Richard Almeida

Richard Almeida
Richard Almeida in 2014
Personal information
Full name Richard Almeida de Oliveira
Date of birth (1989-03-20) 20 March 1989 (age 37)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 XV de Piracicaba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Santo André 4 (0)
2010–2012 → Gil Vicente (loan) 58 (6)
2012–2018 Qarabağ 163 (38)
2018–2019 Astana 8 (1)
2019 → Qarabağ (loan) 28 (6)
2020 Baniyas 7 (1)
2020–2021 Zira 13 (0)
2021–2025 Qarabağ 65 (7)
2025– Primavera 3 (0)
International career‡
2017–2023 Azerbaijan 31 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 February 2025

Richard Almeida de Oliveira (Azerbaijani: Riçard Almeyda de Oliveyra; born 20 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Paulista Série A2 club Primavera. Born in Brazil, he played for the Azerbaijan national team.

Career

In November 2014, Almeida signed a three-year contract extension with Qarabağ, keeping him at the club till the Summer of 2018. On 24 May 2018, Qarabağ announced that Almeida had been released by the club following expiration of his contract.

On 4 July 2018, Almeida signed contract with FC Astana.

On 21 January 2020, Almeida signed contract with Baniyas Club on a season-long deal.

On 26 October 2020, Zira announced the signing of Almeida on a contract until the end of the season.

On 3 August 2021, Qarabağ announced the return of Almeida on a one-year contract. On 3 June 2024, Almeida extended his contract with Qarabağ for an additional year, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2025. On 11 February 2025, Qarabağ announced that the contract with Almeida was mutually terminated.

Career statistics

As of match played 22 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santo André 2010 Paulista 1000–––10
2010 Série B 3000–––30
Total 400000000040
Gil Vicente (loan) 2010–11 LigaPro 2862080––386
2011–12 Primeira Liga 2901070––370
Total 576301500000756
Qarabağ 2012–13 Azerbaijan Premier League 301341–––3414
2013–14 28630–71–386
2014–15 32351–120–484
2015–16 31961–124–4914
2016–17 20221–122–345
2017–18 22511–120–356
Total 16338215005570023949
Astana 2018 Kazakhstan Premier League 8100–11000191
2019 0000–000000
Total 81000011000191
Qarabağ (loan) 2018–19 Azerbaijan Premier League 14520–00–165
2019–20 14120–131–291
Total 286400013100456
Baniyas 2019–20 UAE Pro League 71100––72
Zira 2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League 13020–––150
Qarabağ 2021–22 Azerbaijan Premier League 16000–50–210
2022–23 26320–150–433
2023–24 16230–30–222
2024–25 7210–00–82
Total 657600023000947
Career total 3425935615010280049771

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 27 March 2023

Azerbaijan
YearAppsGoals
201750
201893
201980
202270
202320
Total313
As match played 11 October 2018. Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef
1.27 March 2018Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey North Macedonia1–01–1Friendly
2.11 October 2018Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands1–03–02018–19 UEFA Nations League
3.3–0

Honours

Qarabağ

Astana

References

  1. ↑ "UEFA Nations League 2019: Booking List before League phase Matchday 5" (PDF). UEFA. 6 November 2018. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Альмейда продлил контракт с Карабахом. azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Qarabağ FK-dan bildiriş". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ричард Алмейда подписал контракт с "Астаной"". fcastana.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "نادي بني ياس يعلن عن التعاقد مع ريتشارد الميدا". baniyasclub.ae (in Arabic). Baniyas Club. 21 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Komandamız Riçard Almeydayla anlaşıb". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 26 October 2020. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Riçard Almeyda ilə müqavilə imzalandı". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  8. ↑ ""Qarabağ" Riçard Almeyda ilə müqaviləni uzatdı". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Təşəkkürlər, Riçard!". qarabagh.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  10. ↑ Richard Almeida at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "Richard Almeida" (in Portuguese). ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Richard Almeida". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Azerbaijan 1–1 Macedonia". eu-football.info. eu-football. 27 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "Faroe Islands 0-3 Azerbaijan". UEFA. UEFA. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.