Ricardo Machado
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Jorge Tavares Machado | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Al-Taawoun | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2006 | Dragões Sandinenses | ||
| 2006–2007 | Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Machico | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Marítimo B | 51 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Feirense (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Braşov | 90 | (8) |
| 2015 | Dinamo București | 6 | (0) |
| 2015– | Al-Taawoun | 43 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 February 2017. |
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Ricardo Jorge Tavares Machado (born 13 September 1988) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Saudi Arabian club Al-Taawoun FC as a central defender.
Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Machado spent the vast majority of his youth career with local Sport Clube Dragões Sandinenses. He made his debuts as a senior in 2007, with A.D. Machico in the third division, signing with fellow league club C.S. Marítimo B after one season.
In the 2010 summer, Machado was loaned by C.S. Marítimo to C.D. Feirense in the second level. He appeared in his first game as a professional on 12 September, starting in a 2–2 away draw against F.C. Arouca.
Machado competed in Romania and its Liga I in the following years, starting out at FC Brașov.
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