| Ricardo Pires | |
| Fullname: | Ricardo Pires Santos Júnior |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | DP Kanchanaburi |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2005 |
| Youthclubs1: | Vasco da Gama |
| Youthyears2: | 2006 |
| Youthclubs2: | Barcelona EC |
| Years1: | 2008 |
| Clubs1: | Depor Aguablanca |
| Caps1: | 27 |
| Goals1: | 17 |
| Years2: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs2: | Sportfreunde Siegen |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Years3: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs3: | Tondela |
| Caps3: | 36 |
| Goals3: | 10 |
| Years4: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs4: | Independência |
| Caps4: | 17 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs5: | Rio Branco |
| Caps5: | 20 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2013 |
| Clubs6: | Sinop |
| Caps6: | 31 |
| Goals6: | 14 |
| Years7: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs7: | Lusitano |
| Caps7: | 28 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Years8: | 2016 |
| Clubs8: | Anadia |
| Caps8: | 12 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs9: | Farense |
| Caps9: | 8 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2017 |
| Clubs10: | Castelo Branco |
| Caps10: | 10 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
| Years11: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs11: | Marinhese |
| Caps11: | 14 |
| Goals11: | 3 |
| Years12: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs12: | Sertanense |
| Caps12: | 11 |
| Goals12: | 2 |
| Years13: | 2019 |
| Clubs13: | Samut Sakhon |
| Caps13: | 11 |
| Goals13: | 3 |
| Years14: | 2019 |
| Clubs14: | Potros UAEM |
| Caps14: | 5 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Years15: | 2020 |
| Clubs15: | Jicaral |
| Caps15: | 4 |
| Goals15: | 0 |
| Years16: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs16: | Tarxien Rainbows |
| Caps16: | 2 |
| Goals16: | 0 |
| Years17: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs17: | MH Khon Surat City |
| Caps17: | 10 |
| Goals17: | 1 |
| Years18: | 2022 |
| Clubs18: | Barreirense |
| Caps18: | 9 |
| Goals18: | 2 |
| Years19: | 2022 |
| Clubs19: | Doxa Drama |
| Caps19: | 10 |
| Goals19: | 2 |
| Years20: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs20: | Zakynthos |
| Caps20: | 13 |
| Goals20: | 0 |
| Years21: | 2023 |
| Clubs21: | Monte Carlo |
| Caps21: | 0 |
| Goals21: | 0 |
| Years22: | 2023 |
| Clubs22: | Persiraja Banda Aceh |
| Caps22: | 4 |
| Goals22: | 2 |
| Years23: | 2024– |
| Clubs23: | DP Kanchanaburi |
| Caps23: | 15 |
| Goals23: | 7 |
| Club-Update: | 21 April 2024 |
Ricardo Pires Santos Júnior (born 22 September 1987), or simply Ricardo Pires, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Thai League 2 club Dragon Pathumwan Kanchanaburi.[1]
Born in Rio de Janeiro, he joined several overseas clubs, such as Colombia, Germany, Portugal, Thailand, Mexico, Costa Rica, Malta, Greece and finally decided to abroad to East Asia and join Macau Liga de Elite side Monte Carlo for the 2023 season.[2] On 23 August 2023, Pires made his club debut in a 1–2 home lose in the 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs against Taiwanese club Taichung Futuro.[3]
Ahead of the 2023–24 Liga 2, Pires signed a contract with Persiraja Banda Aceh.[4] Pires made his Persiraja debut in a pre-season International friendly match against Malaysia Super League club PDRM on 3 September 2023, also scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win.[5]