Ricardo Esgaio
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Esgaio playing for Sporting in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ricardo de Sousa Esgaio | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Nazaré, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Nazarenos | ||
| 2005–2012 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011– | Sporting CP | 22 | (0) |
| 2012– | Sporting B | 87 | (34) |
| 2015 | → Académica (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 August 2016 |
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Ricardo de Sousa Esgaio (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾðu ʃˈɣalu]; born 16 May 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a right winger or right back.
Born in Nazaré, Esgaio joined Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system at the age of 12, having signed from local Grupo Desportivo os Nazarenos. On 14 December 2011 he was called for a UEFA Europa League group stage game away against S.S. Lazio, alongside youth graduates Betinho, Tiago Ilori, João Carlos and João Mário, as the Lions had already secured the first place in its group: he remained an unused substitute in the 0–2 loss.
On 11 August 2012, Esgaio made his senior debut with the B-team in the second division, playing 80 minutes in a 0–1 loss at U.D. Oliveirense. He scored his first goal with the side the following matchday, the only in the home fixture against Vitória de Guimarães B.
Esgaio made his first official appearance with Sporting's main squad on 7 December 2012, starting against Videoton FC in the last round of the Europa League group stage, as the Lions were already eliminated from knockout stage contention, and playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win. He made his league debut on 5 January of the following year, playing the last minute of a 0–1 home loss to F.C. Paços de Ferreira.
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