António Ribeiro (footballer, born 2004)
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| Full name | António Teixeira Ribeiro | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 March 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Maia, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Porto B | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Gondim-Maia | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Colégio Ermesinde | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2024 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Padroense (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Porto B | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Portugal U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Portugal U16 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Portugal U19 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:23, 21 December 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
António Teixeira Ribeiro (born 21 March 2004) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre back for Porto B.
Club career
Born in Maia in the Porto metropolitan area, Ribeiro began playing as a youth for Gondim-Maia and Colégio Ermesinde before joining the youth ranks of Porto in 2017. In June 2023, after a season as captain of the under-19 team, he renewed his contract and was promoted to the B-team.[1]
Ribeiro made his professional debut on 20 August 2023 in the second game of the Liga Portugal 2 season, a 1–1 draw away to Belenenses, as a substitute for the last six minutes.[2] Back in the under-19 team, he helped them to the semi-finals of the UEFA Youth League of 2023–24, scoring their late equaliser in a 1–1 draw away to reigning champions AZ Alkmaar in the last 16 before a penalty shootout victory.[3]
In August 2024, Ribeiro suffered a traumatic brain injury in a pre-season friendly against Nacional.[4] He was discharged after nine days in hospital.[5]
International career
Ribeiro was part of the Portugal under-19 squad at the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta, losing the final 1–0 to Italy.[6]
References
- ^ "António Ribeiro renova e é promovido ao FC Porto B: «Adoro o Pepe»" [António Ribeiro renews and is promoted to FC Porto B: "I adore Pepe"]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Golos de Moha Keita e Zé Pedro dão empate entre Belenenses e FC Porto B" [Goals from Moha Keita and Zé Pedro give draw between Belenenses and FC Porto B] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "FC Porto nos `quartos` da Youth League ao afastar campeão AZ Alkmaar" [FC Porto in the 'quarters' of the Youth League by defeating champions AZ Alkmaar] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "A mensagem de António Ribeiro, central do FC Porto B que sofreu traumatismo crânio encefálico frente ao Nacional" [The message of António Ribeiro, FC Porto B centre back who suffered a traumatic brain injury against Nacional]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 August 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "FC Porto: António Ribeiro recebe alta hospitalar e espreita estreia na II Liga" [FC Porto: António Ribeiro receives all-clear from hospital and awaits debut in Second League] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ Marshall, Matthew (16 July 2023). "Portugal beaten 1-0 by Italy in the European U19 Championship final". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 21 December 2025.