Anderson Ribeiro Mendes (born July 2, 1981) is a Brazilian football player, who was invited to Ukraine by FC Arsenal Kharkiv's chairman Chumak during his vacation trip to Brazil. Ribeiro quickly became fan's favourite of nearly all teams in Kharkiv being the first Brazilian ever played for these teams. In the summer of 2009 he joined Maltese club Tarxien Rainbows FC. In 2010 Ribeiro return to Ukraine and signed with FC Metalurh Zaporizhya In 2015 is playing in Gozo for Kercem Ajax F.C. in the 1st Division. Currently he is playing in Gozo for Oratory Youths F.C. in the 1st Division.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anderson Ribeiro Mendes | ||
Date of birth | (1981-07-02) July 2, 1981 (age 41) | ||
Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Oratory Youths F.C. | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 | Arsenal Kharkiv | 41 | (15) |
2003–2004 | → Helios Kharkiv (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2004 | Metalist Kharkiv | 12 | (4) |
2005 | Arsenal Kharkiv | 15 | (3) |
2005–2009 | Kharkiv | 92 | (15) |
2009–2010 | Tarxien Rainbows | 21 | (11) |
2010–2011 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 7 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Hamrun Spartans | 12 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Hibernians | 14 | (6) |
2013–2014 | Naxxar Lions | 23 | (15) |
2014 | Zebbug Rangers | 3 | (3) |
2015 | Kercem Ajax | ||
2016 | Oratory Youths | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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