Rodrigo Ribeiro (footballer, born 2005)
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| Full name | Rodrigo Duarte Ribeiro | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 April 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Viana do Castelo, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Augsburg (on loan from Sporting CP) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Perspectiva em Jogo | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Alfenense | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Sporting CP B | 52 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Sporting CP | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → AVS (loan) | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Augsburg (loan) | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Portugal U16 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U17 | 11 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Portugal U19 | 19 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Portugal U20 | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:24, 23 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Rodrigo Duarte Ribeiro (born 28 April 2005) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for German Bundesliga club Augsburg on loan from Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.
Club career
A youth product of Perspectiva em Jogo, Alfenense, and Sporting CP, Ribeiro signed his first professional contract with Sporting on 13 May 2021.[2] He was promoted to the senior team of Sporting on 8 March 2022.[3] He made his professional debut with Sporting CP in a 0–0 UEFA Champions League tie with Manchester City on 9 March 2022, coming on as a late sub in the 91' minute.[4]
On 31 January 2024, Ribeiro extended his contract with Sporting CP until June 2028, with his release clause being set at €80 million.[5] He subsequently was loaned to Premier League side Nottingham Forest for the remainder of the season, with Forest holding an option to make the move permanent, reported to be around €12 million.[6][7]
On 15 January 2026, Ribeiro was sent on loan to Bundesliga club Augsburg until the end of the season, with an optional buy-clause reported to be €6 million.[8][9]
International career
Ribeiro is a youth international for Portugal, having represented the Portugal U16 and U17s.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 March 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP B | 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Liga 3 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 6 | |||||
| 2023–24 | Liga 3 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||||
| 2025–26 | Liga Portugal 2 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 15 | ||||||
| Sporting CP | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nottingham Forest (loan) | 2023–24 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| AVS (loan) | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[e] | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Augsburg (loan) | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 86 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 18 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup and Taça de Portugal
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ a b Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- ^ Appearances in Primeira Liga relegation play-offs
References
- ^ "Rodrigo Ribeiro". Sporting CP. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Rodrigo Ribeiro assina contrato profissional com o Sporting". www.record.pt.
- ^ a b "Rodrigo Ribeiro promovido ao plantel principal do Sporting". www.record.pt.
- ^ "Rodrigo Ribeiro estreou-se pelos leões na Champions (Sporting)". A Bola.
- ^ "Rodrigo Ribeiro é Leão até 2028" [Rodrigo Ribeiro is a Lion until 2028] (in European Portuguese). Sporting CP. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Forest complete Rodrigo Ribeiro signing". Nottingham Forest FC. 1 February 2024.
- ^ Raposo, Nuno (31 January 2024). "Mercado Sporting: Rodrigo Ribeiro emprestado ao Forest com opção de compra" [Sporting Market: Rodrigo Ribeiro loaned to Forest with option-to-buy]. A Bola (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Rodrigo Ribeiro completes move to FCA". FC Augsburg. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ Rodrigues, Nuno Vieira (15 January 2026). "Rodrigo Ribeiro no Augsburgo: os detalhes do acordo com o Sporting" [Rodrigo Ribeiro to Augsburg: the details of the agreement with Sporting]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ Rodrigo Ribeiro at Soccerway
External links
- Rodrigo Ribeiro at Soccerway
- Rodrigo Ribeiro national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Sporting Profile