{{short description|Brazilian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Portuguese name|Candido|Wach}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Vitor Ricardo | image = | fullname = Vitor Ricardo Guerra Candido Wach | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|4|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | height = 1.78m | position = Right back | currentclub = Aparecidense (on loan from Fortaleza) | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2017–2019 | youthclubs1 = Flamengo | youthyears2 = 2019–2020 | youthclubs2 = Palmeiras | youthyears3 = 2020–2021 | youthclubs3 = Fortaleza | years1 = 2021– | clubs1 = Fortaleza | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2023– | clubs2 = → Aparecidense (loan) | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | club-update = 06:06, 11 April 2022 (UTC) | ntupdate = }}
'''Vitor Ricardo Guerra Candido Wach''' (born 14 April 2000), known as '''Vitor Ricardo''', is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Aparecidense, on loan from Fortaleza.
==Club career== Born in Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Ricardo was a Flamengo youth graduate, but left the club in August 2019 to join Palmeiras.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flaresenha.com/2019/08/vitor-ricardo-rescinde-com-o-flamengo-e-assina-com-o-palmeiras.html|title=Vitor Ricardo rescinde com o Flamengo e assina com o Palmeiras|trans-title=Vitor Ricardo rescinds with Flamengo and signs with Palmeiras|publisher=Fla Resenha|language=pt-BR|date=18 August 2019|accessdate=11 April 2022}}</ref> He left the latter in 2020, and signed for Fortaleza.
Vitor Ricardo made his first team debut for ''Leão'' on 13 March 2021, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Treze, for the year's Copa do Nordeste.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/jogada/analise-fortaleza-vive-dois-tempos-distintos-e-perde-100-de-aproveitamento-na-temporada-1.3059928|title=Análise: Fortaleza vive dois tempos distintos e perde 100% de aproveitamento na temporada|trans-title=Analysis: Fortaleza have two different halves and lose 100% of performance in the season|publisher=Diário do Nordeste|language=pt-BR|date=13 March 2021|accessdate=11 April 2022}}</ref> Initially assigned to the under-23 squad,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://esportenewsmundo.com.br/cinco-destaques-do-time-de-aspirantes-que-poderiam-ser-utilizados-pelo-fortaleza-no-restante-da-temporada/|title=Cinco destaques do time de Aspirantes que poderiam ser utilizados pelo Fortaleza no restante da temporada|trans-title=Five spotlights of the ''Aspirantes'' team that could be used by Fortaleza in the remainder of the season|publisher=Esporte News Mundo|language=pt-BR|date=24 August 2021|accessdate=11 April 2022}}</ref> he was definitely promoted to the main squad in January 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.opovo.com.br/esportes/futebol/times/fortaleza/2022/01/19/quatro-jogadores-da-base-do-fortaleza-sao-integrados-ao-elenco-profissional.html|title=Quatro jogadores da base do Fortaleza são integrados ao elenco profissional|trans-title=Four players from the youth setup of Fortaleza are included in the first team|publisher=O Povo|language=pt-BR|date=19 January 2022|accessdate=11 April 2022}}</ref>
Vitor Ricardo made his Série A debut on 10 April 2022, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Cuiabá.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/ce/futebol/brasileirao-serie-a/jogo/10-04-2022/fortaleza-cuiaba.ghtml|title=Com gol de Everton, Cuiabá vence o Fortaleza na Arena Castelão|trans-title=With a goal from Everton, Cuiabá defeat Fortaleza at the Arena Castelão|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=10 April 2022|accessdate=11 April 2022}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|11 April 2022}}<ref>{{Soccerway|vitor-ricardo-guerra-candido-wach/551752|Vitor Ricardo|accessdate=11 April 2022}}</ref> {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="2"|Fortaleza |2021 |rowspan="2"|Série A |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CDN">Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste</ref>||0||1||0 |- |2022 |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0 |} {{reflist|group="lower-alpha"}}
==Honours== '''Fortaleza''' *Copa do Nordeste: 2022 *Campeonato Cearense: 2022
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://fortaleza1918.com.br/elenco/?jogador=17300 Fortaleza profile] {{in lang|pt-BR}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vitor Ricardo}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Category:Brazilian men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Category:Fortaleza Esporte Clube players Category:Associação Atlética Aparecidense players Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen