Richardson
Personal information
Full name Richardson Fernandes dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-17) 17 August 1991[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 6
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 64 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 November 2023

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
América-RN 2010[13] Série B 50000050
2011[13] Série C 00000000
Total 50000050
Baraúnas 2012[13] Série D 1100000110
Confiança 2013[13] Série D 0000305[lower-alpha 1]080
Treze 2013[13] Série C 500050
Operário-PR 2014[13] Paranaense A1 131131
Confiança 2014[13] Série D 1107000180
2015[13] Série C 181120205[lower-alpha 1]0371
Total 2911902050551
Ceará 2016[13] Série B 34193403[lower-alpha 1]0504
2017[13] Série B 291121103[lower-alpha 2]0452
2018[13] Série A 30090406[lower-alpha 1]1491
Total 932304901211447
Career total 14336251402212419
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Copa do Nordeste
  2. Appearances in Primeira Liga

Honours

Confiança
Ceará
Kashiwa Reysol

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Richardson". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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