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.

[1] On 7 January 2014 Ricardo Silva moved to Série A club Atlético Paranaense, in a season-long loan deal.

[4] 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.