Ricardo Ferreira (soccer, born 1992)

Ricardo José Araújo Ferreira (born 25 November 1992) is a professional soccer player who plays as a central defender.

For other people named Ricardo Ferreira, see Ricardo Ferreira (disambiguation).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Araújo and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.
Ricardo Ferreira
Ferreira in action for Braga in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ricardo José Araújo Ferreira[1]
Date of birth (1992-11-25) 25 November 1992[1]
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Dixie SC
Brampton Youth SC
Toronto FC
2008–2011 Porto
2011–2012 Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Milan 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Empoli (loan) 4 (0)
2013–2015 Olhanense 7 (0)
2014–2015 → Paços Ferreira (loan) 10 (0)
2015–2019 Braga 42 (2)
2019 Braga B 1 (0)
2020 Belenenses SAD 5 (0)
2020–2021 Farense 1 (0)
International career‡
2008–2009 Portugal U17 8 (0)
2009–2010 Portugal U18 5 (0)
2010–2011 Portugal U19 7 (1)
2012 Portugal U20 1 (0)
2012 Portugal U21 1 (0)
2017 Portugal 1 (0)
2021 Canada 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:56, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2021

After finishing his youth career with Milan, he went to play for Empoli, Olhanense, Paços de Ferreira, Braga, Belenenses SAD and Farense, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 65 matches and two goals over seven seasons.

Ferreira formerly represented Portugal internationally, switching to the Canada national team in 2021.

Club career

Born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada to Portuguese parents, Ferreira started playing soccer with Canadian youth clubs Dixie SC, Brampton Youth SC, before moving to Major League Soccer club Toronto FC's TFC Academy, where he was part of the Canadian Soccer Association national training centre program and Ontario's youth select teams.[2][3][4]

In 2008 at the age of 15, Ferreira transferred Portugal's FC Porto in the Primeira Liga. He was included in their 2010–11 UEFA Europa League squad list, but never made an official appearance for the first team.

On 8 July 2011, Ferreira signed for Serie A club A.C. Milan on a free transfer.[5][6][7] For the 2012–13 season, he was loaned to fellow Italian side Empoli F.C. in Serie B.[8] He made his professional debut on 25 September 2012, coming on as a substitute for Vincent Laurini in the 29th minute of an eventual 2–0 away loss against Calcio Padova.[9]

Ferreira returned to Portugal with S.C. Olhanense of the Primeira Liga in July 2013, where he largely spent his time as a backup. The following campaign, he was loaned to F.C. Paços de Ferreira of the same division.[10][11]

For 2015–16, Ferreira joined S.C. Braga on a four-year deal.[12] He contributed nine appearances in their quarter-final run in the Europa League, scoring in the group stage against FC Slovan Liberec in a 2–1 home win, but twice scored an own goal in the 4–0 away defeat to FC Shakhtar Donetsk which finished 6–1 on aggregate.[13][14] In a friendly against English club Wigan Athletic in July 2016, Ferreira suffered a knee injury that meant he missed the start of the 2016-17 season.

On 3 January 2018, during the first half of the league fixture away to Boavista F.C., Ferreira suffered another knee injury and was sidelined for the rest of the season.[15][16][17] Exactly one year later, while appearing in a LigaPro match for S.C. Braga B team, the injury recurred.[18] In May 2019, Braga announced his contract would not be renewed at the end of the campaign, making him a free agent.[19]

Ferreira was without a club until 31 January 2020, when he signed a short-term deal with Belenenses SAD until the summer.[20] He played only five matches during his spell.[21]

Ferreira agreed to a one-year deal at newly promoted S.C. Farense on 30 September 2020, but agreed to a mutual termination to his contract in January 2021, after struggling to progress into the first team and making only one appearance.[22][23][24]

International career

Portugal

Canadian-born, Ferreira chose to represent Portugal internationally, going on to win 22 caps at youth level. His only appearance for the under-21 team came on 15 October 2012, in a 1–0 friendly loss against Ukraine.[25]

Ferreira first appeared with the senior side on 14 November 2017, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 friendly draw with the United States.[26]

Canada

On 5 February 2021, Ferreira announced a change of national associations and became eligible to represent Canada.[4] He received his first call-up a month later for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Bermuda and the Cayman Islands,[27] making his debut on 29 March in the 11–0 victory over the latter nation.[28]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 December 2020[29][30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Milan 2012–13 Serie A 00————00
Empoli (loan) 2012–13 Serie B 4010———50
Olhanense 2013–14 Primeira Liga 700020——90
Paços Ferreira (loan) 2014–15 Primeira Liga 1003010——140
Braga 2015–16 Primeira Liga 231702091—412
2016–17 Primeira Liga 12100200000141
2017–18 Primeira Liga 70102140—141
2018–19 Primeira Liga 000000000000
Total 422806113100694
Braga B 2018–19 LigaPro 10————10
Belenenses SAD 2019–20 Primeira Liga 500000——50
Farense 2020–21 Primeira Liga 100000——10
Career total 70212091131001044
  1. Includes the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International
As of match played 29 March 2021[31][32]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal 201710
Canada 202110
Total10

Honours

Braga

References
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  2. "Increased domestic presence starting to show for Canada". Goal. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. "Convite da selecção do Canadá ponderado por Ricardo Ferreira" [Ricardo Ferreira brooding over invitation from Canada national team] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. "Welcome to #CanadaRED: Ricardo Ferreira joins Canada Soccer's men's national team program". Canadian Soccer Association. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. "Ferreira è rossonero: l'identikit di Furio Fedele" [Ferreira is red-and-black: Furio Fedele's identikit] (in Italian). Milan News. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  6. "Milan assegura Ricardo Ferreira" [Milan confirm Ricardo Ferreira] (in Portuguese). Academia de Talentos. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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  14. "Braga through, Liberec face Marseille showdown". UEFA. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  15. "Ricardo Ferreira operado pela terceira vez ao mesmo joelho" [Third surgery for Ricardo Ferreira in same knee] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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  18. Morais, Pedro (7 January 2019). "Ricardo Ferreira contraiu lesão ligamentar grave e será novamente operado" [Ricardo Ferreira suffered serious ligament injury and will undergo surgery again]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  19. Ferreira, Bruno José (22 May 2019). "Sp. Braga: Marafona, Ricardo Ferreira e Ailton de saída" [Sp. Braga: Marafona, Ricardo Ferreira and Ailton leaving] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  20. "Belenenses SAD contrata central Ricardo Ferreira e médio Nuno Pina" [Belenenses SAD sign stopper Ricardo Ferreira and midfielder Nuno Pina]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  21. "Namorada de Ricardo Ferreira faz subir a temperatura nas Maldivas" [Ricardo Ferreira's girlfriend raises temperature in the Maldives] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  22. "Ricardo Ferreira é reforço" [Ricardo Ferreira is addition] (in Portuguese). S.C. Farense. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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  26. "Golo com sabor a frango valeu empate à seleção nacional" [Chicken-flavoured ("Chicken" a Portuguese word for blunder) goal provided draw to the national team]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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