Sérgio Ricardo transferred to Turkish club Fenerbahçe in 1998–99 season start and then loaned to Sakaryaspor in January transfer window.[3] 1999–00 season start he was loaned again to Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia. He won the Arab Cup Winners' Cup with the club. He returned to Fenerbahçe but was loaned again to a few Qatari clubs.
He was the top goal scorer of the 2003–04 Saudi Premier league with 15 goals.