Paulo António da Silva Ribeiro (born 6 March 1984) is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Ribeiro was born in

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. After emerging through local

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's youth academy and making his

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debut on 31 January 2005 in a 1–1 away draw against

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, he joined

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in the summer of 2005. During his two season-spell he could never manage to be more than third choice, only appearing in preseason; he also spent two years on loan in the Segunda Liga. In 2009, Ribeiro was released by Porto and joined lowly

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. At the end of the campaign he signed with

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, recently relegated to the second tier, only managing to play twice in the league in his sole season (four competitive matches) and being released by the

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club.

Honours

Vitória Setúbal *

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: 2004–05 Porto *Taça de Portugal: 2005–06

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeiro, Paulo 1984 births Living people Footballers from Setúbal Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Vitória F.C. players FC Porto B players FC Porto players S.C. Olhanense players Portimonense S.C. players F.C. Vizela players Leixões S.C. players G.D. Chaves players AD Oliveirense players C.D. Pinhalnovense players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portugal men's B international footballers 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen