Romeu Oliveira Ribeiro (born 13 January 1989) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for Dumiense CJPII Futebol SAD.

Club career

Born in

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, Ribeiro began his youth career with local

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, being acquired by

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional association football, football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese footba ...

in 2004. Like

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, he first played with the main squad due to injuries to teammates, making his debut in the

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and

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in exactly the same matches that Vítor, in August 2007. However, in January 2008, both players were loaned to

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side

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. In August, the loan period was extended until June of the following year. In July 2009, Ribeiro would be once again loaned, joining

C.D. Trofense Clube Desportivo Trofense (), commonly known as Trofense, is a Portuguese football club based in Trofa, Portugal. Founded in 1930, it plays in Segunda Liga, holding home games at '' Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense'', with a capacity of 5,0 ...

as it had just been relegated back to the second tier. In the following year, in the same situation, he signed for top-flight club

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. Ribeiro moved to Marítimo on a permanent basis in the summer of 2011, after his contract with Benfica expired. However, as manager Pedro Martins – and all his predecessors – preferred foreign players, especially Brazilians, he spent the vast majority of his three-year spell in

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with the reserves, in divisions three and two. After being released on 30 June 2013, Ribeiro spent the vast majority of his career in the second division, the exception to this being the 2014–15 season in the main tier, with

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(1,153 minutes of action, team relegation).

Personal life

Ribeiro's father was a

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, whilst his younger brother

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also played for Benfica and Portugal at youth level.

Club statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeiro, Romeu 1989 births Living people People from Vieira do Minho Sportspeople from Braga District Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players S.L. Benfica footballers C.D. Aves players C.D. Trofense players C.S. Marítimo players F.C. Penafiel players Académico de Viseu F.C. players Casa Pia A.C. players Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers