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Ricardo Pereira

Ricardo Pereira

Defender - Right-Back  at Leicester City
Age32
CitizenshipPortugal Cape Verde
Height1.75 m
Footright
BornOctober 6, 1993
at Leicester City 2,884 days · joined 2018-07-01
👕200+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps
Market value €4.50m
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
11/12
debut season
0.07
goals / match
Leicester City
top club · 183 apps

Career highs

€40.00m
peak value · 2019
€22.00m
top transfer fee · 18/19
6
best season · 12/13
44 / 12
int'l caps / goals
375Appearances
28Goals
37Assists
64Yellow cards
0Red cards
110Full matches (90′)
Full nameRicardo Pereira
Name in home countryRicardo Domingos Barbosa Pereira
Date of birth1993-10-06 (32 yrs)
Place of birthLisboa, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal Cape Verde
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height175.00 m
Current clubLeicester City
Joined2018-07-01
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentGestifute
OutfitterNike
Jul 2025
25/26 — Leicester City
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2025
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2024
Injury: unknown
19 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Leicester City
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Leicester City
45 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2022
Injury: unknown
27 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Leicester City
11 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2021
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Leicester City
24 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Leicester City, Leicester City U23
20 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2020
Injury: unknown
35 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Leicester City
33 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Leicester City
37 matches · 2 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: FC Porto → Leicester
18/19 · Transfer · €22.00m
Feb 2018
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Sep 2017
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Porto
43 matches · 2 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2017
Transfer: OGC Nice → FC Porto
16/17 · Return from loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — OGC Nice
30 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Dec 2015
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2015
Transfer: FC Porto → OGC Nice
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — OGC Nice
27 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2015
Transfer: FC Porto B → FC Porto
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Porto, FC Porto B
19 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Porto, FC Porto B
33 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Vit. Guimarães → FC Porto B
13/14 · Transfer · €1.60m
Jul 2012
12/13 — Vitória Guimarães SC, Vitória Guimarães SC B
36 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Vitória SC U19 → Vit. Guimarães
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Vitória Guimarães SC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
Transfer: Naval 1 Maio U19 → Vitória SC U19
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: Sporting U17 → Naval 1 Maio 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 2004
Transfer: CF Benfica Fo. → Sporting Yth.
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €40.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
9,908 min
Minutes played by club
Leicester City 56.5%
Leicester City U23 0.0%
FC Porto 14.8%
OGC Nice 10.4%
FC Porto B 16.1%
Vitória Guimarães SC 2.2%
Vitória Guimarães SC B 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Leicester City 8 18/19 25/26 183 14 17 5,596
Leicester City U23 1 20/21 20/21 1 0 0 0
FC Porto 3 13/14 17/18 77 4 9 1,470
OGC Nice 2 15/16 16/17 57 2 8 1,029
FC Porto B 2 13/14 14/15 18 2 2 1,591
Vitória Guimarães SC 2 11/12 12/13 38 6 1 222
Vitória Guimarães SC B 1 12/13 12/13 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€10M5€20M7€30M9€40M12/13 — 6 goals (Vitória Guimarães SC)12/13 — 1 assists712/1313/14 — 3 goals (FC Porto B)13/14 — 2 assists513/1414/15 — 1 goals (FC Porto B)14/15 — 2 assists314/1515/16 — 4 assists415/1616/17 — 2 goals (OGC Nice)16/17 — 4 assists616/1717/18 — 2 goals (FC Porto)17/18 — 7 assists917/1818/19 — 2 goals (Leicester City)18/19 — 6 assists818/1919/20 — 4 goals (Leicester City)19/20 — 3 assists719/2020/21 — 1 assists120/2121/22 — 2 goals (Leicester City)21/22 — 3 assists521/2222/23 — 1 goals (Leicester City)22/23 — 1 assists222/2323/24 — 4 goals (Leicester City)23/24 — 3 assists723/2424/2525/26 — 1 goals (Leicester City)125/2612/13 — €300K13/14 — €2.5M14/15 — €4M15/16 — €3.8M16/17 — €9M17/18 — €9M18/19 — €20M19/20 — €40M20/21 — €32M21/22 — €30M22/23 — €20M23/24 — €10M24/25 — €8M25/26 — €5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 4423/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 1125/26

Assists by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 7717/1818/19: 6618/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 3321/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Championship Leicester City 2 1 0 1 0 25
24/25 EFL Cup Leicester City 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Premier League Leicester City 10 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 Championship Leicester City 39 3 3 8 0 1,095
23/24 EFL Cup Leicester City 3 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Leicester City 3 1 0 1 0 210
22/23 FA Cup Leicester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Premier League Leicester City 10 1 1 2 0 453
21/22 Community Shield Leicester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Conference L. Leicester City 5 1 0 0 0 328
21/22 EFL Cup Leicester City 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Europa League Leicester City 1 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Leicester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premier League Leicester City 14 1 3 3 0 992
20/21 Europa League Leicester City 2 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Leicester City 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Premier League Leicester City 15 0 1 3 0 0
20/21 Premier League 2 Leicester City U23 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 EFL Cup Leicester City 4 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Leicester City 1 1 0 0 0 90
19/20 Premier League Leicester City 28 3 2 1 0 840
18/19 EFL Cup Leicester City 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Leicester City 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Premier League Leicester City 35 2 6 7 0 1,563
17/18 Champions League FC Porto 7 0 2 1 0 0
17/18 Liga NOS FC Porto 27 2 5 3 0 1,135
17/18 Taça CTT FC Porto 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Taça de Portugal FC Porto 6 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Coupe de France OGC Nice 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Coupe de la Ligue OGC Nice 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Europa League OGC Nice 5 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Ligue 1 OGC Nice 24 2 4 2 0 1,029
15/16 Coupe de la Ligue OGC Nice 1 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Ligue 1 OGC Nice 26 0 4 6 0 0
14/15 Allianz Cup FC Porto 5 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Champions League FC Porto 2 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Champions League Qu. FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Liga NOS FC Porto 5 0 1 2 0 0
14/15 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 6 1 1 2 0 540
13/14 Allianz Cup FC Porto 2 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Champions League FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Europa League FC Porto 2 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 12 1 1 4 0 1,051
13/14 Liga ZON Sagres FC Porto 14 2 0 2 0 335
13/14 Taça de Portugal FC Porto 2 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 Allianz Cup Vitória Guimarães SC 3 2 0 1 0 118
12/13 Liga Portugal 2 Vitória Guimarães SC B 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Liga ZON Sagres Vitória Guimarães SC 27 0 1 3 0 0
12/13 Taça de Portugal Vitória Guimarães SC 5 4 0 2 0 104
11/12 Liga ZON Sagres Vitória Guimarães SC 3 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2004-07-01 CF Benfica 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 Naval 1 Maio U19 Transfer 0
11/12 2011-07-01 Naval 1 Maio U19 Vitória SC U19 Transfer 0
11/12 2012-01-01 Vitória SC U19 Vit. Guimarães Transfer 0
13/14 2013-07-01 Vit. Guimarães FC Porto B Transfer 1800000 €1.60m
14/15 2015-01-01 FC Porto B FC Porto Transfer 4000000
15/16 2015-08-31 FC Porto OGC Nice Loan 3750000
16/17 2017-06-30 OGC Nice FC Porto Return from loan 9000000
18/19 2018-07-01 FC Porto Leicester Transfer 20000000 €22.00m
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 Hamstring injury 2015-12-03 2015-12-29 27 4
15/16 Thigh problems 2016-01-11 2016-01-25 15 2
17/18 Muscle injury 2017-09-23 2017-10-10 18 4
17/18 Hamstring strain 2018-02-15 2018-03-01 15 3
19/20 Cruciate ligament tear 2020-03-11 2021-01-15 311 35
21/22 Hamstring injury 2021-11-19 2021-12-11 23 6
22/23 Achilles tendon rupture 2022-08-05 2023-02-05 185 27
24/25 Hamstring injury 2024-11-11 2025-03-09 119 19
24/25 Muscle injury 2025-04-28 2025-05-23 26 3
Current€4.50m
Peak€40.00m
Low€100k
Δ since start+€4.20m
€100k€10.08m€20.05m€30.03m€40.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €32.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €32.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53807 1 0 former national player
Team #53246 #9 1 0 former national player
Team #16374 #21 18 7 former national player
Team #16373 #7 14 4 former national player
Team #16372 #7 3 1 former national player
Team #3300 #15 7 0 former national player

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
12/13 Taça de Portugal Vitória Guimarães SC 4 5
19/20 Premier League Leicester City 3 28
23/24 Championship Leicester City 3 39

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
18/19 Premier League Leicester City 6 35
17/18 Liga NOS FC Porto 5 27
15/16 Ligue 1 OGC Nice 4 26

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
16/17 2017-06-30 OGC Nice FC Porto Return from loan €9.00m
15/16 2015-08-31 FC Porto OGC Nice Loan €3.75m

Last 50 matches for Leicester City 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
2024-10-30 CGB Manchester United 5–2 Leicester City Available
2024-09-24 CGB Walsall FC 0–3 Leicester City Available
2024-08-27 CGB Leicester City 4–0 Tranmere Rovers Available
2024-03-17 GB1 Chelsea FC 4–2 Leicester City Available
2024-03-17 GB1 Chelsea FC 4–2 Leicester City Available
2024-02-27 GB1 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Leicester City Available
2023-09-27 CGB Liverpool FC 3–1 Leicester City Available
2023-08-29 CGB Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Leicester City Available
2023-08-09 CGB Burton Albion 0–2 Leicester City Available
2023-02-28 GB1 Leicester City 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Available
2023-01-10 CGB Newcastle United 2–0 Leicester City INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2022-12-20 CGB Milton Keynes Dons 0–3 Leicester City INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2022-11-08 CGB Leicester City 3–0 Newport County INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2022-08-23 CGB Stockport County 1–3 Leicester City INJURED Achilles tendon rupture
2021-12-22 CGB Liverpool FC 5–4 Leicester City Available
2021-10-27 CGB Leicester City 4–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Available
2021-09-22 CGB Millwall FC 0–2 Leicester City Available
2021-05-15 GB1 Chelsea FC 0–1 Leicester City Available
2021-04-18 GB1 Leicester City 1–0 Southampton FC Available
2021-03-21 GB1 Leicester City 3–1 Manchester United Available
2021-02-10 GB1 Leicester City 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Available
2020-09-23 CGB Leicester City 0–2 Arsenal FC INJURED Cruciate ligament tear
2020-06-28 GB1 Leicester City 0–1 Chelsea FC INJURED Cruciate ligament tear
2020-06-23 GB1 Leicester City 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion INJURED Cruciate ligament tear
2020-06-20 GB1 Watford FC 1–1 Leicester City INJURED Cruciate ligament tear
2020-03-09 GB1 Leicester City 4–0 Aston Villa Available
2020-03-04 GB1 Leicester City 1–0 Birmingham City Available
2020-02-28 GB1 Norwich City 1–0 Leicester City Available
2020-02-22 GB1 Leicester City 0–1 Manchester City Available
2020-02-14 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Leicester City Available
2020-02-01 GB1 Leicester City 2–2 Chelsea FC Available
2020-01-28 CGB Aston Villa 2–1 Leicester City Available
2020-01-22 GB1 Leicester City 4–1 West Ham United Available
2020-01-19 GB1 Burnley FC 2–1 Leicester City Available
2020-01-11 GB1 Leicester City 1–2 Southampton FC Available
2020-01-08 CGB Leicester City 1–1 Aston Villa Available
2020-01-01 GB1 Newcastle United 0–3 Leicester City Available
2019-12-28 GB1 West Ham United 1–2 Leicester City Available
2019-12-26 GB1 Leicester City 0–4 Liverpool FC Available
2019-12-21 GB1 Manchester City 3–1 Leicester City Available
2019-12-18 CGB Everton FC 2–4 Leicester City Available
2019-12-14 GB1 Leicester City 1–1 Norwich City Available
2019-12-08 GB1 Aston Villa 1–4 Leicester City Available
2019-12-04 GB1 Leicester City 2–0 Watford FC Available
2019-12-01 GB1 Leicester City 2–1 Everton FC Available
2019-11-23 GB1 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Leicester City Available
2019-11-09 GB1 Leicester City 2–0 Arsenal FC Available
2019-11-03 GB1 Crystal Palace 0–2 Leicester City Available
2019-10-29 CGB Burton Albion 1–3 Leicester City Available
2019-10-25 GB1 Southampton FC 0–9 Leicester City Available

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Liverpool FC 22 1 4 17 21 61 -40 5%
Olympique Lyonnais 18 8 3 7 25 29 -4 44%
Lille OSC 18 8 8 2 23 16 +7 44%
FC Nantes 17 7 6 4 25 17 +8 41%
Toulouse FC 16 7 5 4 23 18 +5 44%
AS Monaco 16 8 3 5 30 17 +13 50%
Montpellier HSC 15 5 4 6 18 16 +2 33%
Paris Saint-Germain 15 3 3 9 13 26 -13 20%
Arsenal FC 14 5 3 6 19 18 +1 36%
Stade Rennais 14 6 5 3 18 15 +3 43%
Burnley FC 14 8 3 3 19 11 +8 57%
Angers SCO 14 5 5 4 14 14 0 36%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
11/12 Senior debut season
12/13 First senior goal

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 2 25 1 0 0 3.6
24/25 12 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 45 1,305 10 0 0 0.69
22/23 11 453 2 0 0 0.4
21/22 24 1,320 4 0 0 0.27
20/21 20 0 4 0 0 0
19/20 33 930 1 0 0 0.1
18/19 37 1,563 7 0 0 0.4
17/18 43 1,135 5 0 0 0.4
16/17 30 1,029 2 0 0 0.17
15/16 27 0 7 0 0 0
14/15 19 540 6 0 0 1
13/14 33 1,386 8 0 0 0.52
12/13 36 222 6 0 0 2.43

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
112 apps
7 G
13 A
Liga ZON Sagres
76 apps
4 G
7 A
Championship
41 apps
4 G
3 A
Taça de Portugal
13 apps
4 G
1 A
Ligue 1
50 apps
2 G
8 A
Liga Portugal 2
19 apps
2 G
2 A
FA Cup
8 apps
2 G
0 A
Taça CTT
13 apps
2 G
0 A
Conference L.
5 apps
1 G
0 A
Champions League
10 apps
0 G
2 A

Frequently asked about Ricardo Pereira

Who is Ricardo Pereira?

Ricardo Pereira is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Leicester City.

How old is Ricardo Pereira?

Ricardo Pereira is 32 years old. He was born on October 6, 1993 in Lisboa.

What position does Ricardo Pereira play?

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

What club does Ricardo Pereira play for?

Ricardo Pereira currently plays for Leicester City.

How many career goals has Ricardo Pereira scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ricardo Pereira has scored 28 goals in 375 appearances.

What is Ricardo Pereira's market value?

Ricardo Pereira's most recent reported market value is €4.50m.