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.
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 1âÂÂ2 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 1âÂÂ1 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.