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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cruz and the second or paternal family name is Moura.
Ricardo Moura
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Samuel Cruz Moura[1]
Date of birth (1988-12-14) 14 December 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Valongo, Portugal[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Lusitânia
Number 1
Youth career
1996–1999 Infesta
1999–2001 Porto
2001–2007 Leixões
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Padroense
2008–2012 Sousense 92 (0)
2012–2014 Aves 0 (0)
2014–2017 Leixões 85 (0)
2017–2018 Tondela 0 (0)
2018–2019 Académica 13 (0)
2019–2022 Chaves 6 (0)
2022–2024 Leixões 2 (0)
2024– Lusitânia 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:15, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

Ricardo Samuel Cruz Moura (born 14 December 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Portugal 2 club Lusitânia.

Club career

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Aves

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Born in Valongo, Porto District, Moura spent his early career in amateur football. In the summer of 2012, he moved straight to the Segunda Liga with C.D. Aves but failed to make an appearance in the league during his two-year spell, playing six matches in all competitions including a 6–0 away loss against S.L. Benfica in the fifth round of the Taça de Portugal.[2]

Leixões

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Moura signed with Leixões S.C. – he had already represented them at youth level, scoring from his goal in a 2–2 draw with Vitória de Guimarães[3]– for the 2014–15 season. His professional league debut took place on 1 March 2015, in a 2–0 away win over C.D. Trofense.[4]

Moura only missed one league game in 46 in the 2015–16 campaign, helping his team to finish in 18th place and thus avoid relegation from the second division.[5]

Tondela

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On 6 August 2017, Moura agreed to a two-year contract at C.D. Tondela.[6] Barred by Cláudio Ramos, he did not make any appearances during his tenure.[7]

Later career

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Moura subsequently returned to the second tier, where he represented, mostly as a backup, Académica de Coimbra,[8] G.D. Chaves[9] and Leixões.[10] In summer 2024, he went down to Liga 3 by joining Lusitânia FC,[11] helping the club to reach the professional leagues for the first time in their 101-year history in his first season.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ricardo Moura" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ Ruela, João (2 January 2013). "O melhor Cardozo de sempre na goleada do Benfica" [Best Cardozo ever in Benfica rout]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Guarda-redes não tinha intenção de marcar golo" [Goalkeeper did not mean to score goal]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 April 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Trofense-Leixões, 0–2: Vitória justa em casa do lanterna vermelha" [Trofense-Leixões, 0–2: Fair win at home of bottom-placed] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. ^ "10+ guarda-redes da Segunda Liga 2015/2016" [10+ goalkeepers of 2015/2016 Second League] (in Portuguese). Mundo dos Guarda-redes. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  6. ^ "OFICIAL: Tondela com novo guarda-redes" [OFFICIAL: Tondela with new goalkeeper] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Cláudio Ramos, o senhor totalista que sonhou defrontar Casillas e Quim" [Cláudio Ramos, mister every-minute who dreamed of facing Casillas and Quim] (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  8. ^ Chambel, Ricardo (12 August 2018). "Ricardo Moura: «Quero representar bem este clube histórico»" [Ricardo Moura: "I want to represent this historic club well"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Desp. Chaves contrata ex-Académica para a baliza" [Desp. Chaves sign former Académica man for the goal] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  10. ^ Matos, Diogo (21 July 2022). "Ricardo Moura feliz pelo regresso: «O Leixões é um clube que me diz muito»" [Ricardo Moura happy with return: "Leixões is a club that speaks volumes to me"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Ricardo Moura troca o Leixões pelo Lusitânia de Lourosa" [Ricardo Moura swaps Leixões for Lusitânia de Lourosa]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  12. ^ "Dos distritais à Liga 2 em oito anos: o despertar do leão de Lourosa" [From the regionals to League 2 in eight years: the lion of Lourosa awakens]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 8 May 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
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