Ricardo Batista

Ricardo Jorge Cecília Batista (born 19 November 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

This article is about the football player. For the sailor, see Ricardo Batista (sailor).
Ricardo Batista
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Jorge Cecília Batista
Date of birth (1986-11-19) 19 November 1986
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1998–2004 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Fulham 0 (0)
2006 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 9 (0)
2006 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 16 (0)
2007 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 13 (0)
2008–2011 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Olhanense (loan) 11 (0)
2013–2014 Nacional 0 (0)
2014–2015 Vitória Setúbal 17 (0)
2015–2017 Libolo 5 (0)
2018–2020 Gaz Metan Mediaș 3 (0)
National team
2004 Portugal U19 2 (0)
2005–2006 Portugal U20 3 (0)
2007–2008 Portugal U21 15 (0)
2009–2011 Portugal U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 August 2020

Club career

Fulham

Born in Setúbal, Batista started his career with Vitória F.C. in his hometown. In late 2004, aged only 18, he was signed by English Premier League club Fulham. His only senior appearance for them was on 21 September 2005 in the second round of the League Cup against Lincoln City: his team won 5–4, but BBC Sport's match reporter dubbed his performance "disappointing".[1]

Batista spent the second half of 2005–06 on loan to Milton Keynes Dons, making 9 League Two appearances.[2][3] For most of the following season he was on loan to League One club Wycombe Wanderers.[4] He made 35 appearances in all competitions and helped them reach the League Cup semi-final, in which they held Chelsea to a draw in the first leg before losing the second 4–0.[5]

In July 2007, Batista extended his contract at Craven Cottage to run until 2009.[6]

Portugal

On 16 July 2008, Batista signed with Sporting CP for a fee of €158,000.[7] He was only third-choice during his two-year spell with the Lisbon club, his input consisting of the match against F.C. Paços de Ferreira for the 2008–09 edition of the Taça da Liga (5–1 home win).[8]

Batista was loaned to S.C. Olhanense for the 2010–11 campaign,[9] initially backing up Marcelo Moretto and playing in the domestic cups.[10] After the Brazilian left for Poland he became first-choice, as the Algarve team eventually retained their Primeira Liga status; his first match in the competition occurred on 19 December 2010, in a 0–0 home draw to C.D. Nacional.[11]

On 25 July 2011, Batista was banned for two years for doping, after testing positive in a game against Académica de Coimbra held in January.[12][13]

International career

Batista participated with Portugal at the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Netherlands, backing up FC Porto's Paulo Ribeiro. He made his debut in the category on 14 November 2006, in a 3–0 friendly win over Serbia.[14]

See also

References
  1. "Fulham 5–4 Lincoln (aet)". BBC Sport. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  2. "MK Dons land keeper". Sky Sports. 13 January 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. "Games played by Ricardo Batista in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. "Wycombe net QPR's Doherty on loan". BBC Sport. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  5. Bevan, Chris (10 January 2007). "Wycombe 1–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
    "Games played by Ricardo Batista in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. "Fulham's Batista extends contract". BBC Sport. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  7. "Oferta pública de subscrição – Prospecto" [Public offer for subscription – Prospects] (pdf) (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  8. Escobar de Lima, Filipe (18 January 2009). "Taça da Liga: Alvalade quase vazio para ver Liedson, o goleador implacável" [League Cup: Alvalade nearly empty to see Liedson, the ruthless scorer]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  9. "Sporting empresta Ricardo Batista ao Olhanense" [Sporting loan Ricardo Batista to Olhanense] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  10. "Liga: só um em cada quatro guarda-redes é português" [League: only one in every four goalkeepers is Portuguese] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  11. "Olhanense 0–0 Nacional" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  12. Mira, Luís (25 July 2011). "Sporting Lisbon's Ricardo Batista receives two-year ban for failed drugs test]". Goal. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  13. "Ricardo Batista suspenso por 2 anos" [Ricardo Batista suspended for 2 years]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  14. "Sub-21: Portugal-Sérvia, 3–0 (Hugo Almeida 4, 18, Vaz Té 88)" [Under-21: Portugal-Serbia, 3–0 (Hugo Almeida 4, 18, Vaz Té 88)]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 November 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
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