Yuri Ribeiro

Yuri Oliveira Ribeiro (born 24 January 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left back for English club Nottingham Forest.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Ribeiro.
Yuri Ribeiro
Personal information
Full name Yuri Oliveira Ribeiro[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997[2]
Place of birth Vieira do Minho, Portugal[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Nottingham Forest
Number 2
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– Nottingham Forest 18 (0)
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)
2016–2018 Portugal U21 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 March 2020

Club career

Benfica

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.[3]

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 for the Segunda Liga.[4] He started the following season as a backup to Pedro Rebocho but was called to action when the latter injured himself at Varzim SC.[5]

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.[6][7] 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).[8]

On 30 June 2017, Ribeiro joined Rio Ave F.C. on a season-long loan deal.[9][10] His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga took place on 7 August, in a 1–0 home defeat of C.F. Os Belenenses;[11][12] he made 29 total appearance 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.[13]

Ribeiro returned to Benfica for the 2018–19 campaign, extending his contract with the club for an additional five years.[14] 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.[15]

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.[16] 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.[17]

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

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.[20]

Personal life

Ribeiro's father was a goalkeeper, and his older brother, Romeu, also played for Benfica and Portugal at youth level.[21]

Club statistics
As of match played 6 March 2020[22][23]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2014–15 Segunda Liga 10———10
2015–16 160———160
2016–17 300———300
Total 470———470
Benfica 2016–17 Primeira Liga 0010100020
2018–19 0020302070
Total 0030402090
Rio Ave (loan) 2017–18 Primeira Liga 2513010–291
Nottingham Forest 2019-20 Championship 18 0 1 0 3 0 — 22 0
Career total 9017080201071

Honours

Benfica

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Nottingham Forest" (PDF). English Football League. p. 49. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. "Yuri Ribeiro" (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. 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.
  6. "Real Massamá 0–3 Benfica" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  7. ""Feliz pela estreia oficial" – Yuri Ribeiro" [«Happy for the official debut» – Yuri Ribeiro]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 14 December 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  8. "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.
  9. "Yuri Ribeiro entra na "Caravela"" [Yuri Ribeiro enters the "Caravel"] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  10. "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.
  11. Maia, Vítor (7 August 2017). "Rio Ave-Belenenses, 1–0 (destaques)" [Rio Ave-Belenenses, 1–0 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  12. "Estreia positiva de Yuri Ribeiro" [Positive debut by Yuri Ribeiro] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  13. "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.
  14. Sanches, João (19 May 2018). "Welcome back, Yuri!". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  15. 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.
  16. "Nottingham Forest: Alfa Semedo & Yuri Ribeiro join from Benfica". BBC Sport. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  17. Cole, Josh (9 October 2019). "Yuri Ribeiro delivers verdict on life at Nottingham Forest". Football League World. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  18. "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.
  19. "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.
  20. "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.
  21. "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.
  22. Yuri Ribeiro at ForaDeJogo
  23. Yuri Ribeiro at Soccerway
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