Richardson (footballer)

Richardson Fernandes dos Santos (born 17 August 1991), simply known as Richardson is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol as a midfielder.

Richardson
Personal information
Full name Richardson Fernandes dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-17) 17 August 1991[1]
Place of birth Natal, Brazil[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kashiwa Reysol
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Flamengo-SP
2010–2011 América-RN 5 (0)
2012 Baraúnas 11 (0)
2013 Confiança 0 (0)
2013 Treze 5 (0)
2014 Operário-PR 13 (1)
2014–2015 Confiança 29 (1)
2016–2018 Ceará 93 (2)
2019– Kashiwa Reysol 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 April 2019
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

Club career

Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Richardson made his senior debut with Flamengo-SP in 2010. He went on to represent América-RN (in Série B), Baraúnas and Confiança, before joining Treze on 2 June 2013, in Série C.[1] He was released by the club on 13 August after failing to "meet the expectations of the board and also the supporter".[2]

On 15 January 2014, Richardson moved to Operário-PR.[3] On 4 April, he rejoined Confiança.[4] In his first season, he won promotion to Série C and in the second season, he won Campeonato Sergipano with the club.[5]

On 2 January 2016, Richardson joined Série B club Ceará on a one-year deal.[6] On 5 July, his contract was extended until December 2019.[7] He scored his first league goal in a 1–1 draw against Joinville on 18 June [8]

During the 2017 season, Richardson played both as a right midfielder and a right back,[9] with his side winning the 2017 Campeonato Cearense and achieving promotion to Série A.[10] He went on to captain the side during the campaign in 2018.[11]

On 14 January 2019, Richardson moved abroad and joined Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played on 3 December 2018
Club Season National League State League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
América-RN 2010[13] Série B 500000—50
2011[13] Série C 000000—00
Total 50000—050
Baraúnas 2012[13] Série D 1100000—110
Confiança 2013[13] Série D 0000305[lower-alpha 1]080
Treze 2013[13] Série C 50—00—50
Operário-PR 2014[13] Paranaense A1 —131——131
Confiança 2014[13] Série D 1107000—180
2015[13] Série C 181120205[lower-alpha 1]0371
Total 2911902050551
Ceará 2016[13] Série B 34193403[lower-alpha 1]0504
2017[13] Série B 291121103[lower-alpha 2]0452
2018[13] Série A 30090406[lower-alpha 1]1491
Total 932304901211447
Career total 14336251402212419
  1. Appearances in Copa do Nordeste
  2. Appearances in Primeira Liga

References
  1. "Treze Modifica Completamente O Elenco Para A Série C" [Treze Completely Modifies The Cast For Série C] (in Portuguese). Soesporte. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. "Treze confirma dispensa de quatro jogadores após vexame contra Santa" [Treze confirms dismissal of four players after vexing against Santa] (in Portuguese). Globo Espote. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. "Operário contrata mais um reforço" [Operário hires another reinforcement] (in Portuguese). Operário. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. "Richardson se apresenta no Sabino e avisa: 'queria ter chegado antes'" [Richardson shows up at Sabino and warns: 'I wish I had arrived sooner'] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. "Richardson confirma propostas e vê como difícil permanência no Confiança" [Richardson confirms proposals and sees how difficult stay in Confiança] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. "Ceará anuncia contratação de mais quatro reforços para temporada" [Ceará announces hiring of four reinforcements for the season] (in Portuguese). Ceará. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  7. "Éverson, Valdo e Richardson renovam com o Ceará até dezembro de 2019" [Éverson, Valdo and Richardson renew with Ceará until December 2019] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  8. "Ceará empata em 1×1 com o Joinville e entra no G-4 da Série B; ouça os gols" [Ceará draw in 1 × 1 with Joinville and enter the G-4 Series B; listen to the goals] (in Portuguese). Verdinha. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  9. "De contratação questionada a xodó da torcida: Richardson relembra sua trajetória" [Richardson remembers his career] (in Portuguese). Tribuna do Ceará. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  10. Donizete, Márcio (15 December 2017). "Mercado da bola 2018: confira um resumo das negociações no Ceará" [Ball market 2018: check out a summary of the negotiations in Ceará] (in Portuguese). Torcedores. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  11. "Richardson fala sobre ano perfeito no Ceará e ótimo momento na carreira" [Richardson talks about perfect year in Ceará and great career moment] (in Portuguese). Terra. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  12. "ヒシャルジソン選手 移籍加入のお知らせ" [Notice of player Richardson joining] (in Japanese). Kashiwa Reysol. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  13. "Richardson". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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