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Ricardo Valente

Ricardo Valente

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Leixões SC
Age35
CitizenshipPortugal
Height1.81 m
Footright
BornApril 3, 1991
at Leixões SC 1,377 days · joined 2022-08-16
👕200+ Apps 50+ Goals Veteran
Market value €75k
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
13/14
debut season
0.21
goals / match
Leixões SC
top club · 96 apps

Career highs

€1.75m
peak value · 2016
top transfer fee
19
best season · 14/15
2 · 2.7%
pens / of goals
340Appearances
73Goals
24Assists
47Yellow cards
2Red cards
69Full matches (90′)
Full nameRicardo Valente
Name in home countryRicardo Jorge Oliveira Valente
Date of birth1991-04-03 (35 yrs)
Place of birthPorto, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height181.00 m
Current clubLeixões SC
Joined2022-08-16
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentInternational Foot
Jul 2025
25/26 — Leixões SC
4 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Nov 2024
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Leixões SC
22 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Leixões SC
18 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2022
Transfer: CS Mioveni → Leixões
22/23 · Transfer
Aug 2022
Transfer: Ionikos Nikeas → CS Mioveni
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Leixões SC
30 matches · 11 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2022
Transfer: Tuzlaspor → Ionikos Nikeas
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
Transfer: Gaz Metan → Tuzlaspor
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Tuzlaspor, Ionikos Nikeas
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2020
Transfer: Tondela → Gaz Metan
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022)
33 matches · 10 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Hatta Club → Tondela
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
Transfer: Marítimo → Hatta Club
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — CD Tondela, Hatta Club
25 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — CS Marítimo
17 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Vit. Guimarães → Marítimo
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — CS Marítimo
42 matches · 9 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2017
Transfer: Paços Ferreira → Vit. Guimarães
16/17 · Return from loan
Aug 2016
Transfer: Vit. Guimarães → Paços Ferreira
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Paços de Ferreira, Vitória Guimarães SC
32 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Vitória Guimarães SC
34 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2015
Transfer: Leixões → Vit. Guimarães
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Vitória Guimarães SC, Leixões SC
39 matches · 19 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Braga B → Leixões
14/15 · Transfer
Jun 2014
Transfer: Feirense → Braga B
13/14 · Return from loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — CD Feirense
36 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Braga B → Feirense
13/14 · Loan
Jun 2013
Transfer: Fafe → Braga B
12/13 · Return from loan
Aug 2012
Transfer: Braga B → Fafe
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
Transfer: Aliados Lordelo → Braga B
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
Transfer: Esmoriz → Aliados Lordelo
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: Leixões U19 → Esmoriz
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2008
Transfer: Leixões U17 → Leixões U19
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2006
Transfer: FC Porto U15 → Leixões U17
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2004
Transfer: FC Porto Youth → FC Porto U15
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.75m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 49 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals3 total · 2.93/90
100
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A3 total · 2.93/90
100
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
73
6,238 min
Minutes played by club
Leixões SC 24.4%
Ionikos Nikeas 0.0%
Tuzlaspor 0.0%
Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022) 8.1%
CD Tondela 0.0%
Hatta Club 6.6%
CS Marítimo 20.7%
Vitória Guimarães SC 9.9%
FC Paços de Ferreira 6.0%
CD Feirense 24.3%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Leixões SC 5 14/15 25/26 96 31 4 1,524
Ionikos Nikeas 1 21/22 21/22 2 0 0 0
Tuzlaspor 1 21/22 21/22 6 0 0 0
Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022) 1 20/21 20/21 33 10 7 504
CD Tondela 1 19/20 19/20 11 0 2 0
Hatta Club 1 19/20 19/20 14 2 1 414
CS Marítimo 2 17/18 18/19 59 11 5 1,290
Vitória Guimarães SC 3 14/15 16/17 52 14 4 615
FC Paços de Ferreira 1 16/17 16/17 31 4 0 375
CD Feirense 1 13/14 13/14 36 1 1 1,516

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€438K10€875K15€1.3M20€1.8M13/14 — 1 goals (CD Feirense)13/14 — 1 assists213/1414/15 — 19 goals (Leixões SC)14/15 — 1 assists2014/1515/16 — 6 goals (Vitória Guimarães SC)15/16 — 3 assists915/1616/17 — 4 goals (FC Paços de Ferreira)416/1717/18 — 9 goals (CS Marítimo)17/18 — 5 assists1417/1818/19 — 2 goals (CS Marítimo)218/1919/20 — 2 goals (Hatta Club)19/20 — 3 assists519/2020/21 — 10 goals (Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022))20/21 — 7 assists1720/2121/2222/23 — 11 goals (Leixões SC)22/23 — 4 assists1522/2323/24 — 3 goals (Leixões SC)323/2424/25 — 3 goals (Leixões SC)324/2525/26 — 3 goals (Leixões SC)325/2613/14 — €250K15/16 — €1.3M16/17 — €1.8M17/18 — €1.3M18/19 — €1.5M19/20 — €500K20/21 — €400K21/22 — €500K22/23 — €150K23/24 — €100K24/25 — €75K25/26 — €75KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

13/14: 1113/1414/15: 191914/1515/16: 6615/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 9917/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 101020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 111122/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 3324/2525/26: 3325/26

Assists by season

13/14: 1113/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 7720/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 4422/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Liga Portugal 2 Leixões SC 4 3 0 0 0 92
24/25 Liga Portugal 2 Leixões SC 20 3 0 1 0 438
24/25 Taça de Portugal Leixões SC 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Allianz Cup Leixões SC 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Liga Portugal 2 Leixões SC 16 3 0 4 0 355
22/23 Allianz Cup Leixões SC 4 0 1 2 0 0
22/23 Liga Portugal 2 Leixões SC 22 9 2 3 1 151
22/23 Taça de Portugal Leixões SC 4 2 1 2 0 176
21/22 1.Lig Tuzlaspor 6 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 SL1 Play-out Ionikos Nikeas 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Super League 1 Ionikos Nikeas 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Liga 1 Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022) 22 4 5 3 0 402
20/21 Romanian Cup Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022) 2 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 SuperLiga - Relegation group Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022) 9 6 2 0 0 102
19/20 Liga NOS CD Tondela 11 0 2 1 0 0
19/20 UAE League Cup Hatta Club 3 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 UAE Pro League Hatta Club 11 2 0 0 0 414
18/19 Allianz Cup CS Marítimo 3 1 0 2 0 225
18/19 Liga NOS CS Marítimo 12 1 0 0 0 422
18/19 Taça de Portugal CS Marítimo 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League Qualifying CS Marítimo 4 1 0 1 0 346
17/18 Liga NOS CS Marítimo 32 8 4 4 0 297
17/18 Taça CTT CS Marítimo 3 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 Taça de Portugal CS Marítimo 3 0 0 0 1 0
16/17 Allianz Cup FC Paços de Ferreira 3 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Liga NOS FC Paços de Ferreira 27 4 0 2 0 375
16/17 Liga NOS Vitória Guimarães SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Taça de Portugal FC Paços de Ferreira 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Allianz Cup Vitória Guimarães SC 1 1 1 0 0 90
15/16 Europa League Qualifying Vitória Guimarães SC 2 0 0 2 0 0
15/16 Liga NOS Vitória Guimarães SC 31 5 2 6 0 380
14/15 Allianz Cup Vitória Guimarães SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Allianz Cup Leixões SC 4 2 0 1 0 138
14/15 Liga NOS Vitória Guimarães SC 16 8 1 1 0 145
14/15 Liga Portugal 2 Leixões SC 18 9 0 5 0 174
13/14 Allianz Cup CD Feirense 3 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 Liga Portugal 2 CD Feirense 30 1 0 6 0 1,516
13/14 Taça de Portugal CD Feirense 3 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2004-07-01 FC Porto Youth FC Porto U15 Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-01 FC Porto U15 Leixões U17 Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-01 Leixões U17 Leixões U19 Transfer 0
10/11 2010-07-01 Leixões U19 Esmoriz Transfer 0
11/12 2011-07-01 Esmoriz Aliados Lordelo Transfer 0
12/13 2012-07-01 Aliados Lordelo Braga B Transfer 0
12/13 2012-08-01 Braga B Fafe Loan 0
12/13 2013-06-30 Fafe Braga B Return from loan 0
13/14 2013-07-01 Braga B Feirense Loan 0
13/14 2014-06-30 Feirense Braga B Return from loan 250000
14/15 2014-07-01 Braga B Leixões Transfer 250000
14/15 2015-01-01 Leixões Vit. Guimarães Transfer 250000
16/17 2016-08-31 Vit. Guimarães Paços Ferreira Loan 1750000
16/17 2017-06-30 Paços Ferreira Vit. Guimarães Return from loan 1000000
17/18 2017-07-12 Vit. Guimarães Marítimo Transfer 1000000
19/20 2019-07-07 Marítimo Hatta Club Transfer 400000
19/20 2020-01-28 Hatta Club Tondela Transfer 500000
20/21 2020-10-05 Tondela Gaz Metan Transfer 350000
21/22 2021-07-27 Gaz Metan Tuzlaspor Transfer 500000
21/22 2022-01-24 Tuzlaspor Ionikos Nikeas Transfer 150000
22/23 2022-08-03 Ionikos Nikeas CS Mioveni Transfer 150000
22/23 2022-08-16 CS Mioveni Leixões Transfer 150000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
18/19 unknown injury 2018-12-12 2018-12-26 15 2
24/25 unknown injury 2024-11-20 2025-01-07 49 6
Current€75k
Peak€1.75m
Low€75k
Δ since start−€175k
€75k€494k€913k€1.33m€1.75m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €250k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Fabinho 1 0 0
Bebeto 1 1 0
Jean Cléber 1 2 0
Cafú 1 0 0
Rodrigo Pinho 1 1 0
Bruno Gaspar 1 0 0
João Gamboa 1 0 0
Charles 1 0 0
Otávio 1 2 0
João Afonso 1 1 0
Ronaldo Deaconu 1 6 0
Tomané 1 4 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
22/23 Liga Portugal 2 Leixões SC 9 22
14/15 Liga Portugal 2 Leixões SC 9 18
14/15 Liga NOS Vitória Guimarães SC 8 16

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
20/21 Liga 1 Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022) 5 22
17/18 Liga NOS CS Marítimo 4 32
15/16 Liga NOS Vitória Guimarães SC 2 31

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
16/17 2017-06-30 Paços Ferreira Vit. Guimarães Return from loan €1.00m
16/17 2016-08-31 Vit. Guimarães Paços Ferreira Loan €1.75m
13/14 2014-06-30 Feirense Braga B Return from loan €250k
13/14 2013-07-01 Braga B Feirense Loan
12/13 2013-06-30 Fafe Braga B Return from loan
12/13 2012-08-01 Braga B Fafe Loan

Last 50 matches for Leixões SC 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
2025-05-17 PO2 Leixões SC CD Feirense TIMED
2025-05-11 PO2 União Torreense Leixões SC TIMED
2025-05-04 PO2 CD Mafra Leixões SC TIMED
2025-04-27 PO2 Leixões SC FC Penafiel TIMED
2025-04-19 PO2 FC Felgueiras 1932 Leixões SC TIMED
2025-04-13 PO2 Leixões SC Académico de Viseu TIMED
2025-04-05 PO2 CS Marítimo Leixões SC TIMED
2025-03-30 PO2 Leixões SC União Leiria TIMED
2025-03-16 PO2 FC Porto B 0–1 Leixões SC Available
2025-03-10 PO2 Leixões SC 0–1 CD Tondela Available
2025-03-02 PO2 Portimonense SC 2–1 Leixões SC Available
2025-02-23 PO2 Leixões SC 1–1 FC Alverca Available
2025-02-16 PO2 FC Vizela 0–0 Leixões SC Available
2025-02-08 PO2 Leixões SC 1–2 UD Oliveirense Available
2025-01-31 PO2 Paços de Ferreira 0–0 Leixões SC Available
2025-01-25 PO2 Leixões SC 0–0 GD Chaves Available
2025-01-17 PO2 SL Benfica B 4–0 Leixões SC Available
2025-01-12 PO2 Leixões SC 1–1 União Torreense Available
2025-01-04 PO2 CD Feirense 1–0 Leixões SC INJURED unknown injury
2024-12-20 PO2 Leixões SC 2–1 CD Mafra INJURED unknown injury
2024-12-14 PO2 FC Penafiel 3–1 Leixões SC INJURED unknown injury
2024-12-07 PO2 Leixões SC 2–2 FC Felgueiras 1932 INJURED unknown injury
2024-11-29 PO2 Académico de Viseu 2–0 Leixões SC INJURED unknown injury
2024-11-10 PO2 Leixões SC 2–1 CS Marítimo Available
2024-11-03 PO2 União Leiria 1–0 Leixões SC Available
2024-10-27 PO2 Leixões SC 3–0 FC Porto B Available
2024-10-12 PO2 CD Tondela 2–1 Leixões SC Available
2024-10-05 PO2 Leixões SC 3–0 Portimonense SC Available
2024-09-29 PO2 FC Alverca 1–1 Leixões SC Available
2024-09-15 PO2 Leixões SC 0–1 FC Vizela Available
2024-08-31 PO2 UD Oliveirense 0–1 Leixões SC Available
2024-08-24 PO2 Leixões SC 3–3 Paços de Ferreira Available
2024-08-18 PO2 GD Chaves 0–0 Leixões SC Available
2024-08-10 PO2 Leixões SC 2–1 SL Benfica B Available
2024-05-19 PO2 UD Oliveirense 1–3 Leixões SC Available
2024-05-12 PO2 Leixões SC 0–0 AVS Available
2024-05-04 PO2 Académico de Viseu 1–1 Leixões SC Available
2024-04-27 PO2 Leixões SC 1–3 Vilaverdense FC Available
2024-04-19 PO2 CD Feirense 1–1 Leixões SC Available
2024-04-14 PO2 Leixões SC 1–1 União Torreense Available
2024-04-06 PO2 Leixões SC 0–0 União Leiria Available
2024-03-30 PO2 CS Marítimo 0–0 Leixões SC Available
2024-03-17 PO2 Leixões SC 1–1 CD Mafra Available
2024-03-11 PO2 Os Belenenses 1–2 Leixões SC Available
2024-03-03 PO2 Leixões SC 1–1 CD Tondela Available
2024-02-28 PO2 Leixões SC 1–1 CD Nacional Available
2024-02-24 PO2 FC Porto B 0–2 Leixões SC Available
2024-02-16 PO2 Leixões SC 1–1 Paços de Ferreira Available
2024-02-10 PO2 SL Benfica B 1–1 Leixões SC Available
2024-01-28 PO2 CD Santa Clara 2–0 Leixões SC Available

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
CD Tondela 23 4 10 9 30 36 -6 17%
Académico de Viseu 19 3 9 7 22 29 -7 16%
SL Benfica B 19 8 4 7 31 30 +1 42%
FC Porto B 19 11 4 4 24 15 +9 58%
UD Oliveirense 19 7 3 9 27 27 0 37%
Paços de Ferreira 18 11 5 2 28 16 +12 61%
CD Mafra 17 5 8 4 18 18 0 29%
FC Penafiel 17 7 3 7 18 17 +1 41%
Portimonense SC 16 4 3 9 19 24 -5 25%
CD Nacional 16 7 5 4 20 18 +2 44%
GD Chaves 16 3 7 6 13 20 -7 19%
CD Santa Clara 16 4 5 7 18 23 -5 25%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
13/14 Senior debut season
13/14 First senior goal
20/21 Goal #50 (career)

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 22 438 1 0 0 0.21
23/24 18 355 4 0 0 1.01
22/23 30 327 7 0 1 2.2
20/21 33 504 4 0 0 0.71
19/20 25 414 1 0 0 0.22
18/19 17 647 2 0 0 0.28
17/18 42 643 5 0 1 0.84
16/17 32 375 2 0 0 0.48
15/16 34 470 8 0 0 1.53
14/15 39 457 7 1 0 1.58
13/14 36 1,516 6 0 0 0.36

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga Portugal 2
110 apps
28 G
2 A
Liga NOS
130 apps
26 G
9 A
SuperLiga - Relegation group
9 apps
6 G
2 A
Liga 1
22 apps
4 G
5 A
Taça CTT
24 apps
4 G
4 A
Taça de Portugal
15 apps
2 G
1 A
UAE Pro League
11 apps
2 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
6 apps
1 G
0 A
UAE League Cup
3 apps
0 G
1 A
1.Lig
6 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Ricardo Valente

Who is Ricardo Valente?

Ricardo Valente is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Leixões SC.

How old is Ricardo Valente?

Ricardo Valente is 35 years old. He was born on April 3, 1991 in Porto.

What position does Ricardo Valente play?

Ricardo Valente plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Ricardo Valente play for?

Ricardo Valente currently plays for Leixões SC.

How many career goals has Ricardo Valente scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ricardo Valente has scored 73 goals in 340 appearances.

What is Ricardo Valente's market value?

Ricardo Valente's most recent reported market value is €75k.