Ricardo da Silva is a Portuguese

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

-born Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 for A-League

A-League

The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

 club Adelaide United

Adelaide United FC

Adelaide United Football Club is a professional football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. It currently participates in the A-League as the sole team from the state of South Australia. Adelaide is one of the most successful clubs in the A-League. The club's home ground is...

.

Club career

In 2005, Da Silva signed with Portuguese football club S.C.U. Torreense

S.C.U. Torreense

Sport Clube União Torreense was founded in Torres Vedras in 1917, with the original name Sport União Torreense. It participated 6 times in the Portuguese Liga and its best result was two seventh final places , coincidentally the team's first two years in the top flight...

. He remained at the club until 2007, when he decided to move back to Australia due to family reasons. Since returning to Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

 he played for a number of South Australian Super League

South Australian Super League

The South Australian Super League is the highest state-level association football competition in South Australia and commenced in 2006. Prior to the 2006 season, the highest level competition in South Australia was the South Australian Premier League. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the...

 clubs including Adelaide Galaxy

Adelaide Galaxy

Adelaide Galaxy is a football club which participates in the South Australian Super League. The club is located in Novar Gardens, South Australia, a western suburb of Adelaide. They are the oldest club in the league.- History :...

, Adelaide Blue Eagles

Adelaide Blue Eagles

Adelaide Blue Eagles is a football club based at the Marden Sports Complex, South Australia. Blue Eagles is a participant in the recently formed South Australian Super League. ABE is a predominantly Italian Australian-supported club...

 and Adelaide City

Adelaide City

Adelaide City is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. They are also known as The Zebras. They played in the National Soccer League for 27 Seasons but withdrew just prior to the 2003/2004 season. They now play in the South Australian Super League. City won the inaugural Super League...

 where he scored 23 goals over three seasons.

Adelaide United

On 22 September 2011, it was officially announced that Adelaide United had signed Da Silva on a one-year contract.
On November the 19th of 2011, Ricardo Da Silva made his debut for Adelaide United against Wellington Phoenix in Auckland. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.

Personal

Da Silva moved to Adelaide, Australia, in 2003, and studied as an international high school student for two years.

Career statistics

(Current as of 22 September 2011)

Club	Season	League			Cup			Continental			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
	2011–12 2011–12 A-League The A-League's 2011–12 season is the seventh season of the Australasian A-League football competition since its establishment in 2004. At the end of the previous season, the North Queensland Fury were cut from the competition by the governing body, Football Federation Australia, due to financial...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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