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)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1996 Aves
1996–1997 Moreirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Moreirense 2 (0)
1997–2000 Freamunde 57 (16)
2000–2003 Sporting CP 6 (1)
2000–2001Santa Clara (loan) 28 (3)
2001–2002Gil Vicente (loan) 32 (4)
2002–2003 Sporting B 9 (0)
2003–2004 Porto 13 (1)
2004–2005 Académica 21 (2)
2005–2008 APOEL 64 (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)
2016–2017 Trofense 28 (11)
2017–2018 Felgueiras 1932 25 (3)
Total 480 (94)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Ribeiro Fernandes (born 21 April 1978) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for the club Moreirense.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 72 matches and eight goals during four seasons, representing in the competition Gil Vicente, Sporting, Porto and Académica. He also competed professionally in Cyprus, Ukraine, Israel and Greece, notably spending several years in the Cypriot First Division with five clubs and winning the national championship with APOEL in 2007.