Ricardo Horta

Ricardo Jorge Luz Horta (born 15 September 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Braga and the Portugal national team as a right winger.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Luz and the second or paternal family name is Horta.
Ricardo Horta
Horta with Braga in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Jorge Luz Horta[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-15) 15 September 1994[1]
Place of birth Sobreda, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Braga
Number 21
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)
2014–2017 Málaga 48 (1)
2016–2017 → Braga (loan) 32 (6)
2017– Braga 141 (50)
National team
2013 Portugal U19 5 (2)
2014 Portugal U20 6 (3)
2014–2017 Portugal U21 20 (4)
2016 Portugal U23 1 (1)
2014 Portugal 1 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2015 Czech Republic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2021

He started his career with Vitória de Setúbal, joining Málaga in La Liga in 2014. He returned to Portugal two years later after signing with Braga (initially on loan), going on to win the 2020–21 Taça de Portugal and the 2019–20 Taça da Liga with the club while scoring more than 75 competitive goals.

Horta finished second at the 2015 European Under-21 Championship. He played one full match with Portugal.

Club career

Vitória Setúbal

Born in Sobreda, Almada, Horta joined Vitória de Setúbal's youth ranks in 2011, signing from S.L. Benfica.[2] On 7 April 2013, he made his first-team and Primeira Liga debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cristiano in a 2–1 away loss against Rio Ave FC.[3] He finished the campaign with six games, all from the bench.

On 9 December 2013, Horta scored his first professional goal, the game's only against Académica de Coimbra.[4] He was a regular starter during his second season, playing 28 matches and scoring seven times.[5]

Málaga

On 12 July 2014, Horta signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Málaga CF.[6] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August, starting in a 1–0 home win over Athletic Bilbao.[7]

Horta scored his first goal for on 6 January 2015, in a 2–0 defeat of Levante UD in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey also at La Rosaleda Stadium.[8] He finished his spell with 56 appearances in all competitions.[9]

Braga

On 5 July 2016, Horta was loaned to S.C. Braga for one year.[10] Roughly one year later he joined the club permanently, with Juan Carlos moving in the opposite direction.[11] He scored 11 and nine goals in his second and third seasons respectively, helping to consecutive fourth-place finishes.[12][13][14]

On 24 October 2019, during a 2–1 away win against Beşiktaş J.K. in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, Horta netted for the tenth time in European competition, becoming Braga's second all-time scorer after Alan who led all players with 11.[15] The following 25 January, he scored the only goal in the last seconds of the final of the Taça da Liga against FC Porto.[16]

On 23 May 2021, Horta closed the 2–0 defeat of Benfica in the final of the Taça de Portugal, to claim the cup competition for the third time in club history.[17][18] On 3 August, Braga announced the player had rejected the chance to join Major League Soccer side Atlanta United FC following a bid worth €15 million.[19]

International career

Horta was part of the Portugal under-20 team at the 2014 Toulon Tournament[20][21][22][23][24][25] and the under-21 one at the 2015[26] and 2017 UEFA European Championships.[27] He scored in his only appearance in the 2015 competition,[28] in a final runner-up position in the Czech Republic.[29]

On 7 September 2014, Horta earned his first cap for the full side – 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.[30]

Personal life

Horta's younger brother, André, is also a footballer. He also represented Vitória Setúbal and Braga.[31]

Career statistics

Club
As of 3 October 2021[32][33][34]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitória Setúbal 2012–13 Primeira Liga 60————60
2013–14 Primeira Liga 2872050——357
Total 3472050——417
Málaga 2014–15 La Liga 31162———373
2015–16 La Liga 17020———190
Total 48182———563
Braga 2016–17 Primeira Liga 32620525100449
2017–18 Primeira Liga 3011104071—4212
2018–19 Primeira Liga 349502022—4311
2019–20 Primeira Liga 33122154116—5123
2020–21 Primeira Liga 329733073—4915
2021–22 Primeira Liga 7400002110105
Total 1685117419634141023975
Career total 2505927624634141033685
  1. Includes the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International
As of match played 7 September 2014[35]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal 201410
Total10

Honours

Club

Braga

International

Portugal

References
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  2. Serrano, Maria (31 March 2014). "O talento é a cor da visibilidade – Entrevista a Ricardo Horta" [Talent is the colour of visibility – Interview to Ricardo Horta] (in Portuguese). Bola Na Rede. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. "Rio Ave derrota V. Setúbal e mantém-se "colado" ao Sporting" [Rio Ave defeat V. Setúbal and are still "glued" to Sporting] (in Portuguese). TSF. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. Silva Pires, Tiago (9 December 2013). "Ricardo Horta dá triunfo ao Vitória de Setúbal" [Ricardo Horta gives win to Vitória de Setúbal]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  5. Rodrigues, André (12 July 2014). "Málaga contrata o jovem português Ricardo Horta" [Málaga sign Portuguese youngster Ricardo Horta]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  6. "Portuguese-born Ricardo Horta joins Málaga CF". Málaga CF. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  7. "Malaga 1–0 Athletic Bilbao". ESPN FC. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  8. Egea, Pablo (6 January 2015). "El Málaga cree más en la Copa" [Málaga believe more in Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  9. Rubio, Alberto (27 January 2020). "Ricardo Horta: de ser uno más en Málaga... a campeón y 'jugador de moda' en Portugal" [Ricardo Horta: from just one of the guys in Málaga... to champion and 'hip player' in Portugal]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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  12. Mendes, António (22 March 2018). "Goleadores de marca nacional" [National brand scorers]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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  14. Ramires, Laura (2 July 2019). "Abel Ferreira. Sp. Braga vê-se grego com adeus relâmpago" [Abel Ferreira. Sp. Braga turn Greek with lightning goodbye]. i (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  15. "LE: Ricardo Horta aponta 10.º golo europeu pelo Sporting de Braga, a um de Alan" [EL: Ricardo Horta scores 10th European goal for Sporting de Braga, trailing Alan by one] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  16. Cole, Richard (25 January 2020). "Late Ricardo Horta strike wins the Taça da Liga for Braga". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  17. "Galeno eleito 'Homem do Jogo' em Coimbra" [Galeno voted 'Man of the Match' in Coimbra] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  18. "SC Braga conquista a Taça de Portugal Placard 2020/2021" [SC Braga win the 2020/2021 Placard Portugal Cup] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  19. "Comunicado | Ricardo Horta" [Announcement | Ricardo Horta] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  20. "Torneio de Toulon: Portugal-México, 2–0" [Toulon Tournament: Portugal-Mexico, 2–0]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 May 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  21. "Torneio de Toulon: Portugal-Chile, 3–1" [Toulon Tournament: Portugal-Chile, 3–1]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  22. Lucas, Cipriano (27 May 2014). "Portugal goleia China e fica a um empate da final" [Portugal rout China and final is now one draw away]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  23. "Portugal conquista terceiro lugar do Torneio de Toulon ao bater Inglaterra" [Portugal finish third in Toulon Tournament after beating England] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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  26. "Bruno Fernandes fora dos convocados para o Europeu de sub-21" [Bruno Fernandes left out of squad for under-21 Euro]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 7 June 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  27. "Sanches e Cancelo convocados por Portugal para o EURO Sub-21" [Sanches and Cancelo called by Portugal for Under-21 EURO] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  28. Hart, Simon (27 June 2015). "Five-goal Portugal stun Germany in semi-finals". UEFA. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  29. Kell, Tom (30 June 2015). "Spot-on Sweden beat Portugal to win U21 EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  30. Marques, Pedro (7 September 2014). "Balaj pounces as Albania stun Portugal". UEFA. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  31. Lopes Pereira, Ricardo (13 February 2015). "André Horta acredita numa surpresa na Luz" [André Horta believes in surprise at the Luz]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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