Pedro Ribeiro (Brazilian footballer)

Brazilian footballer

Not to be confused with Pedro Ribeiro Lima.

Pedro RibeiroPersonal information

Full name|  Pedro Nezio de Araújo Lopes Ribeiro
Date of birth|  (1990-06-13) 13 June 1990 (age 34)
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|  87|  (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 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

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### Youth and College

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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

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#### Philadelphia Union

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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

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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

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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

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Ribeiro signed with United Soccer League side Harrisburg City Islanders on 14 April 2017.[9]

#### Fresno FC

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Following a season with USL side Fresno FC, Ribeiro joined Swedish Superettan side IK Frej on 18 January 2019.[10]

#### IK Frej

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After one season with IK Freg, Ribeiro moved to Västerås SK on 29 November 2019, ahead of their 2020 season.[11]

## Personal

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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

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1. ^ a b "Pedro Ribeiro | Coastal Carolina Men's Soccer Profile". goccusports.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
2. ^ J. Whitesall (16 January 2014). "Philadelphia Union Trade Down Twice, Select Pedro Ribeiro". brotherlygame.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
3. ^ a b "Pedro Ribeiro | Philadelphia Union Profile". philadelphiaunion.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
4. ^ Ed Farnsworth (10 December 2014). "Union lose Pedro Ribeiro to Orlando in Expansion Draft". phillysoccerpage.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ "Harrisburg City Islanders Welcome Back Pedro Ribeiro in 2017". oursportscentral.com. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
7. ^ Limón Romero, Iliana (14 March 2015). "Orlando City defeats Houston 1–0, earning Lions' first MLS victory". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
8. ^ "Orlando City SC Will Not Exercise Contract Options on Six Players". orlandocitysc.com. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
9. ^ "Islanders Welcome Back Pedro Ribeiro – City Islanders". cityislanders.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
10. ^ Sebastian Jangebring Burell (18 January 2019). "IK Frej Täby värvar Pedro Ribeiro". laget.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
11. ^ "KLART: Pedro Ribeiro till VSK Fotboll". vskfotboll.nu (in Swedish). 29 November 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
12. ^ Paul Tenorio (5 August 2015). "Orlando City and forward Martin Paterson agree to terminate contract". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
13. ^ 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

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* Pedro Ribeiro at Major League Soccer
* Coastal Carolina profile
* Pedro Ribeiro at Soccerway

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Västerås SK Fotboll - current squad

* 1 Fagerström
* 2 H. Magnusson
* 4 Aras
* 5 Gunnarsson
* 6 Johansson (c)
* 7 Ribeiro
* 9 Ali
* 11 Gefvert
* 16 Johansson
* 18 Nsabiyumva
* 19 J. Magnusson
* 20 Offia
* 21 Wernersson
* 29 Warneryd
* 32 Padovan
* 34 Wahl
* 42 Hartzell
* 44 M. Larsson
* Bernardini
* Abadid
* Vilar
* Ladefoged
* Taonsa
* Diagne
* Engström
* Manager: Karlsson

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Philadelphia Union first-round draft picks

* Mwanga
* Okugo
* McInerney
* MacMath
* Hoffman
* Blake
* Ribeiro
* Yaro
* Rosenberry
* Herbers
* Trent

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2014 MLS SuperDraft first-round selections

* Andre Blake
* Steve Birnbaum
* Christian Dean
* Steve Neumann
* Eric Miller
* Tesho Akindele
* Andre Lewis
* Damion Lowe
* J. J. Koval
* Nick Hagglund
* Patrick Mullins
* Marlon Hairston
* Marco Franco
* Ben Sweat
* Pedro Ribeiro
* A. J. Cochran
* Schillo Tshuma
* Ryan Neil
* Grant Van De Casteele

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