Christian Ribeiro

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Personal information
Christian Ribeiro
Full name	Christian Ribeiro
Date of birth	December 14, 1989 (1989-12-14) (age 18)
Place of birth	Neath, Wales
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Bristol City
Number	24
Youth clubs
	Bristol City
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006-	Bristol City	0 (0)
National team²
2005-2006 2006- 2007-	Wales U17 Wales U19 Wales U21	7 (1) 5 (0) 2 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:47, 16 November 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 12:00, 21 November 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Christian Ribeiro (born December 14, 1989 in Neath) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Football League Championship side Bristol City.

Ribeiro, nicknamed 'The Neath Nutter' came through the youth system at Bristol City before earning his first professional contract, lasting two and a half years, with the club in December 2006.^[1] However he is yet to make his first-team debut for the club.

Ribeiro has been a regular at various youth levels for Wales including taking part in the under-19 squad that played in the Milk Cup in 2007.^[2] On 12 November 2007 he was called up for the Wales U21 team for the matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 and France U21^[3], playing in both. The player was memorably red carded in a victory shield game against Scotland and subsequently served a 12 month suspension for biting off the ear of an opposing player after they became entangled following a robust challenge.

On 6th June 2008 the player was linked with a move to English Premier League giants Everton FC for a reported fee of £500k.