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Ricardo Esgaio

Ricardo Esgaio

Defender - Right-Back  at Fatih Karagümrük
Age33
CitizenshipPortugal
Height1.72 m
Footright
BornMay 16, 1993
at Fatih Karagümrük 265 days · joined 2025-09-01
👕200+ Apps 🎯50+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps
Market value €1.50m
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

4
clubs played for
11/12
debut season
0.09
goals / match
Sporting CP
top club · 192 apps

Career highs

€6.00m
peak value · 2021
€5.50m
top transfer fee · 21/22
17
best season · 12/13
96 / 17
int'l caps / goals
474Appearances
44Goals
60Assists
112Yellow cards
1Red cards
111Full matches (90′)
Full nameRicardo Esgaio
Name in home countryRicardo de Sousa Esgaio
Date of birth1993-05-16 (33 yrs)
Place of birthNazaré, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height172.00 m
Current clubFatih Karagümrük
Joined2025-09-01
Contract expires2027-06-30
AgentProeleven S.A.
Sep 2025
Transfer: Sporting CP → Karagümrük
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — Sporting CP
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Sporting CP
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Sporting CP
47 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Sporting CP
38 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2021
Transfer: SC Braga → Sporting CP
21/22 · Transfer · €5.50m
Jul 2021
21/22 — Sporting CP
44 matches · 0 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — SC Braga
48 matches · 3 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — SC Braga
49 matches · 1 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions
Mar 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — SC Braga
34 matches · 0 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — SC Braga
48 matches · 4 G · 13 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Sporting CP → SC Braga
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Sporting CP, Sporting CP B
25 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Sporting CP, Sporting CP B
15 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions
Jun 2015
Transfer: Coimbra → Sporting CP
14/15 · Return from loan
Jan 2015
Transfer: Sporting CP → Coimbra
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Académica Coimbra, Sporting CP, Sporting CP B
34 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Sporting B → Sporting CP
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Sporting CP, Sporting CP B
40 matches · 16 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Sporting CP, Sporting CP B
33 matches · 17 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Sporting U19 → Sporting B
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Sporting CP
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
Transfer: Sporting U17 → Sporting U19
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2008
Transfer: Sporting Sub-15 → Sporting U17
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2006
Transfer: Sporting Yth. → Sporting Sub-15
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
Transfer: Nazarenos Fo. → Sporting Yth.
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €6.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
9,979 min
Minutes played by club
Sporting CP 15.4%
SC Braga 71.2%
Sporting CP B 13.4%
Académica Coimbra 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Sporting CP 11 11/12 25/26 192 2 18 1,538
SC Braga 4 17/18 20/21 179 8 32 7,102
Sporting CP B 5 12/13 16/17 87 34 7 1,339
Académica Coimbra 1 14/15 14/15 16 0 3 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€1.5M11€3M16€4.5M21€6M12/13 — 17 goals (Sporting CP B)12/13 — 4 assists2112/1313/14 — 16 goals (Sporting CP B)1613/1414/15 — 4 assists414/1515/16 — 2 assists215/1616/17 — 1 goals (Sporting CP B)16/17 — 3 assists416/1717/18 — 4 goals (SC Braga)17/18 — 13 assists1717/1818/19 — 5 assists518/1919/20 — 1 goals (SC Braga)19/20 — 7 assists819/2020/21 — 3 goals (SC Braga)20/21 — 7 assists1020/2121/22 — 8 assists821/2222/23 — 1 goals (Sporting CP)22/23 — 3 assists422/2323/24 — 4 assists423/2424/25 — 1 goals (Sporting CP)124/2525/2612/13 — €1.5M13/14 — €2M14/15 — €2M15/16 — €3.5M16/17 — €3.5M17/18 — €3M18/19 — €4M19/20 — €4M20/21 — €4.5M21/22 — €6M22/23 — €5M23/24 — €3.5M24/25 — €3M25/26 — €1.5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 171712/1313/14: 161613/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 3320/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 4412/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 131317/1818/19: 5518/1919/20: 7719/2020/21: 7720/2121/22: 8821/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 4423/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Supertaça Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Champions League Sporting CP 4 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 9 0 0 0 1 0
24/25 Supertaça Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 4 1 0 0 0 224
23/24 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 3 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Europa League Sporting CP 9 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 28 0 4 7 0 0
23/24 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 7 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 4 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Champions League Sporting CP 3 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Europa League Sporting CP 6 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 25 1 3 6 0 1,314
21/22 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 3 0 0 2 0 0
21/22 Champions League Sporting CP 8 0 2 1 0 0
21/22 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 27 0 4 7 0 0
21/22 Supertaça Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 5 0 2 0 0 0
20/21 Allianz Cup SC Braga 3 0 1 1 0 0
20/21 Europa League SC Braga 6 1 2 3 0 504
20/21 Liga NOS SC Braga 32 1 3 6 0 2,871
20/21 Taça de Portugal SC Braga 7 1 1 3 0 540
19/20 Allianz Cup SC Braga 5 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Europa League SC Braga 8 0 1 2 0 0
19/20 Europa League Qualifying SC Braga 4 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Liga NOS SC Braga 30 1 5 12 0 2,544
19/20 Taça de Portugal SC Braga 2 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 Allianz Cup SC Braga 4 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Europa League Qualifying SC Braga 2 0 1 1 0 0
18/19 Liga NOS SC Braga 25 0 4 5 0 0
18/19 Taça de Portugal SC Braga 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League SC Braga 8 0 3 3 0 0
17/18 Europa League Qualifying SC Braga 4 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Liga NOS SC Braga 30 4 10 8 0 643
17/18 Taça CTT SC Braga 4 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Taça de Portugal SC Braga 2 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 3 0 1 1 0 0
16/17 Champions League Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Ledman LigaPro Sporting CP B 11 1 2 4 0 985
16/17 Liga NOS Sporting CP 8 0 0 2 0 0
16/17 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 1 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Champions League Qu. Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Europa League Sporting CP 3 0 2 1 0 0
15/16 Ledman LigaPro Sporting CP B 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Liga NOS Sporting CP 8 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Allianz Cup Académica Coimbra 1 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 4 0 0 2 0 0
14/15 Champions League Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Liga NOS Académica Coimbra 15 0 2 5 0 0
14/15 Liga NOS Sporting CP 3 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Liga Portugal 2 Sporting CP B 8 0 1 3 0 0
14/15 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Liga Portugal 2 Sporting CP B 39 16 0 8 0 215
13/14 Liga ZON Sagres Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Europa League Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Liga Portugal 2 Sporting CP B 27 17 4 10 0 139
12/13 Liga ZON Sagres Sporting CP 3 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Europa League Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
05/06 2005-07-01 Nazarenos Fo. Sporting Yth. Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-01 Sporting Yth. Sporting Sub-15 Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-01 Sporting Sub-15 Sporting U17 Transfer 0
10/11 2010-07-01 Sporting U17 Sporting U19 Transfer 0
12/13 2012-07-01 Sporting U19 Sporting B Transfer 0
14/15 2014-07-01 Sporting B Sporting CP Transfer 2000000
14/15 2015-01-31 Sporting CP Coimbra Loan 2000000
14/15 2015-06-30 Coimbra Sporting CP Return from loan 2750000
17/18 2017-07-01 Sporting CP SC Braga Transfer 1500000
21/22 2021-07-03 SC Braga Sporting CP Transfer 6000000 €5.50m
25/26 2025-09-01 Sporting CP Karagümrük Transfer 1500000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
18/19 Knee injury 2019-01-01 2019-01-08 8 2
18/19 Knee injury 2019-03-01 2019-03-14 14 2
21/22 Corona virus 2021-12-13 2021-12-21 9 2
Current€1.50m
Peak€6.00m
Low€1.50m
Δ since start+—
€1.50m€2.63m€3.75m€4.88m€6.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53807 #2 4 0 former national player
Team #53246 #5 1 0 former national player
Team #31372 #20 9 3 former national player
Team #23137 #7 17 5 former national player
Team #16374 #2 18 3 former national player
Team #16373 #10 16 1 former national player
Team #16372 #10 29 5 former national player
Team #16371 #19 2 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
João Mário 2 7 0
Bruma 2 3 0
Daniel Bragança 2 1 0
Marcus Edwards 2 1 0
Wilson Eduardo 2 1 0
Iuri Medeiros 2 2 0
Galeno 2 2 0
André Horta 2 0 0
João Novais 2 0 0
Antonio Adán 2 0 0
João Palhinha 2 0 0
Pedro Gonçalves 2 4 0
Paulinho 2 8 0
Nuno Santos 2 0 0
Sequeira 2 0 0
Sebastián Coates 2 0 0
Matheus Reis 2 0 0
Francisco Trincão 2 3 0
Fransérgio 2 2 0
Gonçalo Inácio 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
12/13 Liga Portugal 2 Sporting CP B 17 27
13/14 Liga Portugal 2 Sporting CP B 16 39
17/18 Liga NOS SC Braga 4 30

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
17/18 Liga NOS SC Braga 10 30
19/20 Liga NOS SC Braga 5 30
12/13 Liga Portugal 2 Sporting CP B 4 27

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
14/15 2015-06-30 Coimbra Sporting CP Return from loan €2.75m
14/15 2015-01-31 Sporting CP Coimbra Loan €2.00m

Last 50 matches for Fatih Karagümrük The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-11-03 TR1 Çaykur Rizespor 1–0 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2025-10-24 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 2–2 Kayserispor Available
2025-10-19 TR1 Fenerbahçe 2–1 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2025-10-05 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 0–2 Gaziantep FK Available
2025-09-27 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 3–4 Trabzonspor Available
2025-09-21 TR1 Samsunspor 3–2 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2025-09-17 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 0–2 İstanbul Başakşehir Available
2025-09-13 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 0–1 Kasımpaşa SK Available
2025-08-30 TR1 Antalyaspor 1–2 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2025-08-22 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 0–2 Göztepe Available
2025-08-15 TR1 Galatasaray 3–0 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2024-05-25 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 3–1 Samsunspor Available
2024-05-18 TR1 Gaziantep FK 3–1 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2024-05-12 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 2–3 Galatasaray Available
2024-05-04 TR1 Kayserispor 2–2 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2024-04-29 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 4–1 Antalyaspor Available
2024-04-20 TR1 İstanbulspor AŞ 1–2 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2024-04-14 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 1–2 Fenerbahçe Available
2024-04-03 TR1 Sivasspor 1–0 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2024-03-15 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 1–1 Konyaspor Available
2024-03-09 TR1 Trabzonspor 5–1 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2024-03-04 TR1 Adana Demirspor 1–0 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2024-02-25 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 1–1 Alanyaspor Available
2024-02-16 TR1 Kasımpaşa SK 1–1 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2024-02-10 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 2–0 Pendikspor Available
2024-02-02 TR1 Hatayspor 3–1 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2024-01-28 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 4–0 Çaykur Rizespor Available
2024-01-24 TR1 MKE Ankaragücü 2–0 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2024-01-20 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 1–1 İstanbul Başakşehir Available
2024-01-13 TR1 Beşiktaş 3–0 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2024-01-10 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 4–1 Kayserispor Available
2024-01-06 TR1 Samsunspor 1–0 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2023-12-23 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 0–3 Gaziantep FK Available
2023-12-20 TR1 Galatasaray 1–0 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2023-12-09 TR1 Antalyaspor 2–1 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2023-12-01 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 3–0 İstanbulspor AŞ Available
2023-11-26 TR1 Fenerbahçe 2–1 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2023-11-11 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 3–0 Sivasspor Available
2023-11-05 TR1 Konyaspor 1–1 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2023-10-29 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 0–0 Trabzonspor Available
2023-10-23 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 2–0 Adana Demirspor Available
2023-10-06 TR1 Alanyaspor 2–1 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2023-10-01 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 2–3 Kasımpaşa SK Available
2023-09-23 TR1 Pendikspor 1–1 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2023-09-18 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 0–0 Hatayspor Available
2023-09-01 TR1 Çaykur Rizespor 1–0 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2023-08-27 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 1–1 MKE Ankaragücü Available
2023-08-20 TR1 İstanbul Başakşehir 0–2 Fatih Karagümrük Available
2023-08-14 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 0–1 Beşiktaş Available
2021-05-15 TR1 Fatih Karagümrük 5–1 Denizlispor Available

Teams faced most often by Ricardo Esgaio's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Rio Ave FC 8 5 2 1 14 6 +8 63%
CD Santa Clara 7 7 0 0 16 4 +12 100%
Gil Vicente 7 5 1 1 12 7 +5 71%
Portimonense SC 6 6 0 0 14 2 +12 100%
Paços de Ferreira 6 6 0 0 14 1 +13 100%
CS Marítimo 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 67%
FC Famalicão 6 2 2 2 9 10 -1 33%
Boavista 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 67%
Vitória Guimarães 6 5 1 0 15 3 +12 83%
Sporting Braga 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 67%
SL Benfica 6 1 2 3 9 12 -3 17%
FC Porto 6 0 2 4 4 11 -7 0%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
12/13 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 18 224 0 1 1 0.8
23/24 47 0 7 0 0 0
22/23 38 1,314 8 1 0 0.62
21/22 44 0 10 0 0 0
20/21 48 3,915 13 1 0 0.32
19/20 49 2,544 16 0 0 0.57
18/19 34 0 7 1 0 0
17/18 48 643 12 0 0 1.68
16/17 25 985 7 1 0 0.73
15/16 15 0 3 0 0 0
14/15 34 0 11 1 0 0
13/14 40 215 8 1 0 3.77
12/13 33 139 10 0 0 6.47

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga Portugal 2
87 apps
34 G
7 A
Liga ZON Sagres
243 apps
7 G
35 A
Taça de Portugal
35 apps
2 G
4 A
Europa League
41 apps
1 G
8 A
Taça CTT
39 apps
0 G
3 A
Champions League
17 apps
0 G
2 A
Europa League Qualifying
10 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Ricardo Esgaio

Who is Ricardo Esgaio?

Ricardo Esgaio is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Fatih Karagümrük.

How old is Ricardo Esgaio?

Ricardo Esgaio is 33 years old. He was born on May 16, 1993 in Nazaré.

What position does Ricardo Esgaio play?

Ricardo Esgaio plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).

What club does Ricardo Esgaio play for?

Ricardo Esgaio currently plays for Fatih Karagümrük.

How many career goals has Ricardo Esgaio scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ricardo Esgaio has scored 44 goals in 474 appearances.

What is Ricardo Esgaio's market value?

Ricardo Esgaio's most recent reported market value is €1.50m.