Alfredo Kulembe Ribeiro (born 27 March 1990), known as Fredy, is an Angolan professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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. He achieved totals of 108 games and 11 goals in Portugal's

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with

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and

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, while winning the Segunda Liga with the former in

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. He also played one season in the Dutch

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with

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and for several years at

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in Turkey. Fredy, who also held

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and represented the country at youth level, made his senior debut for

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in 2014. He was part of their squads at the

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and

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Club career

Born in

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, Fredy joined

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' youth system at the age of 11, signing from neighbouring G.D.P. Costa de Caparica. He made his

debut on 3 April 2009, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute in a 1–0 away loss to

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. He finished his first full season with 24 scoreless appearances, as the

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team was relegated. Fredy scored eight goals in 38 games in the 2012–13 campaign, helping the club to return to the top tier as champions after three years. He scored for the first time in the competition on 12 April 2014, his brace helping the team to come from behind to win 3–1 at home against

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. In January 2015, Fredy returned to Angola and signed with C.R.D. Libolo, initially on loan. On 20 July 2016 he agreed to a one-year contract at

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in the Dutch

, rejoining his former Belenenses manager

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. He missed just two games in his only season and scored twice in a 12th-place finish, including in a 3–2 home victory over rivals

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on 19 November. Fredy returned to Belenenses in June 2017, signing a two-year deal. He scored six league goals and provided six assists in the first part of 2018–19 for the newly organised

, including two goals in the 3–2 defeat of C.D. Santa Clara on 30 November. On 31 January 2019, Fredy moved to Turkish club

. He was a

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runner-up in

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, scoring in a 2–0 home win over

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in the fourth round, and a

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for the only goal in the quarter-final at

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on 11 February.

International career

Fredy won 34

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for Portugal at youth level, including ten for the under-21 side. He scored twice for them, in

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against

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(1–1) and

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(a 2–1 win). Fredy received his first call-up to the Angola national team in February 2014. He made his debut on 5 March, in a friendly 1–1 draw away to

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; his first goal was on 3 August and was the sole strike of a home victory against

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in another exhibition. On 26 March 2016, Fredy scored his first competitive goal for the ''Palancas Negras'' from the penalty spot at the end of a 2–1 loss away to the

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, who eventually

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for the following year's

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. He was selected for the 2019 edition in Egypt, starting all three games in a group stage exit.

Career statistics

International

(Angola score listed first, score column indicates score after each Fredy goal)

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fredy 1990 births Living people Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen 21st-century Angolan sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Angolan men's footballers Footballers from Luanda Men's association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players C.F. Os Belenenses players B-SAD players Girabola players C.R.D. Libolo players Eredivisie players Excelsior Rotterdam players Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players Antalyaspor footballers Eyüpspor footballers Bodrum F.K. footballers Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Angola men's international footballers 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Angolan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Angolan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey