António Teixeira Ribeiro (born 21 March 2004) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre back for Porto B.
Club career Born in Maia in the Porto metropolitan area, Ribeiro began playing as a youth for Gondim-Maia and Colégio Ermesinde before joining the youth ranks of Porto in 2017. In June 2023, after a season as captain of the under-19 team, he renewed his contract and was promoted to the B-team.
Ribeiro made his professional debut on 20 August 2023 in the second game of the Liga Portugal 2 season, a 1–1 draw away to Belenenses, as a substitute for the last six minutes. Back in the under-19 team, he helped them to the semi-finals of the UEFA Youth League of 2023–24, scoring their late equaliser in a 1–1 draw away to reigning champions AZ Alkmaar in the last 16 before a penalty shootout victory.
In August 2024, Ribeiro suffered a traumatic brain injury in a pre-season friendly against Nacional. He was discharged after nine days in hospital.
International career Ribeiro was part of the Portugal under-19 squad at the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta, losing the final 1–0 to Italy.
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