Ricardo Jorge Oliveira Valente (born 3 April 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Leixões.
[2] He scored his first league goal on 23 November, contributing to a 1–1 draw at Sporting CP B after entering the field as a late substitute.
[3] Valente joined Leixões S.C. of the same tier in the 2014 off-season, quickly excelling to become one of the Matosinhos side's top scorers.
[6] He found the net in the next match, a 4–0 home win over Académica de Coimbra,[7] and finished the campaign with 17 league goals between Leixões and Vitória.
[10] In March 2019, it was confirmed that Valente would not appear in any more matches for the Madeira club after having subject to disciplinary proceedings;[11] president Carlos Pereira commented that the player had an "irreverent temper", this not being the first time he had been internally suspended.