He wears no 21 jerseys on his back for Porto and has played in the junior teams of Portugal. He made his international debut for the senior team in 2015.
Ricardo Pereira is of Portuguese nationality but possessing Cape Verdean descent. He was born on 6 October 1993 in Lisbon Portugal and was fond of playing football since he was a small child.
He started his playing football at the age of 8 joining the local youth club of CF Benfica in 2001. After which he played for Portuguese football clubs such as Sporting CP, Associacao Naval 1 de Maio and Vitoria Guimaraes in their youth ranks.
Ricardo Pereira makes an annual salary above $ 960,000 with a weekly salary being $18,465 playing for Portugal football club FC Porto. His current market value is the range of $ 18 million.
His total net worth looking at his playing career can be estimated in excess of $ 3 million as his primary source comes mostly from playing for various clubs and for his national team along with endorsing many sports products like Nike.
With his wealth and money, he is often seen visiting and traveling exotic and beautiful locations and enjoying his life.
Details about his house, car and other properties are not revealed yet. But the player is expected to have some of the expensive ones for riding.
Ricardo Pereira began his senior playing career with the main team of Vitoria Guimaraes during the 2012/13 season and made his Primeira Liga debut for the Portuguese club against F.C. Pacos de Ferreira on 1 April 2012.
Ricardo Pereira played a decisive role by scoring six goals in the competition as his team defeated SL Benfica in the final with him scoring winning goal as Vitoria Guimaraes won the Taca de Portugal for the first time in their club history in 2012/13.
He was also the top goal scorer in 2012/13 season in Taca de Portugal.
After his successful spell with Vitoria Guimaraes, he signed with fellow Primeira Liga club, FC Porto in July 2013.
He played mainly as a fullback for Porto as he played for both reserve and main team of the club. While with Porto, he was transferred to French Ligue 1 OGC Nice on loan and played both for their reserve and main team for two years from 2015 to 2017.
He has represented Portugal in U19, U20, U21 and U23 teams and played a prominent role for Portugal U21 in the 2015 UEFA European Championship U21 Championship held at the Czech Republic. He helped to reach the finals of the tournament by scoring 4 goals for his team where Portugal lost to Sweden in the final.
After making his debut for the Portuguese senior team in 2015, he has also played three matches for Portugal.
Ricardo Pereira alongside players such as Bernardo Silva, Goncalo Guedes, and Anthony Lopes are listed as some of the probable players to represent Portugal at 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Currently 24, Ricardo Pereira has not disclosed officially whether he is married or dating someone as he seems to be more concerned in improving his skill on the field and contribute significantly to his club and country rather be involved in controversy and rumors.
He is quite fond of dog and has a pet dog to accompany him. He stands at the height of 5 ft. 7 inches and weighs 70 kg.
