1. Ricardo William Faty was born on 4 August 1986 and is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
11 Facts About Ricardo Faty
1. 2.
Roma faced Strasbourg in the group stage, and Luciano Spalletti noted the young Frenchman, so the following year, due to Strasbourg's relegation to Ligue 2 and Olivier Dacourt's departure from Roma to Inter Milan, Faty was signed to giallorossi for a fee of 350,000 Euros for a five-year contract.
3.
Ricardo Faty made his Champions League debut with Roma against Olympiacos at the Karaiskakis Stadium.
4.
Ricardo Faty was given the job of man-marking the former Brazilian star Rivaldo.
5.
Ricardo Faty employed this role so well and efficiently that Luciano Spalletti praised him and many tabloids and newspapers named him the "new" Patrick Vieira.
6.
On 31 July 2010, it was revealed that Ricardo Faty would be joining English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers on trial for an undisclosed length of time.
7.
The trial came to nothing as Ricardo Faty then signed for Greek club Aris Salonica.
8.
On 18 August 2014, Ricardo Faty signed a four-year contract with Standard Liege.
9.
On 16 September 2020, Ricardo Faty joined Reggina, signing a three-year contract.
10.
Ricardo Faty is the younger brother of Jacques Faty, who is a professional footballer.
11.
Ricardo Faty's father is Muslim and his mother is Catholic, while Faty converted to Islam at age 20, while playing for Roma, and hopes to end his career in a Gulf country to increase his faith.