Ricardo Quaresma

Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾdu kwɐˈɾɛʒmɐ]; born 26 September 1983) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish club Beşiktaş.

He began his career at Sporting Clube de Portugal, and has also played for Barcelona, Porto, Internazionale, Chelsea, Beşiktaş and Al Ahli Dubai. He is popular for incorporating a repertoire of tricks into his style of play, including the rabona and trivela. A winger who can play on either flank, his qualities of speed and finesse cause a regular problem for opposing defenses.

A full international since 2003, Quaresma represented Portugal at the European Championship in 2008 and 2012.

Club career

Sporting CP

While he was a trainee at Sporting's famed academy, Quaresma made his professional debut during the 2000–01 season, playing 15 games for the B squad. In the next season, he was promoted to the senior squad by then club manager László Bölöni, playing 28 matches and scoring three goals and was a key player in Sporting's league and cup double triumph.