Riquelme (footballer, born August 2006)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Riquelme Freitas dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grêmio | ||
| Number | 65 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Comercial do Tietê | |||
| 2012– | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Grêmio | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:24, 5 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Riquelme Freitas dos Santos (born 13 August 2006), simply known as Riquelme, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Grêmio.
Career
Born in São Paulo, Riquelme joined Grêmio's youth sides in the end of 2011, after being spotted in the neighbourhood of Pirituba; his economic rights were assigned to Comercial do Tietê at that time.[1] He made his first team debut on 2 April 2024, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Nathan Fernandes in a 2–0 away loss to The Strongest, for the year's Copa Libertadores.[2]
On 12 October 2024, Riquelme renewed his contract until 2026.[3] He was regularly used with the under-20s before making another appearance with the main squad on 29 May 2025, where he came on and scored the winner in a 1–0 Copa Sudamericana home success over Sportivo Luqueño.[4][5] After that match, he started to appear more regularly in the first team under head coach Mano Menezes.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 5 August 2025.[7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grêmio | 2024 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
- Grêmio
- Recopa Gaúcha: 2025
References
- ^ "Do campo de terra à Arena: a trajetória de Riquelme no Grêmio" [From the dirt field to the Arena: Riquelme's path at Grêmio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Como foram os jovens utilizados pelo Grêmio em La Paz" [How the youngsters utilized by Grêmio in La Paz went] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Grêmio ativa novo contrato de joia da base; veja os detalhes" [Grêmio activate new contract of youth pearl; see details] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gremistas. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Jovem de 18 anos decide vitória do Grêmio e homenageia o pai: 'Para honrar ele'" [18-year-old youngster decides Grêmio's win and honor his father: 'To honor him'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Conheça o garoto Riquelme, autor do gol do Grêmio contra o Sportivo Luqueño" [Know the kid Riquelme, scorer of Grêmio's goal against Sportivo Luqueño] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio do Povo. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ ""Mais frio que iceberg": entenda por que Riquelme virou xodó de Mano Menezes no Grêmio" ["Colder than iceberg": understand why Riquelme became Mano Menezes' favourite] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ Riquelme at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
External links
- Riquelme profile at the Grêmio's official website (in Brazilian Portuguese)