Ricardo Vaz

Ricardo Álvares Guedes Vaz (born 26 November 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Greek club OFI Crete F.C. as a right winger.

Not to be confused with Ricardo Vaz Tê, another Portuguese footballer.
Ricardo Vaz
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Álvares Guedes Vaz
Date of birth (1994-11-26) 26 November 1994
Place of birth Alcabideche, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 OFI
Number 21
Youth career
2003–2013 Estoril
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Estoril 5 (0)
2015–2019 Reus 77 (5)
2019– OFI 37 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2020

Club career

Estoril

Born in Alcabideche, Cascais, Vaz graduated from G.D. Estoril Praia's youth setup. He played his first match as a professional on 4 January 2014, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute in a 5–1 away win against Leixões S.C. for the season's Taça de Portugal;[1] in his maiden Primeira Liga appearance, on 1 March, he only needed six minutes on the pitch to score his first goal in the competition, converting a penalty kick in the late stages of an eventual 4–0 home defeat of S.C. Olhanense.[2][3]

Reus

On 27 January 2015, Vaz terminated his contract with Estoril and moved to Spain after agreeing to a five-year deal with Segunda División B side CF Reus Deportiu.[4] He made 27 appearances in his first full season – playoffs included – scoring three times to help the club reach Segunda División for the first time in its 117-year history.[5]

OFI

On 30 January 2019, OFI Crete F.C. announced the signing of Vaz on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[6] He scored his first Super League Greece goal on 31 March, but in a 1–3 away loss to Aris Thessaloniki FC;[7] he repeated the feat a week later, at home to relegation rivals PAS Giannina FC (1–0).[8]

References
  1. "Leixões-Estoril, 1–5: Tempestade Lopes caiu sobre o Mar" [Leixões-Estoril, 1–5: Lopes storm fell in the Sea]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 January 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  2. "Ricardo Vaz: "Não podia ter melhor estreia"" [Ricardo Vaz: «I could not have had a better debut»]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 March 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  3. Ferreira, Luís Pedro (1 March 2014). "Ricardo Vaz: "Fiquei surpreendido por ser eu a marcar o penálti"" [Ricardo Vaz: «I was surprised that it was me who took the penalty»] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  4. "Ricardo Vaz assina por cinco épocas com o Réus" [Ricardo Vaz signs for five seasons with Reus]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 January 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  5. Valimaña, Antonio (15 September 2016). "El Reus apuesta por el modelo luso" [Reus bet on Lusitanian model] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  6. Ποδοσφαιριστής του ΟΦΗ ο Ρικάρντο Βαζ [Ricardo Vaz an OFI footballer] (in Greek). OFI Crete. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  7. "Super League, Άρης-ΟΦΗ 3–1: Ανατροπή και η Ευρώπη είναι πιο κοντά" [Super League, Aris-OFI 3–1: Europe closer after comeback]. Proto Thema (in Greek). 31 March 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  8. Tempelis, Vassilis (6 April 2019). ΟΦΗ – ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1–0: "Ζωντανός" για παραμονή με Βαζ [OFI – PAS Giannina 1–0: Vaz kept them "alive"] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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