Rikelmi
Rikelmi
Brazilian footballer
Rikelmi Valentim dos Santos (born 14 August 2001), simply known as Rikelmi, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club RWDM, on loan from Botafogo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rikelmi Valentim dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-08-14) 14 August 2001 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RWD Molenbeek | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2017 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2017–2018 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Nacional-SP | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Juventus-SP | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Botafogo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Botafogo | 7 | (1) |
| 2022– | → RWD Molenbeek (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023 | |||
Born in São Paulo, Rikelmi began his career with Portuguesa's youth setup, and later represented Internacional before making his senior debut with Nacional-SP in the 2018 Copa Paulista. He moved to Juventus-SP in 2019, making two first team appearances in the following year.
In 2020, Rikelmi was loaned to Botafogo until the end of 2021.[1] On 7 December 2021, he was bought outright by the club, signing a contract until December 2024.[2]
Rikelmi made his first team debut for Fogão on 25 January 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute for Juninho in a 1–1 Campeonato Carioca away draw against Boavista.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 7 March, netting the third in a 5–0 home routing of Volta Redonda.[4]
Rikelmi made his debut in the top tier of Brazilian football on 29 May 2022, replacing Daniel Borges late into a 0–1 away loss against Coritiba.[5]
On 25 August 2022, Rikelmi was transferred to RWDM in Belgium.[6]
Rikelmi was named after Juan Román Riquelme.[7]
- As of 30 May 2022.[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nacional-SP | 2018 | Paulista A2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Juventus-SP | 2020 | Paulista A2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Botafogo | 2022 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- "Juventus espera lucrar com Rikelmi no futuro; veja termos do empréstimo ao Botafogo" [Juventus hope to profit with Rikelmi in the future; see terms of the loan to Botafogo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Escanteio SP. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- "Botafogo conclui compra de Rikelmi, que fica no clube até 2024, junto ao Juventus-SP" [Botafogo complete purchase of Rikelmi, who stays at the club until 2024, with Juventus-SP] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- "Rikelmi comemora estreia pelo Botafogo e expõe: 'Agradecer essa torcida incomparável'" [Rikelmi celebrates debut for Botafogo and exposes: 'Grateful for this incomparable supporters'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- "Rikelmi comemora primeiro gol como profissional pelo Botafogo" [Rikelmi celebrates first goal as a professional for Botafogo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- "Coritiba mantém 100% em casa e bate o Botafogo por 1 a 0" [Coritiba remain unbeaten at home and defeat Botafogo by 1–0] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- "4 VERSTERKINGEN UIT BRAZILIË STRIJKEN NEER IN MOLENBEEK !" (in Dutch). RDWM47. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- "Rikelmi supera dor de barriga e até desmaio e se destaca com golaços na Copinha pelo Juventus" [Rikelmi overcomes stomachache and even fainting and is a spotlight with great goals in the Copinha for Juventus] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2022.