| Richard Almeida | |
| Fullname: | Richard Almeida de Oliveira[1] |
| Birth Date: | 20 March 1989 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Qarabağ |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Years1: | 2009–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Santo André |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs2: | → Gil Vicente (loan) |
| Caps2: | 58 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2012–2018 |
| Clubs3: | Qarabağ |
| Caps3: | 163 |
| Goals3: | 38 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Astana |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | → Qarabağ (loan) |
| Caps5: | 28 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Years6: | 2020 |
| Clubs6: | Baniyas |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | Zira |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2021– |
| Clubs8: | Qarabağ |
| Caps8: | 58 |
| Goals8: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017–2023 |
| Nationalteam1: | Azerbaijan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 31 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Pcupdate: | 4 June 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 12 May 2023 |
Richard Almeida de Oliveira (Azerbaijani: Riçard Almeyda de Oliveyra; born 20 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Qarabağ. Born in Brazil, he played for the Azerbaijan national team.
In November 2014, Almeida signed a three-year contract extension with Qarabağ, keeping him at the club till the Summer of 2018.[2] On 24 May 2018, Qarabağ announced that Almeida had been released by the club following expiration of his contract.[3]
On 4 July 2018, Almeida signed contract with FC Astana.[4]
On 21 January 2020, Almeida signed contract with Baniyas Club on a season-long deal.[5]
On 26 October 2020, Zira announced the signing of Almeida on a contract until the end of the season.[6]
On 3 August 2021, Qarabağ announced the return of Almeida on a one-year contract.[7] On 3 June 2024, Almeida extended his contract with Qarabağ for an additional year, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2025.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Santo André | 2010 | Paulista | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Série B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | |||
| Gil Vicente (loan) | 2010–11 | LigaPro | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 38 | 6 | |
| 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 37 | 0 | ||
| Total | 57 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 75 | 6 | |||
| Qarabağ | 2012–13 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 30 | 13 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 34 | 14 | |
| 2013–14 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 7 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | 38 | 6 | |||
| 2014–15 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | 12 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 48 | 4 | |||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | 12 | 4 | colspan="2" | - | 49 | 14 | |||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | 12 | 2 | colspan="2" | - | 34 | 5 | |||
| 2017–18 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | 12 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 35 | 6 | |||
| Total | 163 | 38 | 21 | 5 | - | - | 55 | 7 | - | - | 239 | 49 | |||
| Astana | 2018 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Qarabağ (loan) | 2018–19 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 16 | 5 | |
| 2019–20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 13 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | 29 | 1 | |||
| Total | 28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 1 | - | - | 45 | 6 | |||
| Baniyas | 2019–20 | UAE Pro League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 7 | 2 | ||
| Zira | 2020–21 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 15 | 0 | |
| Qarabağ | 2021–22 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 5 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 21 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 15 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 43 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 22 | 2 | |||
| Total | 58 | 5 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 0 | - | - | 86 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 335 | 57 | 35 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 102 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 490 | 69 | |||
Statistics accurate as of match played 16 November 2019
| Azerbaijan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 3 | |
As match played 11 October 2018. Scores and results list Azerbaijan's goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 March 2018 | 1–0 | 1–1 | [10] | |||
| 2. | 11 October 2018 | 1–0 | 3–0 | [11] | |||
| 3. | 3–0 |