Christian Ribeiro
Ribeiro with Wales U21 in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christian Michael Ribeiro | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Neath, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Oxford United | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2006 | Bristol City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2012 | Bristol City | 14 | (0) |
| 2009 | → (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Colchester United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Scunthorpe United | 49 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Exeter City | 72 | (6) |
| 2016– | Oxford United | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Wales U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Wales U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Wales U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2010 | Wales | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:38, 29 June 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:38, 29 June 2016 (UTC) |
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Christian Michael Ribeiro (born 14 December 1989) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Oxford United in League One.
He began his career at Bristol City, and turned down a move to Everton in order to make his professional debut for the club in 2008, suffering an injury in the first half that ruled him out for 11 months. He had loans at , Colchester United, Carlisle United and Scunthorpe United before moving permanently to the latter in 2012. In his two seasons as a Scunthorpe player, the team were relegated from, and promoted back to, League One. He then represented Exeter City, and two years later moved to Oxford United.
Born in Wales and raised in England, Ribeiro won 20 caps and scored two goals for his country at youth level. In 2010, he played twice for the Welsh senior team.
Ribeiro was born in Neath in South Wales, and at the age of 6 moved to Berkeley, Gloucestershire, and then onto Ruscombe near Stroud in his teenage years. He attended Marling School. His father coached his youth team Wanswell Wanderers. Ribeiro's surname comes from his paternal Portuguese heritage.
Ribeiro came through the youth system at Bristol City before earning his first professional contract, lasting two and a half years, with the club in December 2006. His first team debut came nearly two years later in a 2–1 win over Peterborough United in the Football League Cup first round on 12 August 2008, but he was replaced after just 34 minutes after damaging his anterior cruciate ligament; the game at Ashton Gate finished 2–1 to City. The injury kept him out until next July.
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