In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Dos Santos.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Jorge Ferreira dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-09-01) 1 September 1984 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Matosinhos, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Pedrouços | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2003 | Leixões | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | Leixões | 42 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | → Ovarense (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2008 | → Ribeirão (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Gondomar | 16 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | Boavista | 72 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Chaves | 8 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Leixões | 103 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Rio Tinto | 12 | (2) |
| 2017 | Pasteleira | 3 | (1) |
| 2017– | Pedrouços | 24 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2018 | |||
Ricardo Jorge Ferreira dos Santos (born 1 September 1984), known as Cadinha, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Pedrouços A.C. as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Matosinhos, Cadinha spent the better part of his career with hometown club Leixões SC, reaching the youth academy at the age of 10. After two loans, he was released on 30 June 2008 and went on to represent, alternating between the Segunda Liga and the third division, Gondomar SC, Boavista F.C. and G.D. Chaves.
Cadinha returned to Leixões in January 2013, with the side still in the second level.
References
- "Cadinha é reforço e já se treina" [Cadinha is an addition and is already training] (in Portuguese). Agente Desportivo. 24 January 2013. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
External links
- Cadinha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Cadinha national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Cadinha at Soccerway
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Matosinhos
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- Leixões S.C. players
- A.D. Ovarense players
- G.D. Ribeirão players
- Gondomar S.C. players
- Boavista F.C. players
- G.D. Chaves players
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen