Guima (footballer, born 1995)

Ricardo Martins Guimarães (born 14 November 1995), commonly known as Guima, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for G.D. Chaves.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Martins and the second or paternal family name is Guimarães.
Guima
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Martins Guimarães[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-14) 14 November 1995[1]
Place of birth Aveiro, Portugal[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chaves
Number 21
Youth career
2003–2006 Taboeira
2006–2007 Benfica
2007–2012 Taboeira
2012–2014 Oliveirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Oliveirense 45 (0)
2016–2019 Sporting CP B 32 (0)
2017–2019 → Académica (loan) 47 (1)
2019–2021 ŁKS Łódź 25 (2)
2020–2021 → Académica (loan) 29 (2)
2021– Chaves 53 (1)
International career‡
2023– Mozambique 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:44, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:39, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Born in Portugal, he plays for the Mozambique national team.

Club career

Born in Aveiro, Guima spent his first five seasons as a senior in the LigaPro, starting out at U.D. Oliveirense. He played his first match in the competition on 27 August 2014, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 home loss against S.L. Benfica B.[2]

Guima signed with Sporting CP on 2 July 2016, being assigned to the reserve team.[3] One year later, he joined Académica de Coimbra of the same league on loan.[4] He scored his first goal in the second division on 11 February 2018 in a 4–0 away victory over Gil Vicente FC,[5] being sent off against his former club Oliveirense the following month.[6]

On 27 May 2019, Guima agreed to a three-year contract at ŁKS Łódź.[7] His first game in the Polish Ekstraklasa took place on 3 August, when he played the second half of the 1–2 home defeat to Lech Poznań.[8]

Guima returned to Académica and the Portuguese second tier on 7 September 2020, in a season-long loan.[9] In August 2021, he signed a permanent deal with G.D. Chaves in the same league,[10] scoring once in 20 games in his debut campaign in a promotion to the Primeira Liga via the play-offs.[11][12]

Guima made his debut in the Portuguese top flight on 7 August 2022, playing 21 minutes of the 0–1 home loss against Vitória de Guimarães.[13]

International career

Guima made his debut for the Mozambique national team on 9 September 2023, scoring in a 3–2 home win over Benin in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[14][15]

References
  1. "Guima" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. "Oliveirense-Benfica B, 0–1: Águias vencem com 10 jogadores" [Oliveirense-Benfica B, 0–1: Eagles win with 10 players]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. "Sporting B reforça-se na Oliveirense" [Sporting B bolster in Oliveirense] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. "Sporting cedeu Empis, Guima e Guilherme Oliveira à Académica" [Sporting transferred Empis, Guima and Guilherme Oliveira to Académica] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. "Gil Vicente-Académica, 0–4: Briosa goleia em Barcelos e consolida lugar de subida" [Gil Vicente-Académica, 0–4: Briosa rout in Barcelos and solidify promotion place]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 February 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  6. "Académica dá passo atrás com derrota em Coimbra" [Académica take step back with loss in Coimbra]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 31 March 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  7. "Ricardo Martins Guimaraes "Guima" piłkarzem ŁKS-u" [Ricardo Martins Guimaraes "Guima" a ŁKS player] (in Polish). ŁKS Łódź. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  8. Janiak, Mateusz (3 August 2019). "PKO EKSTRAKLASA: DOBRY MECZ W ŁODZI. LECH POKONAŁ ŁKS" [PKO Ekstraklasa: Good match in Łodz. Lech beat ŁKS]. Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  9. "Ricardo Guima wypożyczony do końca sezonu" [Ricardo Guima on loan until the end of the season] (in Polish). ŁKS Łódź. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  10. "Chaves oficializa Guima" [Chaves make Guima official]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  11. "Desp. Chaves está de volta à I Liga. Moreirense despromovido" [Desp. Chaves are back in the I League. Moreirense relegated]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  12. "Ricardo Guima renova com o Chaves por mais uma época" [Ricardo Guima renews with Chaves for one more season] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  13. Vaz, Rafael (7 August 2022). "Desp. Chaves-V. Guimarães, 0–1 (crónica)" [Desp. Chaves-V. Guimarães, 0–1 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  14. "Guima e Langa convocados para a seleção moçambicana" [Guima and Langa called for Mozambique national team]. Jornal de Chaves (in Portuguese). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  15. "Moçambique garante qualificação para a Taça das Nações Africanas" [Mozambique confirm qualification for Africa Cup of Nations]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 9 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.