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Ricardo Esteves

Ricardo Esteves

Defender - Right-Back  at Retired
Age46
CitizenshipPortugal
Height1.75 m
Footright
BornSeptember 16, 1979
👕200+ Apps 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.04
goals / match
CS Marítimo
top club · 52 apps

Career highs

€800k
peak value · 2007
top transfer fee
4
best season · 2010
53 / 0
int'l caps / goals
232Appearances
9Goals
19Assists
49Yellow cards
1Red cards
27Full matches (90′)
Full nameRicardo Esteves
Name in home countryRicardo Filipe Santos Esteves
Date of birth1979-09-16 (46 yrs)
Place of birthLisboa, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height175.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2012-08-01
Contract expires
Aug 2012
Transfer: DL Shide → Retired
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
2012 — Dalian Shide
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2012
Transfer: Without Club → DL Shide
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
Transfer: Marítimo → Without Club
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — CS Marítimo
26 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — FC Seoul
14 matches · 4 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: FC Seoul → Marítimo
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 2010
Transfer: Asteras Tripoli → FC Seoul
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Asteras Tripolis
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Asteras Tripolis
22 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Marítimo → Asteras Tripoli
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — CS Marítimo
26 matches · 0 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Reggina → Marítimo
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Reggina Calcio
18 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2006
Transfer: Vicenza → Reggina
05/06 · Return from loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — Vicenza Calcio
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: Reggina → Vicenza
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2004
04/05 — Reggina Calcio
18 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Paços Ferreira → Reggina
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 2004
Transfer: Nacional → Paços Ferreira
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — FC Paços de Ferreira, CD Nacional
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — CD Nacional
21 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Benfica → Nacional
02/03 · Transfer
Jun 2002
Transfer: SC Braga → Benfica
01/02 · Return from loan
Jan 2002
Transfer: Benfica → SC Braga
01/02 · Loan
Jul 2001
01/02 — SC Braga, SL Benfica
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2001
Transfer: Benfica B → Benfica
00/01 · Transfer
Dec 2000
Transfer: Alverca → Benfica B
00/01 · Return from loan
Jul 2000
00/01 — SL Benfica, FC Alverca
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
Transfer: Benfica B → Alverca
00/01 · Loan
Jun 2000
Transfer: Vitória Setúbal → Benfica B
99/00 · Return from loan
Jan 2000
Transfer: Benfica B → Vitória Setúbal
99/00 · Loan
Jul 1999
99/00 — Vitória Setúbal FC
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1999
Transfer: Oriental → Benfica B
99/00 · Transfer
Jul 1998
Transfer: Benfica U19 → Oriental
98/99 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €800k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
2,409 min
Minutes played by club
Vitória Setúbal FC 0.0%
Dalian Shide 24.2%
FC Seoul 9.8%
CS Marítimo 14.9%
Asteras Tripolis 0.0%
Reggina Calcio 51.0%
Vicenza Calcio 0.0%
CD Nacional 0.0%
FC Paços de Ferreira 0.0%
SL Benfica 0.0%
SC Braga 0.0%
FC Alverca 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Vitória Setúbal FC 1 99/00 99/00 14 0 0 0
Dalian Shide 1 2012 2012 7 1 0 584
FC Seoul 1 2010 2010 14 4 5 237
CS Marítimo 2 07/08 10/11 52 1 6 360
Asteras Tripolis 2 08/09 09/10 31 0 2 0
Reggina Calcio 2 04/05 06/07 36 3 2 1,228
Vicenza Calcio 1 05/06 05/06 18 0 0 0
CD Nacional 2 02/03 03/04 26 0 4 0
FC Paços de Ferreira 1 03/04 03/04 15 0 0 0
SL Benfica 2 00/01 01/02 10 0 0 0
SC Braga 1 01/02 01/02 5 0 0 0
FC Alverca 1 00/01 00/01 4 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€200K5€400K7€600K9€800K02/03 — 4 assists402/0304/05 — 1 goals (Reggina Calcio)04/05 — 1 assists204/0505/0606/07 — 2 goals (Reggina Calcio)06/07 — 1 assists306/0707/08 — 6 assists607/0808/09 — 2 assists208/0909/1010/11 — 1 goals (CS Marítimo)110/112010 — 4 goals (FC Seoul)2010 — 5 assists920102012 — 1 goals (Dalian Shide)1201204/05 — €50K05/06 — €100K07/08 — €800K08/09 — €600K09/10 — €750K10/11 — €500KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/112010: 4420102012: 11201299/00: 0099/00

Assists by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 4402/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 6607/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/112010: 5520102012: 00201299/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 Primeira Liga Vitória Setúbal FC 14 0 0 4 0 0
2012 Super League Dalian Shide 7 1 0 1 0 584
2010 K League Classic FC Seoul 11 4 4 2 0 237
2010 K League Cup FC Seoul 3 0 1 2 0 0
10/11 Allianz Cup CS Marítimo 2 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Europa League Qualifying CS Marítimo 4 1 0 2 0 360
10/11 Liga ZON Sagres CS Marítimo 20 0 0 8 0 0
09/10 Kypello Elladas Asteras Tripolis 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Super League 1 Asteras Tripolis 8 0 0 2 0 0
08/09 Kypello Elladas Asteras Tripolis 6 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Super League 1 Asteras Tripolis 16 0 2 4 0 0
07/08 Carlsberg Cup CS Marítimo 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 Liga Bwin CS Marítimo 25 0 6 5 0 0
06/07 Italy Cup Reggina Calcio 4 1 1 0 0 201
06/07 Serie A Reggina Calcio 14 1 0 2 0 470
05/06 Serie B Vicenza Calcio 18 0 0 1 0 0
04/05 Italy Cup Reggina Calcio 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Serie A Reggina Calcio 16 1 1 2 0 557
03/04 SuperLiga FC Paços de Ferreira 15 0 0 5 0 0
03/04 SuperLiga CD Nacional 4 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Taça de Portugal CD Nacional 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 SuperLiga CD Nacional 20 0 4 3 1 0
02/03 Taça de Portugal CD Nacional 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Primeira Liga SC Braga 5 0 0 3 0 0
01/02 Primeira Liga SL Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 Primeira Liga SL Benfica 10 0 0 1 0 0
00/01 Primeira Liga FC Alverca 4 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
98/99 1998-07-01 Benfica U19 Oriental Transfer 0
99/00 1999-07-01 Oriental Benfica B Transfer 0
99/00 2000-01-31 Benfica B Vitória Setúbal Loan 0
99/00 2000-06-30 Vitória Setúbal Benfica B Return from loan 0
00/01 2000-07-01 Benfica B Alverca Loan 0
00/01 2000-12-31 Alverca Benfica B Return from loan 0
00/01 2001-01-01 Benfica B Benfica Transfer 0
01/02 2002-01-15 Benfica SC Braga Loan 0
01/02 2002-06-30 SC Braga Benfica Return from loan 0
02/03 2002-07-01 Benfica Nacional Transfer 0
03/04 2004-01-20 Nacional Paços Ferreira Transfer 0
04/05 2004-07-01 Paços Ferreira Reggina Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 Reggina Vicenza Loan 100000
05/06 2006-06-30 Vicenza Reggina Return from loan 100000
07/08 2007-07-01 Reggina Marítimo Transfer 500000
08/09 2008-07-01 Marítimo Asteras Tripoli Transfer 800000
09/10 2010-01-01 Asteras Tripoli FC Seoul Transfer 600000
10/11 2010-07-01 FC Seoul Marítimo Transfer 500000
11/12 2011-07-01 Marítimo Without Club Transfer 500000
11/12 2012-01-01 Without Club DL Shide Transfer 600000
12/13 2012-08-01 DL Shide Retired Transfer 500000

No recorded injuries.

Current
Peak€800k
Low
Δ since start−€50k
€200k€400k€600k€800k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #31372 #13 7 0 former national player
Team #30503 5 0 former national player
Team #23137 4 0 former national player
Team #16374 #2 7 0 former national player
Team #16373 19 0 former national player
Team #16371 #18 11 0 former national player

No teammate data.

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2010 K League Classic FC Seoul 4 11
06/07 Serie A Reggina Calcio 1 14
04/05 Serie A Reggina Calcio 1 16

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
07/08 Liga Bwin CS Marítimo 6 25
2010 K League Classic FC Seoul 4 11
02/03 SuperLiga CD Nacional 4 20

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
05/06 2006-06-30 Vicenza Reggina Return from loan €100k
05/06 2005-07-01 Reggina Vicenza Loan €100k
01/02 2002-06-30 SC Braga Benfica Return from loan
01/02 2002-01-15 Benfica SC Braga Loan
00/01 2000-12-31 Alverca Benfica B Return from loan
00/01 2000-07-01 Benfica B Alverca Loan
99/00 2000-06-30 Vitória Setúbal Benfica B Return from loan
99/00 2000-01-31 Benfica B Vitória Setúbal Loan

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
04/05 First senior goal

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 14 0 4 0 0 0
2012 7 584 1 0 0 0.15
2010 14 237 4 0 0 1.52
10/11 26 360 11 0 0 2.75
09/10 9 0 2 0 0 0
08/09 22 0 4 0 0 0
07/08 26 0 6 1 0 0
06/07 18 671 2 0 0 0.27
05/06 18 0 1 0 0 0
04/05 18 557 2 0 0 0.32
03/04 20 0 5 0 0 0
02/03 21 0 3 1 1 0
01/02 5 0 3 0 0 0
00/01 14 0 1 1 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

K League Classic
11 apps
4 G
4 A
Serie A
30 apps
2 G
1 A
Italy Cup
6 apps
1 G
1 A
Super League
7 apps
1 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
4 apps
1 G
0 A
SuperLiga
117 apps
0 G
10 A
Super League 1
24 apps
0 G
2 A
K League Cup
3 apps
0 G
1 A
Kypello Elladas
7 apps
0 G
0 A
Serie B
18 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Ricardo Esteves

Who is Ricardo Esteves?

Ricardo Esteves is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Retired.

How old is Ricardo Esteves?

Ricardo Esteves is 46 years old. He was born on September 16, 1979 in Lisboa.

What position does Ricardo Esteves play?

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

What club does Ricardo Esteves play for?

Ricardo Esteves currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Ricardo Esteves scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ricardo Esteves has scored 9 goals in 232 appearances.