Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves

Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves (born 22 May 1974), also known as Sergio 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 and Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia.

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)
Playing 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
1999–2001 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

Sergio transferred toTurkish club Fenerbahçe in 1998–99 season start and then loaned to Sakaryaspor in January transfer window.[1] 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.[2]

gollark: Simply deploy a counterreminder.
gollark: No. I'm on my phone.
gollark: They refused to explain this to me.
gollark: Syl has been in here for quite some time, ish.
gollark: If you don't mention S[REDACTED], they are unlikely to speak.

References
  1. "SERGIO RICARDO MESSİOS NEVES". TFF. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  2. "Brazilian footballer performs 'Umrah' after converting to Islam". Stepfeed. Retrieved 27 May 2019.


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