Sérgio Ricardo (footballer)

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]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Messias and the second or paternal family name is Neves.
Sérgio Ricardo
Personal information
Full name Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves
Date of birth (1974-05-25) 25 May 1974
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Corinthians
1996–1997 Vasco da Gama
1996–1997 Vitória
1997–1998 Botafogo
1998 Fenerbahçe
1999 Sakaryaspor (loan)
1998–1999 Al-Ahli
1999 Al Ain[1]
1999–2001 Al-Hilal
2001–2005 Al-Ittihad
2005–2007 Al-Gharafa
2009–2010 Al-Raed
2010 Botafogo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.


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