Ricardo Da Silva

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ricardo Da Silva

| fullname = Ricardo Farinha Da Silva

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|10|29}}

| birth_place = Torres Vedras, Portugal

| height =

| currentclub = Adelaide Blue Eagles

| clubnumber =

| position = Attacking midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2005–2007

| clubs1 = S.C.U. Torreense

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2007

| clubs2 = Adelaide Galaxy

| caps2 = 18

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2008

| clubs3 = Adelaide Blue Eagles

| caps3 = 18

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2009–2011

| clubs4 = Adelaide City

| caps4 = 52

| goals4 = 23

| years5 = 2009

| clubs5 = → White City (loan)

| caps5 = 8

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2011–2012

| clubs6 = Adelaide United

| caps6 = 5

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2012–2013

| clubs7 = Adelaide City

| caps7 = 18

| goals7 = 6

| years8 = 2013–2017

| clubs8 = West Adelaide

| caps8 = 104

| goals8 = 47

| years9 = 2017–2019

| clubs9 = Adelaide Olympic

| caps9 = 55

| goals9 = 11

| years10 = 2019

| clubs10 = White City

| caps10 = 0

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2020–2022

| clubs11 = West Adelaide

| caps11 = 67

| goals11 = 25

| years12 = 2023

| clubs12 = Adelaide Croatia Raiders

| caps12 = 0

| goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2023–

| clubs13 = Adelaide Blue Eagles

| caps13 = 0

| goals13 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2019

| managerclubs1 = White City (assistant manager)

}}

Ricardo da Silva (born 29 October 1983) is a Portuguese-born Australian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for South Australian club Adelaide Blue Eagles.

Club career

In 2005, Da Silva signed with Portuguese football club S.C.U. Torreense. He remained at the club until 2007, when he decided to move back to Australia due to family reasons. Since returning to Adelaide he played for a number of South Australian Super League clubs including Adelaide Galaxy, Adelaide Blue Eagles and Adelaide City where he scored 23 goals over three seasons.

=Adelaide United=

On 22 September 2011, it was officially announced that Adelaide United had signed Da Silva on a one-year contract.

On 19 November 2011, Ricardo Da Silva made his debut for Adelaide United against Wellington Phoenix in Auckland. The game ended in a 1–1 draw.{{cite news | title = Da Silva officially a Red | date = 2011-09-22 | publisher = A-League | url = http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=41056 | work = Adelaide United FC | accessdate = 2011-09-22 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110924172154/http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=41056 | archivedate = 2011-09-24 }}