Mauro Riquicho


Mauro Alves Riquicho is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a right back for C.D. Fátima on loan from Sporting CP.

Club career

Born in Cascais, Lisbon District of Mozambican descent, Riquicho joined Sporting CP's youth system at the age of 12. On 27 April 2013, still a junior, he made his professional debut with the B-team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against C.D. Aves for the Segunda Liga championship.
Riquicho scored his first goal in the competition on 11 December 2013, but in a 1–3 away loss to S.L. Benfica B. He went on to have a long spell on the sidelines, due to a fracture to his left fibula.

International career

Riquicho represented Portugal at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played all matches in New Zealand, helping his country reach the quarter-finals.
Riquicho won his first and only cap for the under-21 team on 8 September 2015, playing the entire 6–1 away rout of Albania for the 2017 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.