Yuri_Ribeiro
Yuri Ribeiro
Footballer (born 1997)
Yuri Oliveira Ribeiro (born 24 January 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back or wing-back for Polish club Legia Warsaw.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuri Oliveira Ribeiro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 27)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Escola Os Craques | ||
| 2010–2012 | Braga | ||
| 2012–2016 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Benfica B | 47 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Nottingham Forest | 52 | (1) |
| 2021– | Legia Warsaw | 50 | (1) |
| 2021 | Legia Warsaw II | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Portugal U16 | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U17 | 15 | (1) |
| 2015 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Portugal U19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Portugal U21 | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:35, 12 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Benfica
Born in Switzerland to Portuguese migrant parents, Ribeiro moved to Vieira do Minho, Braga District at the age of two.[3] He started playing football at Escola Os Craques when he was 9. He joined S.C. Braga's academy four years later and, at the age of 13, signed for S.L. Benfica, where he went on to finish his development and win the 2013 juvenile national championship.[4]
Ribeiro made his senior debut for Benfica's reserves on 29 May 2015, starting in a 2–1 home win over Vitória S.C. B in the Segunda Liga.[5] He started the following season as a backup to Pedro Rebocho but was called to action when the latter injured himself at Varzim SC.[6]
Ribeiro first appeared in official matches with the first team on 14 December 2016, playing the entire 3–0 away victory over Real S.C. in the round of 16 of the Taça de Portugal.[7][8] The following 3 January, he also started against F.C. Vizela in the Taça da Liga (4–0 win at the Estádio da Luz in the group stage).[9]
On 30 June 2017, Ribeiro joined Rio Ave F.C. on a season-long loan deal.[10][11] His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga took place on 7 August, in a 1–0 home defeat of C.F. Os Belenenses.[12][13] He totalled 29 games in his year in Vila do Conde, and scored a first career goal in a 2–0 home win over Boavista F.C. the following 21 January.[14]
Ribeiro returned to Benfica for the 2018–19 campaign, extending his contract with the club for an additional five years.[15] On 14 February 2019, he made his European debut as they beat Galatasaray SK 2–1 in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League round of 32, their first-ever victory in Turkey.[16]
Nottingham Forest
On 8 July 2019, Ribeiro joined English side Nottingham Forest on a permanent deal, along with Benfica teammate Alfa Semedo who also moved to the City Ground but on a season-long loan.[17] He made his debut on 13 August in the first round of the EFL Cup, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–0 home win over Fleetwood Town, and went on to make the starting position his own ahead of Jack Robinson.[18]
Ribeiro scored his first goal for the club on 15 December 2020, in a 2–0 victory against Sheffield Wednesday.[19] He was released the following June.[20]
Legia Warsaw
On 23 August 2021, Ribeiro signed a three-year contract with Legia Warsaw.[21]
Ribeiro represented Portugal in the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, helping his team reach the semi-finals, where they lost to eventual winners England.[22] On 7 July 2016, he was selected by the under-19 side for that year's European Championship in Germany.[23]
On 2 September 2016, Ribeiro won his first cap for the under-21s at 19, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw with Israel for the 2017 European Championship qualifiers.[24]
Ribeiro was named after Youri Djorkaeff after his parents saw the French international play.[3] His father was a goalkeeper, and his older brother, Romeu, also played for Benfica and Portugal at youth level.[25]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | LigaPro | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | LigaPro | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 0 | — | — | — | 47 | 0 | |||||
| Benfica | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Rio Ave (loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 2019–20 | Championship | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Championship | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 57 | 1 | |||
| Legia Warsaw | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Career total | 136 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 160 | 2 | ||
Benfica
Legia Warsaw
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Nottingham Forest" (PDF). English Football League. p. 49. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- "Yuri Ribeiro" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- Da Cunha, Pedro Jorge (15 May 2021). ""Renato Paiva tem todas as condições para ser treinador do Benfica"" ["Renato Paiva has all the prequisites to be manager of Benfica"] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- "Juniores B: Benfica campeão e incidentes no final" [Juniors B: Benfica champions and incidents in the end]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 2 June 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Benfica B-V. Guimarães B, 2–1: Águias resolvem na segunda parte" [Benfica B-V. Guimarães B, 2–1: Eagles take care of business in second half] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- Miroto Simões, Luís (7 February 2016). "Pedro Rebocho com suspeita de lesão grave" [Pedro Rebocho suspected of serious injury]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- "Real Massamá 0–3 Benfica" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ""Feliz pela estreia oficial" – Yuri Ribeiro" ["Happy for the official debut" – Yuri Ribeiro]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 14 December 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- "Bis de Jonas no triunfo sobre o Vizela" [Jonas brace in win over Vizela]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 3 January 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Yuri Ribeiro entra na "Caravela"" [Yuri Ribeiro enters the "Caravel"] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- "Yuri Ribeiro emprestado pelo Benfica ao Rio Ave" [Yuri Ribeiro loaned by Benfica to Rio Ave]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- Maia, Vítor (7 August 2017). "Rio Ave-Belenenses, 1–0 (destaques)" [Rio Ave-Belenenses, 1–0 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Estreia positiva de Yuri Ribeiro" [Positive debut by Yuri Ribeiro] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Rio Ave vence Boavista e consolida quinto lugar" [Rio Ave defeat Boavista and consolidate fifth place] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- Sanches, João (19 May 2018). "Welcome back, Yuri!". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- Fernandes, Nuno (14 February 2019). "Benfica de Lage faz história na Turquia e tem os oitavos à vista" [Lage's Benfica make history in Turkey and have the round of 16 in sight]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- "Nottingham Forest: Alfa Semedo & Yuri Ribeiro join from Benfica". BBC Sport. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- Cole, Josh (9 October 2019). "Yuri Ribeiro delivers verdict on life at Nottingham Forest". Football League World. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- "Nottingham Forest 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- "Dawson bids farewell as released list confirmed". Nottingham Forest F.C. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- "Yuri Ribeiro – witamy w Legii" [Yuri Ribeiro – welcome to Legia] (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Europeu de sub-17: Benfica domina convocatória" [Under-17 European Championships: Benfica rule call-up] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- "Sub-19: emoções fortes no último dia em Portugal" [Under-19: strong emotions on the last day in Portugal] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- "Sub-21: Portugal empata com Israel" [Under-21: Portugal draw with Israel] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Euro sub-19: "Já sabemos o que aí vem", diz Yuri Ribeiro" [Euro under-19: "We already know what is coming", says Yuri Ribeiro] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- Yuri Ribeiro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Yuri Ribeiro at Soccerway
- Yuri Ribeiro – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Zelepien, Jacob (2 May 2023). "120 minut walki i nic! Zadecydowały dopiero rzuty karne" [120 minutes of fighting amounted to nothing! Penalties were the decisive factor] (in Polish). Interia. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- "Superpuchar dla Legii" [Supercup to Legia] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- Yuri Ribeiro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Portuguese League profile
- Yuri Ribeiro national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Yuri Ribeiro – FIFA competition record (archived)