João da Rocha Ribeiro

Not to be confused with João Paulo Pinto Ribeiro.
João Ribeiro
Personal information
Full nameJoão da Rocha Ribeiro
Date of birth13 August 1987
Place of birthPorto, Portugal
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
Olhanense
Number17
Youth career
1995–2006Porto
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2006Porto B6(1)
2006–2010Naval41(3)
2009–2010→ Académica (loan)22(1)
2010–2013Vitória Guimarães40(4)
2011–2012→ Orduspor (loan)13(0)
2013–Olhanense12(0)
National team
2006Portugal U194(0)
2006–2007Portugal U2010(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

João da Rocha Ribeiro (born 13 August 1987) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Olhanense as a left winger.

Football career

Born in Porto, Ribeiro was brought up in F.C. Porto's youth system. Still a junior he made his senior debuts, playing only six times in two seasons combined with the reserves in the third division.

Released by Porto, Ribeiro signed a four-year contract with Associação Naval 1º de Maio in the 2006 summer,[1] making his top level debut on 3 December in a 0–2 away loss against C.D. Aves (25 minutes played) and appearing in a further 11 games as the Figueira da Foz club retained its division status.

In the following season Ribeiro became first-choice at Naval, featuring in 27 contests and scoring once as his team finished in 11th position. He missed the vast majority of the 2008–09 campaign due to injury.

After one year on loan to fellow first-divisioner Associação Académica de Coimbra, Ribeiro left Naval and signed for Vitória Sport Clube. On 15 January 2011 he netted his first official goal for the Guimarães-based team, in a 1–0 home win against S.C. Olhanense.

Honours

Vitória Guimarães

References

  1. ↑ Fiore heads transfer stampede; UEFA.com, 1 September 2006

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