Ricardo Luís 'Ricardo Mangas' Chaby Mangas

Ricardo Mangas split 2025-26 between Sporting CP and Spartak Moscow, finishing with 17 appearances and two goals. His contribution was concentrated at Sporting CP, where 15 appearances and two goals pointed to a left back with some attacking value, while his two goalless games for Spartak Moscow suggested a much smaller role there.

At 28, Mangas had a mobile recent career rather than a settled long spell, covering five clubs from 2021-22 onward. The scoring pattern was notable for a defender: three goals in 2021-22, four in 2022-23, then one, one and two across the next three seasons.

The clearest transfer marker was the mid-season split in 2025-26, with Sporting CP accounting for 15 appearances and two goals and Spartak Moscow for two goalless appearances. No fee or loan pattern stood out, so the moves mainly pointed to short-term mobility rather than a clear rise or fall in level.