Riccieli Eduardo da Silva Junior (born 17 September 1998), known as Riccieli, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Portuguese club Famalicão.

Riccieli
Personal information
Full name Riccieli Eduardo da Silva Junior
Date of birth (1998-09-17) 17 September 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Resende, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Famalicão
Number 15
Youth career
2015–2016 Resende
2016–2017 Mirassol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Resende 0 (0)
2016–2019 Mirassol 23 (2)
2019– Famalicão 131 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024

Career

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Early career

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Born in Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Riccieli began his career with hometown side Resende. He made his senior debut on 28 October 2015, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Gonçalense [pt], for the year's Copa Rio;[1] it was his only appearance for the side, as they won the tournament.[2]

Riccieli moved to Mirassol in 2016, being initially a member of the under-20 squad. He first appeared with the senior side on 2 August of that year, replacing Hélio Batista in the first half of a 1–0 Copa Paulista home win over Marília.[3]

Riccieli was definitely promoted to the first team of Leão in January 2017,[4] but only featured in the Copa Paulista in that year. He only started to feature more regularly in the 2018 campaign, scoring his first senior goal on 13 May of that year by netting the opener in a 2–0 Série D home win over Inter de Lages.[5]

Riccieli was a regular starter of Mirassol in the 2019 Campeonato Paulista, and impressed during the competition.[6]

Famalicão

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On 3 July 2019, Riccieli moved abroad and joined Portuguese Primeira Liga side Famalicão.[7] He made his debut for the club on 10 August, replacing Rúben Lameiras late into a 2–0 away win over Santa Clara.

Riccieli scored his first goal abroad on 16 February 2020, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against Desportivo Aves.[8] On 19 November, already established as a starter, he renewed his contract until 2025.[9]

Riccieli subsequently became a team captain, and reached 100 matches for Famalicão in December 2022.[10] On 28 December, he further extended his link until 2027.[11]

In January 2024, after having an offer from CSKA Moscow refused by Famalicão,[12] Riccieli lost his starting spot for nearly a month before regaining his status in March.[13] He reached 150 matches for the club in May.[14]

Career statistics

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As of 29 August 2024[15]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Resende 2015[2] Série D 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Mirassol 2016 Paulista A2 3[b] 0 3 0
2017 Paulista 0 0 10[b] 0 10 0
2018 Série D 6 1 3 0 18[b] 2 27 3
2019 Paulista 14 1 14 1
Subtotal 6 1 17 1 31 2 54 4
Famalicão 2019–20 Primeira Liga 25 1 6 0 0 0 31 1
2020–21 26 1 0 0 0 0 26 1
2021–22 25 3 1 0 2[c] 0 28 3
2022–23 30 0 6 0 6[c] 0 39 0
2023–24 24 1 2 0 1[c] 1 27 2
2024–25 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Subtotal 131 6 15 0 9 1 155 7
Career total 137 7 17 1 15 0 0 0 41 3 210 11
  1. ^ All appearance(s) in Copa Rio
  2. ^ a b c All appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  3. ^ a b c All appearance(s) in Taça da Liga

Honours

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Resende

References

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  1. ^ "Gonçalense FC x Resende FC" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Resende FC – Copa Rio de Profissionais 2015" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Mirassol 1 x 0 Marília – Leão bate MAC e conquista primeira vitória na Copa Paulista" [Mirassol 1–0 Marília – Leão defeat MAC and get first win in the Copa Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Leão promove seis atletas do time sub-19 para o elenco profissional" [Leão promote six athletes from the under-19 team to the main squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Mirassol FC. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Mirassol vence Inter de Lages, devolve revés no Sul, e retoma a vice-liderança" [Mirassol defeat Inter de Lages, give back the defeat in the South, and get back the second position] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Bom Dia. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Autor de gol no último jogo, Riccelle quer o título do Troféu do Interior" [Goalscorer in the last match, Riccelle wants the Troféu do Interior title] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Famalicão: Riccieli chega para o eixo da defesa" [Famalicão: Riccieli arrives for the centre of the defense] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Famalicão empata com Aves graças a golo nos descontos" [Famalicão draw with Aves thanks to goal in the stoppage time] (in Portuguese). Observador. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Riccieli renova até 2025" [Riccieli renews until 2025] (in Portuguese). FC Famalicão. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Os 100 jogos de Riccieli" [Riccieli's 100 matches] (in Portuguese). FC Famalicão. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Riccieli renova até 2027" [Riccieli renews until 2027] (in Portuguese). FC Famalicão. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Famalicão recusa proposta do CSKA por zagueiro brasileiro Ricciele" [Famalicão refuse offer from CSKA for Brazilian stopper Ricciele [sic]] (in Brazilian Portuguese). iG. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Após quase deixar clube, Riccieli retoma titularidade e engata sequência no Famalicão" [After nearly leaving the club, Riccieli regains starting spot and gets sequence at Famalicão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Riccieli atinge 150 jogos pelo Famalicão" [Riccieli reaches 150 matches for Famalicão] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  15. ^ Riccieli at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
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