Rick (footballer, born 1999)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lima and the second or paternal family name is Morais.

Rick Jhonatan Lima Morais (born 2 September 1999), simply known as Rick, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Talleres.

Rick

Rick with Ludogorets Razgrad in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Rick Jhonatan Lima Morais
Date of birth	(1999-09-02) 2 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	São Luís, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Talleres
Number	77
Youth career
	Moto Club (futsal)
2015–2016	Boca Júnior
2016	Grêmio
2017	Ivoti [pt]
2018–2019	Ceará
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Ceará	50	(7)
2022–2025	Ludogorets Razgrad	79	(9)
2025–	Talleres	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:38, 3 February 2025 (UTC)

Career

Ceará

Born in São Luís, Maranhão, Rick joined Ceará's youth setup in 2018, after starting it out at Moto Club's futsal team and subsequently representing Boca Júnior and Grêmio.^[1] He made his first team debut on 25 August of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Ferroviário, for the season's Copa Fares Lopes.^[2]

Rick made his professional debut on 18 January 2019, replacing Felipe Silva in a 5–0 Copa do Nordeste home routing of Sampaio Corrêa.^[3] His Série A debut occurred on 20 May, in a 2–1 home win against his former side Grêmio.^[4]

Ludogorets Razgrad

On 19 December 2021, Ceará announced Rick's transfer to Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad.^[5] During the winter training camp in January 2023, Rick received a serious injury, sending him out from play for at least 6 months.^[6] By August 2023, he had made a recovery and returned to first team action.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 20 December 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ceará	2018	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		6[a]	0	6	0
	2019		4	0	0	0	0	0	—		1[b]	0	5	0
	2020		8	0	4	0	1	0	—		6[b]	0	19	0
	2021		28	6	6	1	2	0	1[c]	0	4[b]	0	41	7
	Total		40	6	10	1	3	0	1	0	17	0	71	7
Ludogorets Razgrad	2021–22	Bulgarian First League	12	0	–		3	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	2022–23		17	2	–		2	1	13	3	1	0	33	6
	2023–24		32	3	–		5	5	5	0	1	0	43	8
	2024–25		18	4	–		0	0	13	2	0	0	31	6
	Total		79	9	0	0	10	6	31	5	2	0	122	20
Career total			119	15	10	1	13	6	32	5	19	0	193	27

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Ceará

• Copa do Nordeste: 2020

Ludogorets Razgrad

• Bulgarian First League: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
• Bulgarian Supercup: 2022, 2023

Club Atlético Talleres

• Supercopa Internacional: 2023