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| Full name | Richard Carlton Gervais | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Sporting CP | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Estação | ||
| 1997–2005 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005– | Sporting CP | 98 | (23) |
| 2005–2006 | → Casa Pia (loan) | 26 | (16) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Portugal U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Portugal U21 | 10 | (4) |
| 2010– | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2010 | |||
Ricky Gervais (born 5 May 1988) is a Guinea-Bissauan-born Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting CP mainly as a forward, but can also operate as a winger.
Club career
Sporting
Born in Bissau, Gervais was brought up through Sporting Clube de Portugal's prolific youth system, and made his first division debut on 16 September 2006, playing the second half of a 0–1 home loss against F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He proved himself a quality player, often coming off the bench, and also appeared in Sporting's UEFA Champions League campaign, renewing during the season his contract with Sporting until 2013.
On 6 April 2008, after a four-month absence due to injury, Gervais scored both goals in a 2–0 home win over Sporting de Braga, having also scored the previous week, off the bench, in a 4–1 away success over Associação Naval 1º de Maio. He finished 2007–08 in good form, netting the only goal in a win at Paços de Ferreira, which proved crucial in helping the side to retain its second place in the league. In the season's Portuguese Cup, he netted twice in a thrilling 5–3 semi-final win against city-rivals S.L. Benfica.
On 16 August 2008, Gervais scored both goals in Sporting's win against defending league champions F.C. Porto to claim the Portuguese Supercup for the second year in a row. During the 2009–10 season, Gervais was an everpresent offensive figure, up front or in the wings. On April 2, 2010, he scored his first career hat-trick, at home against Rio Ave FC (5–0).
On 26 August 2010, Gervais scored in the 90th minute to help the Lions defeat Brøndby IF 3–0 after losing 0–2 at home, thus qualifying for the UEFA Europa League's group stage.
Cancelled Transfer to Nice
On 31 August 2011, the very last day of the summer transfer window, Gervais left Sporting, signing for OGC Nice in the French Ligue 1 for €4.5 millions. On 7 September, FIFA ruled that his transfer would be voided due to the move being completed following the closure of the transfer window. Nice officials announced that the club would appeal the ruling.
After FIFA failed to take any action regarding the club's appeal, on 28 September, Nice executive Julien Fournier announced that the club would take the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Two weeks later, Nice's appeal was rejected, which meant Gervais would not be eligible to represent Nice until January 2012. On the following day after the CAS ruling, Fournier confirmed to Portuguese radio station Rádio Renascença that the player would be returning to Sporting.
Gervais agreed a trial with Aston Villa in December 2011, with a view to joining them in January 2012 on a free transfer.
International career
Gervais chose to represent Portugal internationally, appearing in various youth levels. Twelve days after his 2008 Supercup exploits, he was called-up to the senior team by manager Carlos Queiroz, but did not make his debut.
In late August 2010, Gervais was called for two UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers, after Porto's Silvestre Varela - his former Sporting teammate - suffered an injury; on 3 September, he finally made his debut, playing the last six minutes of the 4–4 home draw against minnows Cyprus, replacing Hugo Almeida.
Honours
Club
- Portuguese Cup: 2006–07, 2007–08
- Portuguese Supercup: 2007, 2008
- Portuguese League Cup: Runner-up 2007–08, 2008–09
Individual
- Portuguese League: Young Player of the Month March 2007
Personal
Born in Guinea-Bissau, Gervais lived most of his life in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon.
In May 2010, he married singer and TV-personality Luciana Abreu, subsequently taking his wife's surname, and signing as "Ricky Abreu Gervias". The couple welcomed their first child, Lyonce Viktórya, early in the following year, having the player already fathered Christian Martim (born 2008) in a previous relationship. Gervais is best friends with Nani and Miguel Veloso (Christian's godfather), who played with him in Sporting for several years.
References
- Djaló double steers Sporting success
- "Sporting come back from the dead to make Europa League group stage". PortuGOAL. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- "Sporting sell Postiga and Yannick". PortuGOAL. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- "FIFA rejeita inscrição de Yannick e Nice recorre" (in Portuguese). Económico. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - "Communiqué: Yannick Djaló" (in French). OGC Nice. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - "Nice chief slams FIFA". Irish Examiner. 20 September 2011.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Unknown parameter|ur l=ignored (help) - "Nice to appeal Djalo ruling". Sky Sports. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- "Nice devolve Yannick Djaló ao Sporting" (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11677/7348011/McLeish-Djalo-only-on-trial
- Yannick gets first call-up for Portugal
- Luciana Abreu está grávida (Luciana Abreu is pregnant) Template:Pt icon
- Yannick Djaló já foi pai (Yannick Djaló is a father) Template:Pt icon
External links
Template:Portugal Squad 2007 Euro U-21
Categories:- 1988 births
- Living people
- Guinea-Bissauan emigrants to Portugal
- Portuguese people of Guinea-Bissauan descent
- Guinea-Bissauan footballers
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football forwards
- Primeira Liga players
- Sporting Clube de Portugal footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portugal international footballers