Ricardo Friedrich

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Schuck and the second or paternal family name is Friedrich.

Ricardo Henrique Schuck Friedrich (born 18 February 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swedish club Malmö FF.

Ricardo Friedrich

Friedrich with RoPS in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Henrique Schuck Friedrich[1]
Date of birth	(1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth	Candelária, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	Ituano	24	(10)
2015–2017	RoPS	31	(0)
2015–2016	→ Santa Claus (loan)	3	(0)
2017–2019	Bodø/Glimt	74	(0)
2020–2021	Ankaragücü	37	(0)
2022–2023	Kalmar FF	56	(0)
2024–	Malmö FF	19	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2025

Career

In April 2016, RoPS announced the signing of Ricardo Friedrich.^[3] During a game between RoPS and FF Jaro on 28 June 2015, Ricardo was substituted at half-time after suffering a concussion during the first half.^[4] In December 2015, Ricardo extended his contract with RoPS for an additional two-seasons.^[5]

Last year, Ricardo was one of the highlights of the local championship and received the Allsvenskan best goalkeeper award. The athlete ended the season with 14 games without conceding a goal in the Swedish Championship, being the leader in the foundation; saved a penalty and made 78 saves. In addition, he was the archer with the most appearances in the selection of the round, being in it five times.^[6]

In the match between Kalmar FF and Mjällby AIF, away from home, and ended in a 1–1 tie, He completed 50 matches in team.

On 5 January 2024, Friedrich was signed by Malmö FF.^[7]

Personal life

Friedrich is the younger brother of Douglas, also a goalkeeper.

Career statistics

As of 22 June 2025^[8][2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ituano	2014	Campeonato Paulista	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
RoPS	2015	Veikkausliiga	17	0	0	0	0	0	–		17	0
	2016	Veikkausliiga	14	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	19	0
	Total		26	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	31	0
Santa Claus (loan)	2015	Kakkonen	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	2016	Kakkonen	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Bodø/Glimt	2017	1. divisjon	22	0	0	0	–		–		22	0
	2018	Eliteserien	23	0	3	0	–		–		26	0
	2019	Eliteserien	29	0	0	0	–		–		29	0
	Total		74	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	77	0
Ankaragücü	2019–20	Süper Lig	13	0	0	0	–		–		13	0
	2020–21	Süper Lig	24	0	0	0	–		–		24	0
	Total		37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
Kalmar FF	2022	Allsvenskan	29	0	4	0	–		–		33	0
	2023	Allsvenskan	27	0	4	0	–		2[a]	0	33	0
	Total		56	0	8	0	0	0	2	0	66	0
Malmö FF	2024	Allsvenskan	10	0	1	0	–		4[b]	0	15	0
	2025	Allsvenskan	9	0	1	0	–		2[c]	0	12	0
	Total		19	0	2	0	0	0	6	0	27	0
Career total			220	0	15	0	3	0	8	0	246	0

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
2. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Malmö FF

• Allsvenskan: 2024

• Svenska Cupen: 2023–24