série C" [Treze Completely Modifies The Cast For Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Soesporte. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Treze confirma dispensa de quatro jogadores após vexame contra Santa" [Treze confirms dismissal of four players after vexing against Santa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Espote. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Operário contrata mais um reforço" [Operário hires another reinforcement] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Operário. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Richardson se apresenta no Sabino e avisa: 'queria ter chegado antes'" [Richardson shows up at Sabino and warns: 'I wish I had arrived sooner'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Richardson confirma propostas e vê como difícil permanência no Confiança" [Richardson confirms proposals and sees how difficult stay in Confiança] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Ceará anuncia contratação de mais quatro reforços para temporada" [Ceará announces hiring of four reinforcements for the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Éverson, Valdo e Richardson renovam com o Ceará até dezembro de 2019" [Éverson, Valdo and Richardson renew with Ceará until December 2019] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Ceará empata em 1×1 com o Joinville e entra no G-4 da Série B; ouça os gols" [Ceará draw in 1 × 1 with Joinville and enter the G-4 Series B; listen to the goals] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Verdinha. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  9. ^ "De contratação questionada a xodó da torcida: Richardson relembra sua trajetória" [Richardson remembers his career] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna do Ceará. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  10. ^ Donizete, Márcio (15 December 2017). "Mercado da bola 2018: confira um resumo das negociações no Ceará" [Ball market 2018: check out a summary of the negotiations in Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Richardson fala sobre ano perfeito no Ceará e ótimo momento na carreira" [Richardson talks about perfect year in Ceará and great career moment] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  12. ^ "ヒシャルジソン選手 移籍加入のお知らせ" [Notice of player Richardson joining] (in Japanese). Kashiwa Reysol. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Richardson". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2019.