# 2023 Ceará Sporting Club season

The 2023 season is the 109th season in the existence of Ceará Sporting Club and the club's first season back in the Série B since 2016, following its relegation from the Série A last season. In addition to the Série B, Ceará are also participating in this season's editions of the Copa do Brasil, Copa do Nordeste and Campeonato Cearense.
On 9 February, the resignation of president Robinson de Castro was announced. The then second vice president, Carlos Moraes, temporarily assumes the executive presidency of the club. On the same day, José Barreto de Carvalho Filho was elected president of the club's deliberative council until 2026.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 16 December 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Richardson |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Erick |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Luiz Otávio |
| 14 | DF | BRA | Lucas Ribeiro |
| 15 | DF | BRA | Gabriel Lacerda |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Geovane |
| 23 | MF | BRA | David Ricardo |
| 27 | DF | BRA | Buiú |
| 29 | MF | BRA | Vina |
| 40 | MF | BRA | Guilherme Castilho |
| 67 | GK | BRA | André Luiz |
| 70 | DF | BRA | Kelvyn |
| 80 | MF | BRA | Léo Rafael |
| 88 | DF | BRA | Michel Macedo |
| 89 | FW | BRA | Cléber (banned by drug test) |
| 91 | GK | BRA | Richard |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| – | MF | BRA | Arthur Rezende |
| – | MF | BRA | Caíque Gonçalves |
| – | DF | BRA | Igor |
| – | MF | BRA | Jean Carlos |
| – | FW | BRA | Leandro Carvalho |
| – | DF | BRA | Tiago Pagnussat |
| – | DF | BRA | Willian Formiga |
| – | DF | BRA | Danilo Barcelos |
| – | FW | MDA | Luvannor |

### Academy

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Wendell |
| 18 | MF | BRA | David |
| 32 | FW | BRA | Caio Rafael |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| – | GK | BRA | Cristian |
| – | DF | BRA | Jefferson |
| – | DF | BRA | Vitão |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | BRA | Zé Roberto (on loan at Mirassol until the end of season) |

## Transfers

Source:ge and others

### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From/Last club | Type |
| 22 November 2022 | HC | Gustavo Morínigo | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 2 December 2022 | DF | Tiago Pagnussat | Cerezo Osaka | Free transfer |
| 6 December 2022 | MF | Arthur Rezende | Vila Nova | Free transfer |
| 8 December 2022 | MF | Caíque Gonçalves | Ituano | Free transfer |
| 10 December 2022 | MF | Jean Carlos | Náutico | Transfer |
| 16 December 2022 | DF | Willian Formiga | Vila Nova | Free transfer |
| 17 December 2022 | DF | Danilo Barcelos | Fluminense | Free transfer |
| 30 December 2022 | FW | Luvannor | Cruzeiro | Free transfer |
| 2 January 2023 | MF | Chay | Botafogo | Loan |
| 2 January 2023 | GK | Alfredo Aguilar | Olimpia | Free transfer |
| 4 January 2023 | FW | Janderson | Corinthians | Free transfer |
| 6 January 2023 | FW | Vitor Gabriel | Flamengo | Loan |
| 3 February 2023 | FW | Hygor | Ferroviária | Free transfer |
| 6 February 2023 | DF | Warley | Coritiba | Loan |
| 10 February 2023 | MF | Willian Maranhão | Santos | Loan |

### Loans return

| Date | Pos. | Player | Returned from | Ref. |
| 25 November 2022 | DF | Igor | CSA | |
| 16 December 2022 | FW | Leandro Carvalho | Remo | |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Type |
| 14 November 2022 | FW | Matheus Peixoto | Metalist Kharkiv | End of loan |
| 24 November 2022 | DF | Nino Paraíba | América Mineiro | Free transfer |
| 1 December 2022 | MF | Fernando Sobral | Cuiabá | Transfer |
| 7 December 2022 | DF | Messias | Santos | Transfer |
| 8 December 2022 | FW | Mendoza | Santos | Transfer |
| 12 December 2022 | MF | Diego Rigonato | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 15 December 2022 | DF | Marcos Victor | Bahia | Transfer |
| 16 December 2022 | DF | Bruno Pacheco | Fortaleza | Transfer |
| 17 December 2022 | FW | Zé Roberto | Mirassol | Loan |
| 19 December 2022 | GK | João Ricardo | Fortaleza | Free transfer |
| 19 December 2022 | FW | Jhon Vásquez | Deportivo Cali | End of loan |
| 20 December 2022 | MF | Lima | Fluminense | Transfer |

## Campeonato Cearense
### First stage
### Finals
#### Record

| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
| 2nd | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 66% |

## Copa do Nordeste
### Finals
#### Record

| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
| 1st | 25 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 69% |

## Copa do Brasil
### Second round
#### Record

| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
| 34th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 66% |

## Série B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | CRB | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 57 |
| 10 | Guarani | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 57 |
| 11 | Ceará | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 50 |
| 12 | Botafogo-SP | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 47 |
| 13 | Avaí | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 44 |

### Matches
#### Record

| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
| 11th | 50 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 45 | 43% |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.
    As of February 2023
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Série B | Série B | Cearense | Cearense | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Nordeste | Copa do Nordeste |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | BRA | Cristian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | PAR | Alfredo Aguilar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | GK | BRA | André Luiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | GK | BRA | Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | BRA | Igor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Tiago Pagnussat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | David Ricardo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Luiz Otávio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | BRA | Lucas Ribeiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | BRA | Gabriel Lacerda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | BRA | Willian Formiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | BRA | Danilo Barcelos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | BRA | Jefferson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | BRA | Marcos Ytalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | BRA | Michel Macedo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | DF | BRA | Warley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | BRA | Caíque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Arthur Rezende | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Jean Carlos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | BRA | Chay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | BRA | David | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Geovane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | BRA | Léo Rafael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | BRA | Guilherme Castilho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | MF | BRA | Willian Maranhão | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | MF | BRA | Pedro Lucas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | BRA | Leandro Carvalho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Erick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | BRA | Daniel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | BRA | Hygor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | BRA | Caio Rafael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | FW | BRA | Vitor Gabriel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | BRA | Janderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | FW | BRA | Cléber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | MDA | Luvannor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who played in the season but left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 29 | FW | BRA | Vina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |