Pedro Ribeiro (Brazilian footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pedro Nezio de Araújo Lopes Ribeiro | ||
Date of birth | 13 June 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Västerås SK | ||
Number | 7 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 86 | (31) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012 | Reading United | 14 | (6) |
2014 | Philadelphia Union | 9 | (2) |
2014 | → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) | 13 | (4) |
2015–2016 | Orlando City | 21 | (2) |
2016 | → Orlando City B (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 19 | (3) |
2018 | Fresno FC | 32 | (2) |
2019 | IK Frej | 28 | (5) |
2020– | Västerås SK | 76 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2024 |
Pedro Nezio de Araújo Lopes Ribeiro (born 13 June 1990) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Västerås SK in the Swedish Allsvenskan.
Playing career
[edit]Youth and College
[edit]Growing up in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Ribeiro played college soccer at Coastal Carolina beginning in 2010.[1] During his time with Coastal Carolina, Ribeiro won multiple Big South Regular Season titles (3) and Big South Tournament Titles (2) contributing 31 goals and 26 assists.[1]
Club
[edit]Philadelphia Union
[edit]Ribeiro was selected as the 15th overall pick of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Philadelphia Union, who were familiar with him from a brief stint with their affiliate team, Reading United.[2] Ribeiro made his professional debut and start on August 15 against Houston Dynamo.[3] His first goal for the Union was scored in his third appearance in a home match against New York Red Bulls.[3]
Ahead of the 2015 season, Ribeiro was selected by expansion side Orlando City SC in the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft.[4][5]
Loan to Harrisburg
[edit]During the 2014 season, Ribeiro was loaned to Philadelphia USL affiliate Harrisburg City Islanders where he would make 12 appearances and scoring 4 goals.[6]
Orlando City
[edit]Ribeiro's debut with Orlando came on 13 March 2015, away to the Houston Dynamo; he replaced Carlos Rivas in the 54th minute and twenty minutes later put pressure on Tyler Deric, leading the goalkeeper to score an own goal to give Orlando a 1–0 win. Pedro also scored in the 29th minute at Montreal and 89th minute at home against the Columbus Crew SC, both resulting in 2–2 draws.[7]
Ribeiro was released by Orlando in November 2016 after not exercising his contract option.[8]
Harrisburg City Islanders
[edit]Ribeiro signed with United Soccer League side Harrisburg City Islanders on 14 April 2017.[9]
Fresno FC
[edit]Following a season with USL side Fresno FC, Ribeiro joined Swedish Superettan side IK Frej on 18 January 2019.[10]
IK Frej
[edit]After one season with IK Freg, Ribeiro moved to Västerås SK on 29 November 2019, ahead of their 2020 season.[11]
Personal
[edit]Ribiero earned his U.S. green card in summer 2015.[12] This status also qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pedro Ribeiro | Coastal Carolina Men's Soccer Profile". goccusports.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ J. Whitesall (16 January 2014). "Philadelphia Union Trade Down Twice, Select Pedro Ribeiro". brotherlygame.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Pedro Ribeiro | Philadelphia Union Profile". philadelphiaunion.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ Ed Farnsworth (10 December 2014). "Union lose Pedro Ribeiro to Orlando in Expansion Draft". phillysoccerpage.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ Eugene Rupinski (10 December 2014). "Pedro Ribeiro to join ex-Philadelphia Union players Amobi Okugo and Danny Mwanga at Orlando City". brotherlygame.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Harrisburg City Islanders Welcome Back Pedro Ribeiro in 2017". oursportscentral.com. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ Limón Romero, Iliana (14 March 2015). "Orlando City defeats Houston 1–0, earning Lions' first MLS victory". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Orlando City SC Will Not Exercise Contract Options on Six Players". orlandocitysc.com. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Islanders Welcome Back Pedro Ribeiro – City Islanders". cityislanders.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ Sebastian Jangebring Burell (18 January 2019). "IK Frej Täby värvar Pedro Ribeiro". laget.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "KLART: Pedro Ribeiro till VSK Fotboll". vskfotboll.nu (in Swedish). 29 November 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Paul Tenorio (5 August 2015). "Orlando City and forward Martin Paterson agree to terminate contract". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Andrew Marcinko (24 December 2014). "MLS Primer: Your Guide to Major League Soccer's Rules, Regulations, and General Shenanigans". themaneland.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
External links
[edit]- Pedro Ribeiro at Major League Soccer
- Coastal Carolina profile
- Pedro Ribeiro at Soccerway
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Belo Horizonte
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer players
- Reading United AC players
- Philadelphia Union players
- Penn FC players
- Orlando City SC players
- Orlando City B players
- Fresno FC players
- IK Frej players
- Västerås SK Fotboll players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Philadelphia Union draft picks
- USL League Two players
- USL Championship players
- Major League Soccer players
- Superettan players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs