Sérgio Ricardo (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Messias and the second or paternal family name is Neves.

Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves (born 22 May 1974), also known as Sérgio Ricardo or Serginho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for Fenerbahçe and Sakaryaspor in Turkey, Al-Ittihad, Al-Ahli and Al-Sadd in Qatar, Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, and Al Ain and Al Nasr in United Arab Emirates.^[2]

Sérgio Ricardo

Personal information
Full name	Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves
Date of birth	(1974-05-25) 25 May 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
0000–1995	Fluminense de Feira
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995	Corinthians	20	(7)
1996–1997	Vasco da Gama
1997	Vitória
1997–1998	Botafogo
1997–1998	→ Al-Ahli (loan)	12	(12)
1998	→ Al Sadd (loan)
1998–1999	Fenerbahçe	3	(2)
1998–1999	→ Sakaryaspor (loan)	8	(5)
1999	Al Ain^[1]
1999–2001	Al-Hilal
2001–2005	Al-Ittihad
2005–2009	Al-Gharafa	8	(4)
2009	Tigres do Brasil	3	(1)
2009–2010	Al-Raed
2010–2011	Botafogo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Sérgio Ricardo transferred to Turkish club Fenerbahçe in 1998–99 season start and then loaned to Sakaryaspor in January transfer window.^[3] 1999–00 season start he was loaned again to Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia. He won the Arab Cup Winners' Cup with the club. He returned to Fenerbahçe but was loaned again to a few Qatari clubs.

He was the top goal scorer of the 2003–04 Saudi Premier league with 15 goals.

Personal life

Sérgio Ricardo performed Umrah after becoming a Muslim.^[4]

References

1. سعيد باللعب للهلال والعودة للدوري السعودي من جديد
2. سيرجو ريكاردو: أعترف بفشلي في الإمارات
3. "SERGIO RICARDO MESSİOS NEVES". TFF. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
4. "Brazilian footballer performs 'Umrah' after converting to Islam". Stepfeed. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

External links

• Sérgio Ricardo at Soccerway