Romeu Ribeiro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Romeu Oliveira Ribeiro | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Vieira do Minho, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Penafiel | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Vieira | ||
| 2001–2004 | Braga | ||
| 2004–2007 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2011 | Benfica | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Aves (loan) | 39 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Trofense (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Marítimo B (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Marítimo B | 61 | (10) |
| 2013– | Penafiel | 36 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 February 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Romeu Oliveira Ribeiro (born 13 January 1989) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for F.C. Penafiel as a defensive midfielder.
Football career
Born in Vieira do Minho, Braga, Ribeiro began his football formation with local S.C. Braga, being acquired by S.L. Benfica in 2004. Like central defender Miguel Vítor he first played with the main squad due to injuries to teammates, making his debuts in domestic and European competition in exactly the same matches that Vítor, in August 2007.
However, in January 2008, both players were loaned to second division side Clube Desportivo das Aves. 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 as it had just been relegated back to the second level. In the following year, in the same predicament, he signed for top-divisioner C.S. Marítimo.
Ribeiro moved to Marítimo on a permanent basis in the 2011 summer, 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 Madeira with the reserves, in divisions three and two.
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