Mauro Alves Riquicho (born 7 April 1995) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauro Alves Riquicho[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cascais, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Fontainhas | ||
| 2007–2013 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2020 | Sporting CP B | 90 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Louletano (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Fátima (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 90 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Portugal U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in Cascais, Lisbon District of Mozambican descent, Riquicho joined Sporting CP's youth system at the age of 12.[2] On 27 April 2013, still a junior, he made his professional debut with the B team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against C.D. Aves in the Segunda Liga.[3]
Riquicho scored his only goal in the competition on 11 December 2013, but in a 3–1 away loss to S.L. Benfica B.[4] He went on to have a long spell on the sidelines, due to a fracture to his left fibula.[5]
International career edit
Riquicho represented Portugal at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played all matches in New Zealand, helping his country to reach the quarter-finals.[6]
Riquicho won his only cap for the under-21 team on 8 September 2015, starting and finishing the 6–1 away rout of Albania in the 2017 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Mauro Riquicho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Riquicho para todo o serviço na direita" [Factotum Riquicho on the right] (in Portuguese). Notícias do Futebol. 6 November 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Aves-Sporting B, 1–1: Empate penaliza anfitriões" [Aves-Sporting B, 1–1: Draw penalises hosts]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 April 2013. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ Farinha, Rui (11 December 2013). "Benfica B vence Sporting B por 3–1 no Seixal" [Benfica B beat Sporting B 3–1 in Seixal]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Sporting: Riquicho fraturou perónio esquerdo" [Sporting: Riquicho fractured left fibula] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Brazil through as profligate Portugal pay the penalty". FIFA. 14 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Caminhada rumo à Polónia começa com goleada" [Road to Poland starts with rout] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
External links edit
- Mauro Riquicho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Mauro Riquicho national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Mauro Riquicho – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Mauro Riquicho at Soccerway
