Ricardo ÃÂlvares Guedes Vaz (born 26 November 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Segunda Federación club Reus FC Reddis.
Born in Alcabideche, Cascais, Vaz graduated from G.D. Estoril Praia's youth setup. He played his first match as a professional on 4 January 2014, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute in a 5âÂÂ1 away win against Leixões S.C. in the fifth round of the Taça de Portugal. In his maiden Primeira Liga appearance, on 1 March, he only needed six minutes on the pitch to score his first goal in the competition, converting a penalty kick in the late stages of an eventual 4âÂÂ0 home defeat of S.C. Olhanense.
On 27 January 2015, Vaz terminated his contract with Estoril and moved to Spain after agreeing to a five-year deal with Segunda División B side CF Reus Deportiu. He made 27 appearances in his first full season â playoffs included â scoring three times to help the club reach Segunda División for the first time in its 117-year history.
Vaz scored his first goal in the Spanish second tier on 10 September 2016, equalising the 1âÂÂ1 home draw with CD Numancia.
On 30 January 2019, OFI Crete F.C. announced the signing of Vaz on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first Super League Greece goal on 31 March, but in a 3âÂÂ1 away loss against Aris Thessaloniki FC. He repeated the feat a week later, at home to relegation rivals PAS Giannina FC (1âÂÂ0).
On 12 September 2020, in the last minutes of a league fixture against Panetolikos FC, Vaz suffered the second anterior cruciate ligament injury of his career.
Vaz split the 2021âÂÂ22 campaign between S.C. Covilhã (Liga Portugal 2) and A.E. Kifisia FC (Super League Greece 2). On 16 February 2023, he joined Polish II liga team GKS JastrzÃÂbie on a ten-month deal.
On 12 January 2024, Vaz returned to Reus, with the club now renamed Reus FC Reddis and competing in the amateur Tercera Federación.