{{Short description|Association football player (born 1989)}} {{Portuguese name|Almeida|de Oliveira}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Richard Almeida | image = Richard Almeida Karabakh FC.jpg | upright = | caption = Richard Almeida in 2014 | full_name = Richard Almeida de Oliveira<ref>{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0263-10de614232cd-de3927e3d25c-1000/unl_booking_list_before_md6.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123003056/https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0263-10de614232cd-de3927e3d25c-1000/unl_booking_list_before_md6.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 November 2020 |title=UEFA Nations League 2019: Booking List before League phase Matchday 5 |page=15 |publisher=UEFA |date=6 November 2018 |access-date=24 November 2020}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|3|20|df=y}} | birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil | height = 1.77 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = XV de Piracicaba | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2009–2012 | clubs1 = Santo André | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2010–2012 | clubs2 = → Gil Vicente (loan) | caps2 = 58 | goals2 = 6 | years3 = 2012–2018 | clubs3 = Qarabağ | caps3 = 163 | goals3 = 38 | years4 = 2018–2019 | clubs4 = Astana | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2019 | clubs5 = → Qarabağ (loan) | caps5 = 28 | goals5 = 6 | years6 = 2020 | clubs6 = Baniyas | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2020–2021 | clubs7 = Zira | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2021–2025 | clubs8 = Qarabağ | caps8 = 65 | goals8 = 7 | years9 = 2025– | clubs9 = Primavera | caps9 = 3 | goals9 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2017–2023 | nationalteam1 = Azerbaijan | nationalcaps1 = 31 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | club-update = 16 February 2025 | nationalteam-update = 7 February 2025 }}
'''Richard Almeida de Oliveira''' ({{langx|az|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.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Альмейда продлил контракт с Карабахом|url=http://www.azerifootball.com/ru/13/news/25800.html|website=azerifootball.com|publisher=Azerifootball|access-date=5 November 2014|language=ru|date=4 November 2014}}</ref> On 24 May 2018, Qarabağ announced that Almeida had been released by the club following expiration of his contract.<ref>{{cite web|title=Qarabağ FK-dan bildiriş|url=https://qarabagh.com/az/news/qarabag-fk-dan-bildiris/11256|website=qarabagh.com/|publisher=Qarabağ FK|access-date=24 May 2018|language=az|date=24 May 2018}}</ref>
On 4 July 2018, Almeida signed contract with FC Astana.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ричард Алмейда подписал контракт с "Астаной"|url=http://fcastana.kz/rus/news/8074|website=fcastana.kz|publisher=FC Astana|access-date=4 July 2018|language=ru|date=4 July 2018|archive-date=4 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704123426/http://fcastana.kz/rus/news/8074|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 21 January 2020, Almeida signed contract with Baniyas Club on a season-long deal.<ref>{{cite web|title=نادي بني ياس يعلن عن التعاقد مع ريتشارد الميدا|url=https://www.facebook.com/baniyasc/posts/1180784078793194?__xts__[0]=68.ARCCPXCclwh_oqiU5090vRv74FrE_29uMOxq6ZC3xspBAMidorQJbCx8xw4TP_76PruKxHf0jY5nqw8Po25H3r3-g_kpxWEf1dLm4CX6cCJI4oLtPq8hYwjs37_oZIUVzlTJrbBHC3s9tYqiTRIEzwdnfJE5C4wp_iJnpEkw1gMvupSspThfn6TpXGmtutX_bTlVmVdJAhgjOo8Ns-fkNHEpUf7r0A4BzQQ0UHkuR469IbRiMlHRaC2SJaWaB2m_X15VXoOc1gi8r5ALbbDh6Brui3Iu1KIhya1YZneyN2rmFJtcjd2ODm3lz-JsJs7yXRJ_0QspRuqBjAJ3xLF3pvJIzQ&__tn__=-R|website=baniyasclub.ae|publisher=Baniyas Club|language=ar|date=21 January 2020}}</ref>
On 26 October 2020, Zira announced the signing of Almeida on a contract until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Komandamız Riçard Almeydayla anlaşıb|url=http://www.fczire.az/?options=news-view&id=714|website=fczire.az|publisher=Zira FK|date=26 October 2020|language=az|access-date=26 October 2020|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026193821/http://www.fczire.az/?options=news-view&id=714|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 3 August 2021, Qarabağ announced the return of Almeida on a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Riçard Almeyda ilə müqavilə imzalandı |url=https://www.qarabagh.com/az/news/ricard-almeyda-ile-mueqavile-imzalandi/12132 |website=qarabagh.com/ |publisher=Qarabağ FK |access-date=3 August 2021 |language=Azerbaijani |date=3 August 2021}}</ref> On 3 June 2024, Almeida extended his contract with Qarabağ for an additional year, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title="Qarabağ" Riçard Almeyda ilə müqaviləni uzatdı |url=https://www.qarabagh.com/az/news/qarabag-ricard-almeyda-ile-mueqavileni-uzatdi/12800 |website=qarabagh.com |publisher=Qarabağ FK |access-date=4 June 2024 |language=Azerbaijani |date=3 June 2024}}</ref> On 11 February 2025, Qarabağ announced that the contract with Almeida was mutually terminated.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Təşəkkürlər, Riçard! |url=https://qarabagh.com/az/news/tesekkuerler-ricard/13100 |access-date=11 February 2025 |website=qarabagh.com}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 22 December 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|richard-almeida-de-oliveira/114678|Richard Almeida}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/player.php?player=198903200006|title=Richard Almeida|publisher=ForaDeJogo|language=pt|access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Santo André |2010 |Paulista |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- |2010 |Série B |3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||3||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|Gil Vicente (loan) |2010–11 |LigaPro |28||6||2||0||8||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||38||6 |- |2011–12 |Primeira Liga |29||0||1||0||7||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||37||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !57!!6!!3!!0!!15!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!75!!6 |- |rowspan="7"|Qarabağ |2012–13 |rowspan="6"|Azerbaijan Premier League |30||13||4||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||34||14 |- |2013–14 |28||6||3||0||colspan="2"|–||7||1||colspan="2"|–||38||6 |- |2014–15 |32||3||5||1||colspan="2"|–||12||0||colspan="2"|–||48||4 |- |2015–16 |31||9||6||1||colspan="2"|–||12||4||colspan="2"|–||49||14 |- |2016–17 |20||2||2||1||colspan="2"|–||12||2||colspan="2"|–||34||5 |- |2017–18 |22||5||1||1||colspan="2"|–||12||0||colspan="2"|–||35||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !163!!38!!21!!5!!0!!0!!55!!7!!0!!0!!239!!49 |- |rowspan="3"|Astana |2018 |rowspan="2"|Kazakhstan Premier League |8||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||11||0||0||0||19||1 |- |2019 |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !8!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!11!!0!!0!!0!!19!!1 |- |rowspan="3"|Qarabağ (loan) |2018–19 |rowspan="2"|Azerbaijan Premier League |14||5||2||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||colspan="2"|–||16||5 |- |2019–20 |14||1||2||0||colspan="2"|–||13||1||colspan="2"|–||29||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !28!!6!!4!!0!!0!!0!!13!!1!!0!!0!!45!!6 |- |Baniyas |2019–20 |UAE Pro League |7||1|| ||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||7||2 |- |Zira |2020–21 |Azerbaijan Premier League |13||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||15||0 |- |rowspan="5"|Qarabağ |2021–22 |rowspan="4"|Azerbaijan Premier League |16||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||5||0||colspan="2"|–||21||0 |- |2022–23 |26||3||2||0||colspan="2"|–||15||0||colspan="2"|–||43||3 |- |2023–24 |16||2||3||0||colspan="2"|–||3||0||colspan="2"|–||22||2 |- |2024–25 |7||2||1||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||colspan="2"|–||8||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !65!!7!!6!!0!!0!!0!!23!!0!!0!!0!!94!!7 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !342!!59!!35!!6!!15!!0!!102!!8!!0!!0!!497!!71 |}
===International=== ''Statistics accurate as of match played 27 March 2023''<ref name="NFT Stats">{{NFT player|id=68277|name=Richard Almeida|accessdate=5 July 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=5|Azerbaijan |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2017||5||0 |- |2018||9||3 |- |2019||8||0 |- |2022||7||0 |- |2023||2||0 |- !Total||31||3 |}
:''As match played 11 October 2018. Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT Stats"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition !! Ref |- |1. || 27 March 2018 || Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey || {{fb|MKD}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly || <ref>{{cite web|title=Azerbaijan 1–1 Macedonia|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=15417|website=eu-football.info|publisher=eu-football|date=27 March 2018}}</ref> |- |2. ||rowspan="2"| 11 October 2018 ||rowspan="2"| Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands ||rowspan="2"| {{fb|FRO}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 ||rowspan="2" align="center"| 3–0 ||rowspan="2"| 2018–19 UEFA Nations League ||rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Faroe Islands 0-3 Azerbaijan |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2024108--faroe-islands-vs-azerbaijan/ |website=UEFA |publisher=UEFA |access-date=11 October 2018 |date=11 October 2018}}</ref> |- |3. || align="center"|'''3'''–0 |}
==Honours== '''Qarabağ''' *Azerbaijan Premier League (8): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 *Azerbaijan Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22
'''Astana''' *Kazakhstan Premier League: 2018
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://qarabagh.com/1987/?name=viewgams&pid=234&cat=3&lang=2 Profile on official club website]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Almeida, Richard}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Category:Azerbaijani men's footballers Category:Footballers from São Paulo Category:Azerbaijan men's international footballers Category:Azerbaijani expatriate men's footballers Category:Brazilian men's footballers Category:Brazilian emigrants to Azerbaijan Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Category:Esporte Clube Santo André players Category:Liga Portugal 2 players Category:Primeira Liga players Category:Azerbaijan Premier League players Category:Kazakhstan Premier League players Category:UAE Pro League players Category:Gil Vicente F.C. players Category:Qarabağ FK players Category:FC Astana players Category:Baniyas Club players Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Category:Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates