Romeu Ribeiro

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Romeu Ribeiro
Personal information
Full name	Romeu Oliveira Ribeiro
Date of birth	January 13, 1989 (1989-01-13) (age 19)
Place of birth	Vieira do Minho, Portugal
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	SL Benfica
Number	32
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2007- 2008-	SL Benfica CD Aves (loan)	2 (0)
National team2
2007-	Portugal U-20	9 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 07. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 14 July 07. * Appearances (Goals)

Romeu Oliveira Ribeiro (born 1989-01-13 in Vieira do Minho, Braga) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays defensive midfielder for SL Benfica, having been promoted from the youth academy in 2007-08. Romeu was acquired from SC Braga in 2004. Like central defender Miguel Vítor, he has already played with the first team due to injuries to teammates, debuting in domestic and European competition in exactly the same matches that Vítor.