Ricardo César Dantas Silva (born 13 August 1992), known as Ricardo Silva, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for América Mineiro.
Club career
Born in São José do Seridó, Rio Grande do Norte, Ricardo Silva made his senior debuts with Mogi Mirim in 2010, on loan from América-RN. In 2012, he moved to Ceará, and made his professional debut on 18 May 2012, starting in a 1–2 home loss against América-MG for the Série B championship.
On 7 January 2014 Ricardo Silva moved to Série A club Atlético Paranaense, in a season-long loan deal. He made his debut in the competition only on 7 December, starting and scoring his side's only in a 1–1 away draw against Palmeiras.
On 9 December 2014 Furacão bought Ricardo Silva outright.
On 6 February 2022, FC Seoul announced that Ricardo Silva had a signed contract, a 2 year deal until 2023.
On 3 May 2022, FC Seoul announced that Ricardo's contract was officially terminated by mutual consent due to health issue.