| Christian Ribeiro | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Ribeiro | |
| Date of birth | December 14, 1989 | |
| Place of birth | Neath, Wales | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Neath (Castell-nedd is a Town and community situated in the principal area of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK with a 80 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Bristol City | |
| Number | 24 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Bristol City | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006- | Bristol City | 0 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005-2006 2006- 2007- |
Wales U17 Wales U19 Wales U21 |
7 (1) 5 (0) 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Christian Ribeiro (born December 14, 1989 in Neath) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Football League Championship side Bristol City. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Neath (Castell-nedd is a Town and community situated in the principal area of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK with a The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol England, (the other being arch rivals Bristol Rovers)
Ribeiro, nicknamed 'The Neath Nutter' came through the youth system at Bristol City before earning his first professional contract, lasting two and a half years, with the club in December 2006. [1] However he is yet to make his first-team debut for the club.
Ribeiro has been a regular at various youth levels for Wales including taking part in the under-19 squad that played in the Milk Cup in 2007. For sponsorship reasons the English Football League Cup was also named "Milk Cup" between 1982 and 1986 [2] On 12 November 2007 he was called up for the Wales U21 team for the matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 and France U21[3], playing in both. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Wales national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Wales and is controlled by the Football Association of Wales. Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national football team is a youth team of Bosnia and Herzegovina that represents the country in the European Under-21 Football Championship and friendly The France national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The player was memorably red carded in a victory shield game against Scotland and subsequently served a 12 month suspension for biting off the ear of an opposing player after they became entangled following a robust challenge.
On 6th June 2008 the player was linked with a move to English Premier League giants Everton FC for a reported fee of £500k. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool.