Renan Ribeiro (born 23 March 1990) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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. He began his career in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with

Atlético Mineiro Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

and

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. In January 2018 he moved to Portugal, where he represented

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and

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in the Primeira Liga.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Ribeirão Preto Ribeirão Preto (Portuguese pronunciation: �ibejˈɾɐ̃w ˈpɾetu is a municipality and a metropolitan area located in the northeastern region of São Paulo state, Brazil. Ribeirão Preto is the eighth-largest municipality in the State wit ...

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, Ribeiro began his career in the youth team of hometown club

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before joining

. He made his professional debut on 26 September 2010 in a 2–1 win at Grêmio in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first match under new manager

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. In June 2013, Ribeiro transferred to São Paulo FC on a five-year contract at the end of his deal with Atlético Mineiro. Signed as back-up to club icon Rogério Ceni, he did not debut until 9 April 2015, in a 3–0 home win over Portuguesa in the Campeonato Paulista. Ribeiro played just over the majority of games for the ''Tricolor'' in the 2017 national league, when he battled for his place with the experienced

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under manager

Estoril

For the January 2018 transfer window, Ribeiro moved abroad for the first time, to

of Portugal's Primeira Liga until June 2020. He debuted on 15 January in a home game against

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that was abandoned at half-time for safety issues; his side ended the season relegated in last place.

Sporting

In August 2018, Ribeiro was loaned to

in the same league, for a fee of €250,000 and the option to make the deal permanent. He made his debut for the team from Lisbon on 7 October as a half-time substitute for the injured

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in a 4–2 loss at

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. Ribeiro surpassed Salin and Emiliano Viviano as the first-choice goalkeeper at the ''

Estádio José Alvalade Estádio José Alvalade is a football stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, home of Sporting Clube de Portugal. It was built adjacent to the site of the older stadium. The stadium is named after José Alvalade (1885–1918), the founder and first club ...

'', and in January 2019 the club activated the €1 million permanent transfer clause, tying him to them until 2023. Also that month, he helped them win the Taça da Liga with

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victories over

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(semi-final) and Porto (

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); he saved three times against the former and once more from Hernâni in the latter to lift the trophy on his mother's birthday. On 13 April 2019, Ribeiro was sent off after four minutes for a foul on Luquinhas in a 3–1 win at C.D. Aves. On 25 May he again denied Porto on penalties in the

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, saving from compatriot

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. Ribeiro was sent off on 12 December 2019 in the

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, for conceding a penalty in the 34th minute of a 3–0 loss at Austria's

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; the result meant that Sporting finished second in their group. Having spent the second half of that season benched for youth product Luís Maximiano, he announced in April 2020 that he wanted to leave the club. Having not played since his red card against LASK, Ribeiro was released on 20 July 2022 with one year remaining on his contract, freeing up €1.3 million in Sporting's annual wages.

Al-Ahli

On 26 July 2022, Ribeiro joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli on a one-year deal following his release from

Career statistics

Honours

;Atlético Mineiro * Campeonato Mineiro: 2010,

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;Sporting CP * Taça da Liga: 2018–19 *

: 2018–19

References

External links

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at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeiro, Renan 1990 births Living people People from Ribeirão Preto Brazilian footballers Brazil under-20 international footballers Brazil youth international footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players Clube Atlético Mineiro players São Paulo FC players G.D. Estoril Praia players Sporting CP footballers Al-Ahli Saudi FC players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Association football goalkeepers Footballers from São Paulo (state)