Ricardo Esgaio

Ricardo Esgaio

Esgaio playing for Sporting CP in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo de Sousa Esgaio[1]
Date of birth	(1993-05-16) 16 May 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Nazaré, Portugal[1]
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Sporting CP
Number	47
Youth career
2001–2005	Nazarenos
2005–2012	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2017	Sporting CP	22	(0)
2012–2017	Sporting CP B	87	(34)
2015	→ Académica (loan)	15	(0)
2017–2021	Braga	117	(6)
2021–	Sporting CP	82	(1)
International career
2008–2009	Portugal U16	9	(3)
2009–2010	Portugal U17	17	(5)
2010	Portugal U18	2	(0)
2010–2012	Portugal U19	29	(5)
2012–2013	Portugal U20	16	(1)
2013–2015	Portugal U21	18	(3)
2016	Portugal U23	5	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2015 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:57, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Ricardo de Sousa Esgaio (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾðu ɨʒˈɣaju]; born 16 May 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sporting CP as a right-back.

He made over 200 Primeira Liga appearances with Sporting CP (two spells), Braga and on loan at Académica, winning several cup honours with the first two as well as the 2023–24 national championship with Sporting.

Esgaio earned 96 caps for Portugal across all levels, and was selected for the 2016 Olympic tournament.