Ricardo Almeida Santos

Ricardo Santos

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Alexandre Almeida Santos[1]
Date of birth	18 June 1995[2]
Place of birth	Almada, Portugal
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Peterborough United
Number	12
Youth career
0000–2012	Dagenham & Redbridge
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Dagenham & Redbridge	0	(0)
2013	→ Billericay Town (loan)	4	(0)
2013	Dover Athletic (dual-reg)	0	(0)
2013–2014	Thurrock	19	(1)
2014–	Peterborough United	62	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:03, 20 July 2016 (UTC).

Ricardo Alexandre Almeida Santos (born 18 June 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One side Peterborough United.

Playing career

Santos was a youth team player at Dagenham & Redbridge, making one appearance in the matchday squad,^[3] before he was released and signed by Thurrock manager Mark Stimson.^[4] He impressed for the Isthmian League club and was signed by Peterborough United manager Darren Ferguson on three-and-a-half-year contract in February 2014.^[5] He made his League One debut on 3 May in a 0–0 draw with Port Vale at London Road.^[6] Santos scored his first goal for the club when he scored a late winner against Doncaster Rovers on 19 March 2016.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 August 2016.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dagenham & Redbridge	2012–13[8]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Billericay Town (loan)	2012–13[9]	Conference South	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Thurrock	2013–14[10]	IL Division One North	19	1	2	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	23	1
Peterborough United	2013–14[11]	League One	1	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	2014–15[12]	League One	24	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	26	0
	2015–16[13]	League One	37	1	4	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	43	1
	2016–17[14]	League One	0	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	2	0
	Total		62	1	5	0	3	0	2	0	72	1
Career total			85	2	7	0	3	0	4	0	99	2

1. Appearances in FA Trophy
2. Appearance in Football League Trophy
3. Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 55. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 2, 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
2. "Ricardo Santos". 11v11. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
3. Munford, Colin (5 February 2014). "Former Daggers defender joins Peterborough United". Barking and Dagenham Post. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
4. Munford, Colin (5 February 2014). "Former Daggers defender joins Peterborough United". Barking and Dagenham Post. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
5. "Peterborough sign Portuguese defender Ricardo Santos". BBC Sport. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
6. "Peterborough 0 - 0 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
7. "Doncaster 1-2 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
8. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
9. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2012/2013 for Billericay Town". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
10. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2013/2014 for Thurrock". Thurrock F.C. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
11. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
12. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
13. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
14. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

External links

• Ricardo Santos career statistics at Soccerbase
  
• Ricardo Almeida Santos profile at Soccerway