Yuri Ribeiro

Yuri Ribeiro
Personal information
Full name Yuri Oliveira Ribeiro
Date of birth (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997
Place of birth Vieira do Minho, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 15
Youth career
2006–2010 Escola Os Craques
2010–2012 Braga
2012–2016 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Benfica B 47 (0)
2016– Benfica 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Rio Ave (loan) 25 (1)
National team‡
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– Portugal U21 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2018

Yuri Oliveira Ribeiro (born 24 January 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Benfica as a left-back.

Club career

Born in Vieira do Minho, Braga District, Ribeiro 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.[1]

Ribeiro made his senior debut for Benfica's reserves on 29 May 2015, starting in a 2–1 home win against Vitória S.C. B for the Segunda Liga.[2] He started the following season as a back-up to Pedro Rebocho, but was called to action when the latter injured himself at Varzim SC.[3]

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. for the campaign's Taça de Portugal.[4][5] The following 3 January, he also started against F.C. Vizela for the Taça da Liga (4–0 win at the Estádio da Luz, for the group stage).[6]

On 30 June 2017, Ribeiro joined Rio Ave F.C. on a season-long loan deal.[7][8] His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga took place on 7 August, in a 1–0 home defeat of C.F. Os Belenenses.[9][10]

Ribeiro returned to Benfica for the 2018–19 campaign, extending his contract with the club for an additional five years.[11]

International career

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.[12] On 7 July 2016, he was selected by the under-19 side for that year's European Championship in Germany.[13]

Ribeiro won his first cap for the under-21s on 2 September 2016 at 19, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw to Israel for the 2017 European Championship qualifiers.[14]

Personal life

Ribeiro's father was a goalkeeper, whilst his older brother Romeu also played for Benfica and Portugal at youth level.[15]

Club statistics

As of match played 3 January 2017[16][17]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2014–15 Segunda Liga 10———10
2015–16 160———160
2016–17 150———150
Total 320———320
Benfica 2016–17 Primeira Liga 0010100020
Career total 320101000340

Honours

Benfica

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Pedro Rebocho com suspeita de lesão grave" [Pedro Rebocho suspected of serious injury]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 February 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Real 0–3 Benfica" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  5. ↑ ""Feliz pela estreia oficial" – Yuri Ribeiro" [«Happy for the official debut» – Yuri Ribeiro]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 14 December 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Yuri Ribeiro entra na "Caravela"" [Yuri Ribeiro enters the "Caravel"] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Rio Ave-Belenenses, 1–0 (destaques)" [Rio Ave-Belenenses, 1–0 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Estreia positiva de Yuri Ribeiro" [Positive debut by Yuri Ribeiro] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Sanches, João (19 May 2018). "Welcome back, Yuri!". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Europeu de sub-17: Benfica domina convocatória" [Under-17 European Championships: Benfica rule call-up] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "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). Maisfutebol. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  16. ↑ Yuri Ribeiro at ForaDeJogo Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ↑ Yuri Ribeiro at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
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