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Ricardo Abreu Ribeiro (born 27 January 1990) is a Portuguese professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays as a
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for
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club Oliveirense.


Club career

Born in
Moreira de Cónegos Moreira de Cónegos is a Portuguese ''freguesia'' ("civil parish") and town in the municipality of Guimarães which is in the Braga District in northern Portugal. The population in 2021 was 4,652, in an area of 4.72 km². Sports The town is ...
,
Guimarães Guimarães () is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved ...
, Ribeiro joined local
Moreirense FC Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaqui ...
's youth ranks at the age of 11. He was definitely promoted to the first team in 2009–10 with the club in the third division (two games played as the season ended in promotion), going on to act as second or third choice the following years. Ribeiro made his
Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...
debut on 19 August 2012, in a 1–1 away draw against F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He appeared in a further 19 matches during the campaign, which ended in relegation. In the following years, Ribeiro alternated between the top division and the Segunda Liga, representing
G.D. Estoril Praia Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia (), commonly known as Estoril, is a Portuguese professional sports club from Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon. Founded on 17 May 1939, its Association football, football team currently plays in Primeira Liga and hold home g ...
, Académico de Viseu FC,
S.C. Olhanense Sporting Clube Olhanense (), commonly known as Olhanense, is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve. Its Association football, football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Algarve Football Association Portuguese Di ...
,
C.F. Os Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses (), commonly known as Os Belenenses or simply Belenenses, is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 19,856 ...
, Académica de Coimbra and Paços Ferreira. He moved abroad for the first time in his career in September 2020, signing with
Saudi First Division League The Saudi First Division League (), currently known as the Yelo League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia. It ranks below the Saudi Pro League and above the Saudi Second Division League in the ...
side
Al-Jabalain FC Al-Jabalain Football Club () is a professional football club based in Ha'il, Saudi Arabia, that plays in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football. History Al-Jabalain have won the Saudi First Division once, in the 197 ...
as they were managed by his compatriot
Filipe Gouveia António Filipe de Sousa Gouveia (born 12 May 1973) is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a central midfielder. He is the head coach of Campeonato Brasileiro Série C club Brusque. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of ...
. Ribeiro returned to his homeland on 28 July 2022, agreeing to a contract at second-tier
U.D. Oliveirense União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), commonly known as Oliveirense, is a Portugal, Portuguese sports club from the city of Oliveira de Azeméis, in Aveiro District. The club was founded on 25 October 1922. The main football (soccer), football te ...
. He remained in that league subsequently, with
Leixões S.C. Leixões Sport Club (), commonly known as Leixões, is a Portuguese sports club from Matosinhos. It is organised into several departments for many sports, such as athletics, boxing, football, futsal, handball, karate, swimming, volleyball, wat ...
and again with Oliveirense.


Honours

Paços Ferreira *
LigaPro The Liga Portugal 2 (), also known as Liga Portugal Meu Super for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier ...
: 2018–19


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeiro, Ricardo 1990 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Guimarães Men's association football goalkeepers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Moreirense F.C. players G.D. Estoril Praia players Académico de Viseu F.C. players S.C. Olhanense players C.F. Os Belenenses players Académica de Coimbra (football) players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players U.D. Oliveirense players Leixões S.C. players Saudi First Division League players Al-Jabalain FC players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia