Riccieli

Vitória | Defender

Player Info

Full Name: Riccieli

Nationality: Brazil

Position: Defender

Born: 17 Sep 1998

Height: 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight: 80 kg

Club Info

Team: Vitória

Sport: Soccer

About Riccieli

Riccieli Eduardo da Silva Junior (born 17 September 1998), known as Riccieli, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vitória, on loan from Portuguese club Famalicão.

Career
Early career
Born in Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Riccieli began his career with hometown side Resende. He made his senior debut on 28 October 2015, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Gonçalense , for the year's Copa Rio; it was his only appearance for the side, as they won the tournament.

Riccieli moved to Mirassol in 2016, being initially a member of the under-20 squad. He first appeared with the senior side on 2 August of that year, replacing Hélio Batista in the first half of a 1–0 Copa Paulista home win over Marília.

Riccieli was definitely promoted to the first team of Leão in January 2017, but only featured in the Copa Paulista in that year. He only started to feature more regularly in the 2018 campaign, scoring his first senior goal on 13 May of that year by netting the opener in a 2–0 Série D home win over Inter de Lages.

Riccieli was a regular starter of Mirassol in the 2019 Campeonato Paulista, and impressed during the competition.