PLAYER

Active

Ricardo Esgaio

Market value

700 k €

21 mai 2026

Club

Sporting CP

Defender

Position detail: Right-back
Preferred foot: Right
Born: 16 mai 1993
Place of birth: Nazaré, Portugal
Height: 1,72 m
Nationality: Portugal
At club since: 3 juillet 2021
Contract until: 30 juin 2028
Agent: Proeleven S.A.

Seasons

Complete seasons only, to 25/26

Seasons

19

Appearances

378

Goals

8

Assists

49

League

Season	Competition	Team	Apps	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Yellow cards	Red cards
25/26	Süper Lig	Fatih Karagümrük	26	2 178	0	0	3	0
24/25	Liga Portugal	Sporting CP	9	225	0	0	0	0
23/24	Liga Portugal	Sporting CP	28	1 501	0	4	7	0
22/23	Liga Portugal	Sporting CP	25	1 314	1	3	5	0
21/22	Liga Portugal	Sporting CP	27	1 462	0	4	7	0
20/21	Liga Portugal	SC Braga	32	2 871	1	3	6	0
19/20	Liga Portugal	SC Braga	30	2 544	1	5	12	0
18/19	Liga Portugal	SC Braga	25	1 996	0	4	7	0
17/18	Liga Portugal	SC Braga	30	2 572	4	10	8	0
16/17	Liga Portugal	Sporting CP	8	496	0	0	2	0
15/16	Liga Portugal	Sporting CP	8	611	0	0	1	0
14/15	Liga Portugal	Académica Coimbra	15	1 350	0	2	5	0
14/15	Liga Portugal	Sporting CP	3	270	0	0	1	0
12/13	Liga Portugal	Sporting CP	3	55	0	0	0	0

Domestic cups

Season	Competition	Team	Apps	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Yellow cards	Red cards
2025	Supertaça	Sporting CP	1	5	0	0	0	0
24/25	Allianz Cup	Sporting CP	1	90	0	0	0	0
23/24	Allianz Cup	Sporting CP	3	243	0	0	0	0
22/23	Allianz Cup	Sporting CP	4	116	0	0	0	0
21/22	Allianz Cup	Sporting CP	3	261	0	0	2	0
2021	Supertaça	Sporting CP	1	90	0	0	0	0
20/21	Allianz Cup	SC Braga	3	270	0	1	1	0
19/20	Allianz Cup	SC Braga	5	450	0	0	1	0
18/19	Allianz Cup	SC Braga	4	325	0	0	1	0
17/18	Allianz Cup	SC Braga	4	300	0	0	0	0
16/17	Allianz Cup	Sporting CP	3	270	0	1	1	0
15/16	Allianz Cup	Sporting CP	1	90	0	0	1	0
14/15	Allianz Cup	Sporting CP	4	360	0	0	2	0
14/15	Allianz Cup	Académica Coimbra	1	90	0	1	0	0
13/14	Allianz Cup	Sporting CP	1	4	0	0	0	0
12/13	Allianz Cup	Sporting CP	2	180	0	0	0	0

Continental club competitions

Season	Competition	Team	Apps	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Yellow cards	Red cards
24/25	Champions League	Sporting CP	4	169	0	0	0	0
23/24	Europa League	Sporting CP	9	528	0	0	0	0
22/23	Europa League	Sporting CP	6	473	0	0	1	0
22/23	Champions League	Sporting CP	3	110	0	0	3	0
21/22	Champions League	Sporting CP	8	379	0	2	1	0
20/21	Europa League	SC Braga	6	504	1	2	5	0
19/20	Europa League	SC Braga	8	720	0	1	2	0
2019	Europa League Qualifying	SC Braga	4	340	0	0	1	0
2018	Europa League Qualifying	SC Braga	2	180	0	1	1	0
17/18	Europa League	SC Braga	8	720	0	3	3	0
2017	Europa League Qualifying	SC Braga	4	390	0	0	0	0
16/17	Champions League	Sporting CP	1	32	0	0	0	0
15/16	Europa League	Sporting CP	3	270	0	2	1	0
14/15	Champions League	Sporting CP	1	90	0	0	0	0
12/13	Europa League	Sporting CP	1	90	0	0	0	0

Shirt numbers

Squad numbers are recorded from 2013 onwards.

Club

Season	Club	Number	Matches	As captain
2025	Sporting	47	1	—
25/26	Karagümrük	47	26	—
24/25	Sporting	47	42	—
23/24	Sporting	47	46	—
22/23	Sporting	47	49	—
21/22	Sporting	47	43	—
20/21	Braga	47	42	7
19/20	Braga	47	48	6
18/19	Braga	47	27	—
17/18	Braga	47	49	—
16/17	Sporting	47	22	1
2015	Coimbra	47	16	—
15/16	Sporting	47	34	—
2014	Sporting	47	2	—
14/15	Sporting	47	11	—

Career moves

Season	From	To	Type	Fee
26/27	Karagümrük	Gil Vicente		Undisclosed
25/26	Sporting	Karagümrük	Transfer	Free transfer
21/22	Braga	Sporting	Transfer	5,5 M €
17/18	Sporting	Braga	Transfer	Free transfer
14/15	Coimbra	Sporting	Return from loan	—
14/15	Sporting	Coimbra	Loan	—
14/15	Sporting B	Sporting	Transfer	Undisclosed
12/13	Sporting U19	Sporting B	Transfer	Undisclosed
10/11	Sporting U17	Sporting U19	Transfer	Undisclosed
08/09	Sporting Sub-15	Sporting U17	Transfer	Undisclosed

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