Ricardo Verza
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"Ricardo Verza in training for Al-Bahrain" | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Verza de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | April 28, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Antônio Prado, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kaya FC | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | União Rondonópolis | ||
| 2018–2019 | Goiás | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Goiás | 11 | (6) |
| 2018 | → KF Drita (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Aimoré (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Aparecidense (loan)[1] | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | → São José-RS (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Goianésia | 2 | (1) |
| 2021 | Hetten FC[2] | 24 | (12) |
| 2022 | Budaya Club | 14 | (3) |
| 2023 | Al-Nahda | - | (-) |
| 2023–2025 | Bahrain SC | 24 | (13) |
| 2025 | Kaya FC | - | (-) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 22, 2023. | |||
Ricardo Verza de Souza, known as ريكاردو فيرزا (rikardu firza) or Ricardo Verza (born April 28, 1997) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a center forward, currently playing for Kaya FC.[3]
Career
Verza began his futsal career with União Rondonopolis, where he had the opportunity to play a football match. Thus attracting the attention of scouts from Goiás, the club that signed him and presented him as one of the bets for the 2018 pre-season. Without space, Verza was loaned to FK Drita, a club in Kosovo, where he played just four games and was champion of the Championship Kosovar.After returning from Kosovo, Goiás loaned Verza to Aimoré.[4][5][6]
Bahrain SC
On 3 August 2023, Verza was announced as a player for Bahrain SC, in Bahrain. In the 2023–24 season, he became the club’s top scorer, helping secure the national second division title and the team’s promotion back to the top flight. During the 2024–25 season, he suffered an injury that sidelined him for most of the campaign, finishing his spell at the club with 24 appearances.[7]
Kaya FC
On 12 August 2025, Verza joined Kaya FC–Iloilo, in the Philippines.[3]
Honours
Baharain SC
- Bahrain Championship – 2nd Division: 2023–24
Goiás
- Campeonato Goiano: 2018
KF Drita
- Campeonato Kosovar: 2017–18
- Supercopa do Kosovo: 2017–18
União Rondonópolis
- Copa FMF: 2017, 2021
References
- ^ "Ainda com mais um ano de contrato no Goiás, Ricardo Verza é emprestado à Aparecidense". Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ "Atacante ex-Goiás, Ricardo Verza é anunciado por clube asiático". Maisgoias (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ a b "Ricardo Verza". Kaya FC–Iloilo. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ "Com contrato de três anos e vindo do futsal, Ricardo Verza é aposta do Goiás". Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ "Erdhi në Kosovë si transfer i madh, ikën pa lënë fare gjurmë". Indekonline. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Goiás empresta atacantes Jacó, Robson e Ricardo Verza". Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ "البحرين يتوّج بطلاً لدوري الدرجة الثانية لكرة القدم". Alayam.com. Retrieved 2025-08-25.