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
Position(s)	Midfielder
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)
2000–2001	→ Santa Clara (loan)	28	(3)
2001–2002	→ Gil 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:46, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Ricardo Ribeiro Fernandes (born 21 April 1978 in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays 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, 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. 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

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Moreirense	1996–97	Liga de Honra	2	0	0	0	0	0	—				2	0
Freamunde	1997–98	Liga de Honra	0	0	0	0	0	0	—				0	0
	1998–99	Segunda Divisão	27	6	0	0	0	0	—				27	6
	1999–00	Liga de Honra	31	9	1	0	0	0	—				32	9
	Total		58	15	1	0	0	0	—				59	15
Santa Clara	2000–01	Primeira Liga	28	3	1	0	0	0	—				29	3
Gil Vicente	2001–02	Primeira Liga	32	4	1	0	0	0	—				33	4
Sporting	2002–03	Primeira Liga	6	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	—		11	3
Porto	2003–04	Primeira Liga	13	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	21	1
Académica	2004–05	Primeira Liga	21	2	0	0	0	0	—				21	2
APOEL	2005–06	Cypriot First Division	22	9	10	4	—		4	0	—		36	13
	2006–07	Cypriot First Division	23	5	8	1	—		4	2	1	0	36	8
	2007–08	Cypriot First Division	19	2	4	1	—		2	0	1	0	26	3
	Total		64	16	22	6	—		10	2	2	0	98	24
Metalurh Donetsk	2007–08	Ukrainian Premier League	10	1	0	0	0	0	—				10	1
	2008–09	Ukrainian Premier League	27	8	0	0	0	0	—				27	8
	Total		37	9	0	0	0	0	—				37	9
Anothosis	2009–10	Cypriot First Division	9	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	—		13	2
AEL Limassol	2009–10	Cypriot First Division	13	2	3	1	0	0	—				16	3
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2010–11	Israeli Premier League	15	0	0	0	0	0	—				15	0
Metalurh Donetsk	2010–11	Ukrainian Premier League	9	4	0	0	0	0	—				9	4
	2011–12	Ukrainian Premier League	12	1	2	0	0	0	—				14	1
	Total		21	5	2	0	0	0	—				23	5
Panetolikos	2011–12	Superleague Greece	8	1	1	0	—						9	1
Doxa	2012–13	Cypriot First Division	22	6	3	0	—						25	6
	2013–14	Cypriot First Division	14	5	1	0	—						15	5
	Total		36	11	4	0	—						40	11
Omonia	2013–14	Cypriot First Division	13	0	2	0	—						15	0
Doxa	2014–15	Cypriot First Division	27	6	0	0	—						27	6
	2015–16	Cypriot First Division	13	2	0	0	—						13	2
	Total		40	8	0	0	—						40	8
Career total			412	79	41	9	0	0	22	3	3	0	478	91

Honours

Sporting

• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2002

Porto

• UEFA Champions League: 2003–04
• Primeira Liga: 2003–04
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2003
• Taça de Portugal: Runner-up 2003–04

APOEL

• Cypriot First Division: 2006–07
• Cypriot Cup: 2005–06

External links

• Ricardo Fernandes at footballzz.co.uk
• Ricardo Fernandes profile at ForaDeJogo
• Football-Lineups profile

• Surprise swap between rivals; UEFA.com, 14 July 2003
• APOEL swoop to sign Fernandes; UEFA.com, 5 July 2005
• Includes Cypriot Cup, Ukrainian Cup and Greek Football Cup
• Includes UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
• Includes Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and Cypriot Super Cup