Bernardo Ribeiro

Bernardo Ribeiro
Personal information
Full name Bernardo Salim Ribeiro
Date of birth (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989
Place of birth Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Friburguense
Number 10
Youth career
1999–2011 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011–2012 Skënderbeu 17 (6)
2012–2013 Newcastle Jets 8 (1)
2013–2014 IFK Mariehamn 32 (5)
2015 Inter de Lages 0 (0)
2016– Friburguense 11 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 March 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Bernardo Salim Ribeiro (born 9 October 1989 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Career

Early life

Bernardo grew up in Nova Friburgo, where he first started playing basketball at the age of 5, but being the shortest player on his team he struggled to make an impact. He then turned his attention to football at a young age, which became his passion.[1] Bernardo also has an Italian passport.

Flamengo

He was spotted by Flamengo and joined the club in 1999 at the age of 9, where he played for the youth levels, where he was even captain. During his teens with Flamengo he featured in many tournaments youth such as the FIFA Youth Cup, where he was acknowledged as "gaining a reputation for his pin-point passes and ability to read play".[2]

Skënderbeu Korçë

On February 2011 he completed move to Skënderbeu Korçë.[3][4] He officially became part of the club on 25 June 2011, after not being able to resolve ownership issues in February. He signed a one-year contract with the Albanian Superliga champions.[5]

Newcastle Jets

On 6 August 2012 he signed for A-League club Newcastle Jets.[6]

Honours

Skënderbeu Korçë

References

  1. ↑ "Flapedia Profile" (in Portuguese). Flapedia. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  2. ↑ "New stars at the Blue Stars". FIFA.com. 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  3. ↑ Pirro Nika (2011-02-09). "Braziliani Ribeiro mberrin ne Korce" (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  4. ↑ "Skënderbeu merr Ribeiron nga Katania" (in Albanian). Futbolli Shqiptar. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  5. ↑ "Brazialiani Ribeiro firmos nje vit per Skenderbeun" (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
  6. ↑ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/newcastlejets/news-display/Jets-sign-Brazilian-attacking-midfielder/48419

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