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. ==Honours==