Ricardo Jorge Tavares Machado (born 13 September 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Florgrade as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Jorge Tavares Machado[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Florgrade | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2006 | Dragões Sandinenses | ||
| 2006–2007 | Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Machico | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Marítimo B | 51 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Feirense (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Braşov | 90 | (8) |
| 2015 | Dinamo București | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2020 | Al Taawoun | 118 | (8) |
| 2021 | Penafiel | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | Académico Viseu | 14 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Al-Sahel | 25 | (1) |
| 2023– | Florgrade | 20 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:59, 21 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Portugal
Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Machado spent the vast majority of his youth career with local S.C. Dragões Sandinenses. He made his debut as a senior in 2007 with A.D. Machico in the third division, signing with C.S. Marítimo B in the same league after one season.
In the summer of 2010, Machado was loaned by C.S. Marítimo to C.D. Feirense of the Segunda Liga.[2] He appeared in his first game as a professional on 12 September, starting in a 2–2 away draw against F.C. Arouca.[3]
Romania
Machado competed in Romania and its Liga I the following years, starting out at FC Brașov.[4] On 13 February 2015, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with fellow top-division team FC Dinamo București.[5]
Machado's first top-flight match occurred on 31 October 2011 while at the service of the former club, when he played the entire 1–2 home loss to CFR Cluj.[6] His first goal was scored the following 4 May, helping the hosts to defeat CSU Voința Sibiu 3–0.[7]
In the 2012–13 campaign, Machado scored a career-best five goals for Brașov, helping the side to the seventh position.[8][9][10][11][12]
Al Taawoun
Machado joined Saudi Pro League's Al Taawoun FC in 2015. On 5 December 2017, he agreed to a two-year extension.[13]
In July 2020, Machado announced his decision to leave, citing a "need for a new challenge".[14]
Later years
On 25 January 2021, aged 32, Machado returned to Portugal and its second tier by joining F.C. Penafiel on a short-term deal.[15] After several months of inactivity, he signed with Académico de Viseu F.C. in the same level, reuniting with manager Pedro Ribeiro.[16]
Machado moved back to Saudi Arabia in July 2022, with Al-Sahel SC of the First Division League.[17] One year later, he joined Portuguese amateurs Florgrade FC.[18]
Honours
Al Taawoun
References
External links
- Ricardo Machado at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Ricardo Machado at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Ricardo Machado at Soccerway
