David Ribeiro Pereira (born 23 April 1998) is a Brazilian

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who currently plays as a

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Club career

São Paulo

In April 2017 Ribeiro was sent on loan to

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from

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to spend the season with the reserves of São Paulo and play in the

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with the option to be bought in the end of the season.

Ludogorets Razgrad

On 9 January 2019 Ribeiro joined on trials to the Bulgarian champions

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on their winter camp. On 15 January he made his unofficial debut for the team in a friendly match against the Romanian team

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. After playing in all the friendlies and leaving a good impression, on 14 February David signed with the club officially and was presented as Ludogorets players, but would spend the rest of the season with the

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to gain experience in Bulgarian football. He scored his first unofficial goal for the doubles in a friendly match against Vihar Slavyanovo played on 17 February. Ribeiro made his official debut for Ludogorets II in the

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on 24 February against

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. He scored his debut goal in the Second League on 12 April in a 2:1 host lost against

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. On 9 August he was sent on loan to

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until the end of the year. Although he played in only 5 matches until the half season due to injury, on 4 January 2020 he was expected to sign a permanent contract with Botev,Лудогорец се раздели с бразилец
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Career statistics

Club

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Honours

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeiro, David 1998 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Esporte Clube Santo André players São Paulo FC players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad II players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players POFC Botev Vratsa players Red Bull Bragantino II players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Footballers from São Vicente, São Paulo 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen