Ricardo Santos (footballer, born 1995)

Ricardo Alexandre Almeida Santos (born 18 June 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bolton Wanderers.

Ricardo Almeida Santos

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Alexandre Almeida Santos[1]
Date of birth	(1995-06-18) 18 June 1995[2]
Place of birth	Almada, Portugal
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[2]
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Bolton Wanderers
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	0	(0)
2013–2014	Thurrock	19	(1)
2014–2016	Peterborough United	63	(1)
2017–2020	Barnet	84	(6)
2020–	Bolton Wanderers	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:18, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

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, following a spell at Dover Athletic where he made no appearances.[4] He impressed for the Isthmian League club, making 24 appearances,[5] and was signed by Peterborough United manager Darren Ferguson on three-and-a-half-year contract in February 2014.[6] He made his League One debut on 3 May in a 0–0 draw with Port Vale at London Road.[7] Santos scored his first goal for the club when he scored a late winner against Doncaster Rovers on 19 March 2016.[8] On 1 January 2017, Santos joined Barnet for a fee of £100,000.[9] He made his debut on the following day in a 1-0 win over Plymouth Argyle. He left the club at then end of the 2019-20 season having spent two-and-a-half seasons with the Bees, making 94 appearances, scoring six goals.[10]

Santos signed for Bolton Wanderers on a two-year deal on 3 August 2020.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 July 2020.

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[12]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Billericay Town (loan)	2012–13[13]	Conference South	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Thurrock	2013–14[14]	IL Division One North	19	1	2	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	23	1
Peterborough United	2013–14[15]	League One	1	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	2014–15[16]		24	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	26	0
	2015–16[17]		37	1	4	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	43	1
	2016–17[18]		1	0	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	5	0
	Total		63	1	6	0	3	0	3	0	75	1
Barnet	2016–17[18]	League Two	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	2
	2017–18		42	3	1	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	47	3
	2018–19	National League	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2019–20		22	1	2	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	27	1
	Total		84	6	3	0	2	0	5	0	94	6
Bolton Wanderers	2020–21	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			170	8	11	0	5	0	10	0	196	8

1. Appearances in FA Trophy
2. Appearance in Football League Trophy
3. Appearance in EFL Trophy
4. One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League playoffs

References

1. "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 55. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 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. Ricardo Santos - Thurrock Football Club
6. "Peterborough sign Portuguese defender Ricardo Santos". BBC Sport. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
7. "Peterborough 0 - 0 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
8. "Doncaster 1-2 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
9. Barnet complete Santos signing
10. Club update
11. Evatt Recruits Portuguese Defender
12. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
13. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2012/2013 for Billericay Town". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
14. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2013/2014 for Thurrock". Thurrock F.C. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
15. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
16. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
17. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
18. "Games played by Ricardo Santos in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

External links

• Ricardo Santos at Soccerway