Sérgio Ricardo (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Messias and the second or paternal family name is Neves.

Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves (born 22 May 1974), also known as Sérgio Ricardo or Serginho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for Fenerbahçe and Sakaryaspor in Turkey, Al-Ittihad, Al-Ahli and Al-Sadd in Qatar, Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, and Al Ain and Al Nasr in United Arab Emirates.^[2]

Sérgio Ricardo

Personal information
Full name	Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves
Date of birth	(1974-05-25) 25 May 1974 (age 51)
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
0000–1995	Fluminense de Feira
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995	Corinthians	20	(7)
1996–1997	Vasco da Gama	9	(2)
1997	Vitória	10	(2)
1997–1998	Botafogo	9	(1)
1997–1998	→ Al-Ahli (loan)	12	(12)
1998-1999	→ Al Sadd (loan)	13	(7)
1998–1999	Fenerbahçe	3	(2)
1998–1999	→ Sakaryaspor (loan)	8	(5)
1999	Al Ain[1]		(1)
2000	Sport Club Internacional	13	(3)
2000-2001	Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)		(8)
2000	Al-Hilal		(6)
2001–2005	Al-Ittihad		(42)
2005-2006	Al-Ahli Doha	12	(12)
2006	Al-Gharafa	8	(4)
2006–2007	Al-Salmiya SC		(5)
2008–2009	Khor Fakkan Club		(0)
2009	Tigres do Brasil	4	(1)
2009–2010	Al-Raed
2010–2011	Botafogo
2012	Al-Shahania Sports Club	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Sérgio Ricardo transferred to Turkish club Fenerbahçe in 1998–99 season start and then loaned to Sakaryaspor in January transfer window.^[3] 1999–00 season start he was loaned again to Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia. He won the Arab Cup Winners' Cup with the club. He returned to Fenerbahçe but was loaned again to a few Qatari clubs.

He was the top goal scorer of the 2003–04 Saudi Premier league with 15 goals.

Honours

Crown Prince Cup: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004

Saudi Pro League: 2001

Qatar Cup: 2003

Qatar Super Cup: 1998, 2003

Asian Club Championship: 2000

Club Career Stats

Club	Season	League		Saudi Federation Cup&Emir of Qatar Cup		Crown Prince Cup		AFC Champions League		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Corinthians	1995	20	7	—		—		4[a]	2	2[b]	2	26	11
total		20	7	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	2	26	11
Vasco da Gama	1996	9	2[c]	—		—		—			2[d]	18	4
total		9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	18	4
Vitória	1996	10	2	—		—		—		—		10	2
total		10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			10	2
Botafogo	1997	9	1[e]	—		—		—		—		9	1
total		9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
Internacional	2000	13	3	—		—		—			1[f]		4
total		13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		4
Al Ahli Saudi FC	1997–98	12	12		3		2		0		2[g]		19
Career total		12	12		3		2		0		2		19
Al Ain	1999–2000		1		0		0	0	0		8[h]		9
Career total			1		0		0	0	0		8		9
Al-Hilal FC	1999–2000		6		0		1	2	4		0		11
Career total			6		0		1	2	4		0		11
Al-Sadd Sports Club	1997–98	3	2	3	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	7	8
	1998–99	10	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	5
	1999–2000	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2002–03	4	0	4	7	3	1	3	2	0	0	14	10
Career total		17	7	9	11	6	3	3	2	0	0	35	23
Al Ittihad Club (Jeddah)	2000–01		9		0		4		1		0		14
	2001-02		15		1		0		1		1[i]		18
	2003–04		5		0		0		0		5 [j]		10
	2004–05		13		2		5		0		3 [k]		23
Career total			42		3		9		2		9		65
Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)	2001–02	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Career total		0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Al-Ahli SC	2005–06	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	3[l]	8	15	20
Career total		12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	15	20
Al-Gharafa SC	2005–06	8	4	3	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	14	7
Career total		8	4	3	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	14	7
Al-Salmiya SC	2006–07		5		2		4		0		0		11
Career total			5		2		4		0		0		11
Al-Shahania SC	2011–12	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Career total		0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1

1. Appearances in Copa CONMEBOL
2. Appearances in Exhibition game
3. Goals in Campeonato Carioca
4. Goals in Exhibition game
5. Goals in Campeonato Carioca
6. Goals in Exhibition game
7. Goals in 1997 Arab Club Champions Cup
8. Goals in UAE Federation Cup
9. Goals in Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup
10. Goals in 2002 Arab Unified Club Championship
11. Goals in 2004–05 Arab Champions League
12. Appearances in Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup

Personal life

Sérgio Ricardo performed Umrah after becoming a Muslim.^[4]