Ricardo Esgaio
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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sousa and the second or paternal family name is Esgaio.
Ricardo de Sousa Esgaio (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾðu ɨʒˈɣaju]; born 16 May 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sporting CP as a right-back.
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Full name | Ricardo de Sousa Esgaio[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-05-16) 16 May 1993 (age 31)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nazaré, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 47 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2001–2005 | Nazarenos | ||||||||||||||||
2005–2012 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2017 | Sporting CP | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2017 | Sporting CP B | 87 | (34) | ||||||||||||||
2015 | → Académica (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2021 | Braga | 117 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Sporting CP | 80 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Portugal U16 | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Portugal U17 | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2010 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Portugal U19 | 29 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Portugal U20 | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Portugal U21 | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Portugal U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 18 May 2024 (UTC) |
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He made over 200 Primeira Liga appearances with Sporting CP (two spells), Braga and on loan at Académica, winning several cup honours with the first two as well as the 2023–24 national championship with Sporting.
Esgaio earned 96 caps for Portugal across all levels, and was selected for the 2016 Olympic tournament.