Richard Porta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Aníbal Porta Candelaresi | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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River Plate | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River Plate | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2007 | River Plate | 78 | (41) |
| 2008–2011 | Siena | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Belenenses (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → River Plate (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Nacional (loan) | 19 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Nacional | 16 | (17) |
| 2011 | → Al Wasl (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Dubai Club | 21 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | Nacional | 13 | (4) |
| 2014 | Independiente del Valle | 10 | (2) |
| 2015 | Rentistas | 12 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Cerro | 15 | (5) |
| 2016– | River Plate | 23 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 1999 | Australia U-17 | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | Uruguay U-20 | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017. |
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Richard Aníbal Porta Candelaresi (born 1 August 1983) is a Uruguayan Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for River Plate in Uruguay. Porta is a two-time golden boot winner, having won the award whilst at River Plate and most recently at Nacional in Uruguay's Primera División. His nickname is "El Canguro", which means "The Kangaroo" in Spanish.
Porta was born at Fairfield Hospital in Sydney, New South Wales to Uruguayan parents.Porta subsequently lived in Australia before relocating to Uruguay at the age of 1 for reasons as yet unknown. He spent his youth footballing career playing with River Plate.
Porta scored a record-breaking haul of 19 goals in 15 league appearances during the 2007–2008 Primera División's Torneo Apertura. He was joint leading-goal scorer of the tournament along with Danubio's Christian Stuani, establishing a new domestic record which prompted Uruguayan agent Paco Casal to buy the rights of Porta's contract for $1.1 million. In January 2008 Porta was signed to Italian club A.C. Siena.
It was reported that Porta had signed a 5-year contract with Siena for approximately €3 million. On 16 March 2008 Porta debuted for Siena in a 4–0 loss to Reggina Calcio when he was substituted onto the field for Tomas Locatelli on 62 minutes. The match proved to be his only appearance in the 2007–2008 Serie A season.
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