Ricardo Horta

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is da Luz and the second or paternal family name is Horta.

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Ricardo Horta
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Jorge da Luz Horta
Date of birth (1994-09-15) 15 September 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Sobreda, Portugal
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Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Málaga
Number 10
Youth career
2003–2004 Ginásio Corroios
2004–2011 Benfica
2011–2013 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Vitória Setúbal 34 (7)
2014– Málaga 48 (1)
International career‡
2013 Portugal U19 5 (2)
2014 Portugal U20 6 (3)
2014– Portugal U21 11 (4)
2016– Portugal U23 1 (1)
2014– Portugal 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2016

Ricardo Jorge da Luz Horta (born 15 September 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Málaga CF and the Portugal national team as a right winger.

Club career

Born in Sobreda, Almada, Horta joined Vitória de Setúbal's youth ranks in 2011, signing from S.L. Benfica.[1] On 7 April 2013 he made his first-team – and Primeira Liga – debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cristiano in a 1–2 away loss against Rio Ave FC.[2] He finished the campaign with six appearances, all from the bench.

On 9 December 2013 Horta scored his first professional goal, netting the game's only against Académica de Coimbra.[3] He was a regular starter during his second season, appearing in 27 matches and scoring six times.

On 12 July 2014, Horta signed a five-year deal with La Liga club Málaga CF.[4] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August by starting in a 1–0 home win over Athletic Bilbao,[5] and scored his first goal for on 6 January 2015 in a 2–0 home victory over Levante UD for the Copa del Rey.

International career

Horta was part of the Portuguese under-20 team at the 2014 Toulon Tournament. He gained his first cap for the full side on 7 September of that year – one week before his 20th birthday – replacing William Carvalho early into the second half of a 0–1 home loss against Albania for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers.[6]

Personal life

Horta's younger brother, André, is also a footballer. He also represented Vitória Setúbal.[7]

Honours

Portugal

References

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