Tomás Ribeiro (footballer)

Tomás Ribeiro
Personal information
Full name Tomás Aresta Branco Machado Ribeiro[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Vitória Guimarães
Number 4
Youth career
2009–2012 Alta de Lisboa
2012–2014 CAC Pontinha
2014–2018 Belenenses
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 B-SAD 62 (1)
2022–2023 Grasshoppers 31 (3)
2023– Vitória Guimarães 33 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:21, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Tomás Aresta Branco Machado Ribeiro (born 30 April 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Vitória S.C. as a central defender.

Club career

Belenenses

Ribeiro was born in Lisbon, and he joined C.F. Os Belenenses' youth system at the age of 15. He made his Primeira Liga debut for the renamed B-SAD on 15 September 2019, playing the entire 3–1 away win against C.S. Marítimo.[2][3]

In January 2020, Ribeiro injured his right knee during training, going on to be sidelined for several months.[4] He continued to be a starter under Petit after his recovery,[5] scoring his first league goal on 20 February 2021 to open a 2–1 home victory over C.D. Nacional.[6] The previous 27 December, he had been sent off for two quick yellow cards in the 1–2 loss to Sporting CP also at the Estádio Nacional, the second for handball.[7]

Grasshoppers

On 26 January 2022, Ribeiro signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Swiss Super League club Grasshopper Club Zürich, rejoining his compatriots and former Belenenses teammates André Moreira and André Santos.[8] He started in his first appearance four days later, a 2–0 defeat at FC Sion.[9] He missed the vast majority of the season, due to a meniscus injury.[10]

Ribeiro returned to action on 6 August 2022, as a last-minute substitute against FC St. Gallen.[11][12] One week later, he was directly involved in both of his team's goals, first equalising then providing the cross for Renat Dadashov in the 2–2 away draw with Sion.[13]

Vitória Guimarães

Ribeiro returned to Portugal on 20 July 2023, on a four-year deal at Vitória de Guimarães.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Tomás Ribeiro" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Belenenses SAD vence Marítimo por 3–1" [Belenenses SAD beat Marítimo 3–1]. Observador (in Portuguese). 15 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Marítimo M. 1–3 Belenenses" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. ^ Marques, David (26 January 2020). "Belenenses: Tomás Ribeiro vai parar entre seis e nove meses" [Belenenses: Tomás Ribeiro out of action for six to nine months] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. ^ Marques, David (1 February 2021). "Belenenses e V. Guimarães negoceiam Tomás Ribeiro" [Belenenses and V. Guimarães in negotiations for Tomás Ribeiro] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Belenenses SAD vence Nacional e sobe ao 10.º lugar da I Liga" [Belenenses SAD beat Nacional and climb to 10th place in I League]. Público (in Portuguese). 20 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  7. ^ Teles, Gonçalo (27 December 2020). "Modo TT não deixou Sporting deslizar da liderança. Leões batem Belenenses SAD" [TT (mention to Tiago Tomás, Sporting player) mode did not let Sporting fall from first place. Lions beat Belenenses SAD] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  8. ^ "GC signs central defender Tomás Ribeiro". Grasshopper Club. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Ein blasser Auftritt der Grasshoppers" [Pale performance by the Grasshoppers] (in German). Pilatus Today. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Knee surgery for Tomás Ribeiro". Grasshopper Club. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  11. ^ "St. Gallen zu Gast in Zürich" [St. Gallen at Zürich] (in German). Grasshopper Club. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  12. ^ Wyler, Dani (6 August 2022). "Von 0:2 auf 3:2 – GC dreht spektakuläre Partie gegen St.Gallen" [From 0:2 to 3:2 – GC with spectacular comeback against St.Gallen] (in German). Blue News. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  13. ^ Ruckstuhl, Pascal; Kunz, Alain; Curty, Ugo (13 August 2022). "GC vergeigt Sieg in Überzahl" [GC throw away win with one more]. Blick (in German). Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Tomás Ribeiro junta-se à defesa" [Tomás Ribeiro joins the defence] (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Tomás Ribeiro leaves GC Zurich". Grasshopper Club. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.