Ricardo Solbes

Ricardo Tomás Solbes Waldmeyer is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for the reserve team of Primera División club Unión Santa Fe.

Career

Solbes is a youth product of his father's academy El Balón, before moving to CEF 18 at the age of 8, and finally moving to Defensa y Justicia's academy in January 2022. He made his senior and professional debut with Defensa y Justicia as a late substitute in a 2–0 Primera División loss to Unión Santa Fe on 28 July 2023. On 10 August 2023, he transferred to Italian Serie A club Roma on a 3+2 year contract, where he was initially assigned to the youth academy.
On 1 August 2025, he returned to Argentina and signed with Primera División club Unión Santa Fe permanently on a free transfer, initially joining the reserve team.

International career

Solbes was called up to the Argentina U17s in May 2022, where he made one appearance.

Personal life

Solbes' father, also called Ricardo, was a professional footballer in Argentina in the 90s. He is nicknamed "Apache" due to his habit of wearing Carlos Tevez's Manchester City jersey.