Full name Joao da Rocha Ribeiro Years Team Weight 73 kg 1995–2006 Porto Height 1.78 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Porto, Portugal Name Joao Rocha Career start 2004 | |
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Date of birth (1987-08-13) 13 August 1987 (age 28) Current team S.C. Olhanense (#17 / Midfielder) | ||
João da Rocha Ribeiro (born 13 August 1987) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a left winger.
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Club career
Born in Porto, Ribeiro was brought up in FC Porto's youth system. Still a junior he made his senior debuts, playing only six times in two seasons combined with the reserves in the third division.
Released by Porto, Ribeiro signed a four-year contract with Associação Naval 1º de Maio in the 2006 summer, making his Primeira Liga debut on 3 December in a 0–2 away loss against C.D. Aves (25 minutes played) and appearing in a further 11 games as the Figueira da Foz club retained its division status.
In the following season Ribeiro became first-choice at Naval, featuring in 27 contests and scoring once as his team finished in 11th position. He missed the vast majority of the 2008–09 campaign, due to injury.
After one year on loan to fellow league side Associação Académica de Coimbra, Ribeiro left Naval and signed for Vitória SC. On 15 January 2011 he netted his first official goal for the Guimarães-based team, in a 1–0 home win against S.C. Olhanense.