Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tomás Aresta Branco Machado Ribeiro [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 30 April 1999||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal [1] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória Guimarães | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2012 | Alta de Lisboa | ||
2012–2014 | CAC Pontinha | ||
2014–2018 | Belenenses | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018–2022 | B-SAD | 62 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Grasshoppers | 31 | (3) |
2023– | Vitória Guimarães | 26 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:26, 28 April 2024 (UTC) |
Tomás Aresta Branco Machado Ribeiro (born 30 April 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Vitória S.C. as a central defender.
Ribeiro was born in Lisbon, and he joined C.F. Os Belenenses' youth system at the age of 15. He made his Primeira Liga debut for the renamed B-SAD on 15 September 2019, playing the entire 3–1 away win against C.S. Marítimo. [2] [3]
In January 2020, Ribeiro injured his right knee during training, going on to be sidelined for several months. [4] He continued to be a starter under Petit after his recovery, [5] scoring his first league goal on 20 February 2021 to open a 2–1 home victory over C.D. Nacional. [6] The previous 27 December, he had been sent off for two quick yellow cards in the 1–2 loss to Sporting CP also at the Estádio Nacional, the second for handball. [7]
On 26 January 2022, Ribeiro signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Swiss Super League club Grasshopper Club Zürich, rejoining his compatriots and former Belenenses teammates André Moreira and André Santos. [8] He started in his first appearance four days later, a 2–0 defeat at FC Sion. [9] He missed the vast majority of the season, due to a meniscus injury. [10]
Ribeiro returned to action on 6 August 2022, as a last-minute substitute against FC St. Gallen. [11] [12] One week later, he was directly involved in both of his team's goals, first equalising then providing the cross for Renat Dadashov in the 2–2 away draw with Sion. [13]
Ribeiro returned to Portugal on 20 July 2023, on a four-year deal at Vitória de Guimarães. [14] [15]