Ricardo Vaz

Portuguese footballer

Ricardo Vaz
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Álvares Guedes Vaz^[1]
Date of birth	(1994-11-26) 26 November 1994 (age 29)^[1]
Place of birth	Alcabideche, Portugal^[1]
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Reus Reddis
Youth career
2003–2013	Estoril
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Estoril	5	(1)
2015–2019	Reus	77	(5)
2019–2021	OFI	35	(5)
2021–2022	Covilhã	12	(0)
2022	A.E. Kifisia	20	(2)
2023	GKS Jastrzębie	27	(2)
2024–	Reus Reddis	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:41, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

Ricardo Álvares Guedes Vaz (born 26 November 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Spanish club Reus FC Reddis.

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. in the fifth round of the Taça de Portugal.^[2] 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.^[3]^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Vaz scored his first goal in the Spanish second tier on 10 September 2016, equalising the 1–1 home draw with CD Numancia.^[7]

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.^[8] He scored his first Super League Greece goal on 31 March, but in a 3–1 away loss against Aris Thessaloniki FC.^[9] He repeated the feat a week later, at home to relegation rivals PAS Giannina FC (1–0).^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ricardo Vaz" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ "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 25 February 2021.
^ "Ricardo Vaz: «Não podia ter melhor estreia»" [Ricardo Vaz: "I could not have had a better debut"]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ San José, José Carlos (10 September 2016). "Nuevo punto a domicilio (1–1) y de nuevo dos expulsiones" [Another point away from home (1–1) and another two ejections] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
^ Ποδοσφαιριστής του ΟΦΗ ο Ρικάρντο Βαζ [Ricardo Vaz an OFI footballer] (in Greek). OFI Crete. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
^ "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.
^ 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.