Paulo António da Silva Ribeiro (born 6 March 1984) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo António da Silva Ribeiro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-03-06) 6 March 1984 (age 38)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2003 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Vitória Setúbal | 11 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Porto B | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Porto | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Olhanense (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Portimonense (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Vizela | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Leixões | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2016 | Chaves | 131 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Vizela | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Oliveirense | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Pinhalnovense | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 209 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 2002 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Portugal U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2004 | Portugal U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Portugal U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2006 | Portugal B | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ribeiro was born in Setúbal. After emerging through local Vitória FC's youth academy and making his Primeira Liga debut on 31 January 2005 in a 1–1 away draw against Sporting CP,[2] he joined FC Porto in the summer of 2005.[3] During his two season-spell he could never manage to be more than third choice, only appearing in preseason; he also spent two years on loan in the Segunda Liga.[4][5]
In 2009, Ribeiro was released by Porto and joined lowly F.C. Vizela. At the end of the campaign he signed with Leixões SC, recently relegated to the second tier,[6] only managing to play twice in the league in his sole season (four competitive matches) and being released by the Matosinhos club.
Vitória Setúbal
Porto