Ricardo Abreu Ribeiro (born 27 January 1990) is a Portuguese

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who plays for

U.D. Oliveirense União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), commonly known as Oliveirense, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Oliveira de Azeméis, in Aveiro District. The club was founded on 25 October 1922. The main football team currently plays at the Est ...

as a

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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 UNESCWorld Heritage Sitesince 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved and a ...

, Ribeiro joined local

Moreirense FC Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

's youth ranks at the age of 11. He was definitely promoted to the first team in 2009–10 with the club in the

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(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 (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

debut on 19 August 2012, in a 1–1 away draw against

F.C. Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal stadi ...

. 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 sports club from Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon. Founded on 17 May 1939, its football team currently plays in Primeira Liga and hold home games at the Estádio António Coimb ...

, Académico de Viseu FC,

S.C. Olhanense Sporting Clube Olhanense () is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve. Its football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth tier of Portuguese football. It holds home matches at the ...

C.F. Os Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os 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 25,000-seat Estádio do Rest ...

, 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 side Al-Jabalain FC as they were managed by his compatriot Filipe Gouveia. Ribeiro returned to his homeland on 28 July 2022, agreeing to a contract at second-tier

Honours

Paços Ferreira *

LigaPro The Liga Portugal 2 (), also known as Liga Portugal 2 SABSEG 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 Prim ...

: 2018–19

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeiro, Ricardo 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Guimarães Portuguese footballers 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 Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players U.D. Oliveirense players Saudi First Division League players Al-Jabalain FC players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia