Ricardo Horta

Horta's current-season form is level with last season (Season 55→55), while his Rating held around 36. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 71).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	SC Braga · 13th	1	0	0	6.5	36	55
2025/26	SC Braga · 4th	28	14	4	7.23	36	55
2024/25	SC Braga · 4th	34	10	5	7.32	49	50
2023/24	SC Braga · 4th	28	9	4	7.36	51	44
2022/23	SC Braga · 3rd	30	14	8	7.35	59	65

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal	13	4
Portugal U21	18	7
Portugal U19	4	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Winger

Ricardo Horta is a 31-year-old winger at SC Braga, enjoying a standout season — 14 goals and 4 assists in 28 appearances, a Season grade of 55. On long-term scout potential he's rated 35.5. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (70.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.75 goal contributions per 90 (0.59 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Horta.

On the season, Horta graded 55 for current form (age-blind), on 14 goals and 4 assists in 28 appearances (0.754 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 55 → 55). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36. At 31 Horta is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 10.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2021/22

35.5

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

55.1

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

70.2%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.75

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · SC Braga finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.5

Goals / app

14 goals in 28 appearances (0.5 per game) — double figures playing for an upper-table side (4th of 18). He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 18 goal contributions (0.64 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 70.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.75 goal contributions per 90 (0.59 goals, 0.17 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 35.5 overall — developing / rotation level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.75 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %70.2%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.586

Assists / 900.168

Goal contribution / 900.754

Defensive actions / 901.843

Player flow

Goal involvements18

Cards / 900.251

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~23), then tapers with age. At 31, Horta sits on 10.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Horta's projected Rating — 35.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals14—

Passing

Assists4—

Defending

Tackles32—

Interceptions10—

Blocks2—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards1

Transfer history

Malaga(back from loan)Jul 2017 – now

SC BragaJul 2017 – Jul 2017Free

SC Braga(on loan)Jul 2016 – Jul 2017

MalagaJul 2014 – Jul 2016

Vitoriauntil Jul 2014

About Ricardo Horta

Ricardo Jorge da Luz Horta is a 31-year-old winger who plays for SC Braga, born on September 15, 1994 in Almada, standing 173 cm tall. He is from Portugal. SC Braga currently sit 13th of 18 in the Primeira Liga.

This season

In the current season, Ricardo Horta has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 57 minutes, averaging a 6.5 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 9, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Moreirense (57 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Ricardo Horta's next match is on August 31, 2026, when SC Braga face Vitória SC at home in the Primeira Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Ricardo Horta at 35.5 with a Season form score of 55.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the Taça da Liga and the Taça de Portugal. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, Ricardo Horta has totalled 396 club appearances with 119 goals and 48 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 34 appearances for SC Braga.

Ricardo Horta's career has also included time at Malaga and Vitoria.

On the international stage, Ricardo Horta has represented Portugal, Portugal U21, Portugal U19 — 35 caps and 12 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.