page_title: Christian Ribeiro
section_title: Exeter City
hierarchical_section_title: Christian Ribeiro / Club career / Exeter City
caption_attribution_description: English: Christian Ribeiro playing for Exeter City against York City at Bootham Crescent, York on 28 February 2015
context_page_description: Christian Michael Ribeiro is a Welsh retired professional footballer who played as a defender.
  He began his career at Bristol City, and turned down a move to Everton in order to make his professional debut for the club in 2008, suffering an injury in the first half that ruled him out for 11 months. He had loans at Stockport County, Colchester United, Carlisle United and Scunthorpe United before moving permanently to the latter in 2012. In his two seasons as a Scunthorpe player, the team were relegated from, and promoted back to, League One. He then represented Exeter City, and two years later moved to Oxford United. He retired in November 2017 due to a knee injury.
  Born in Wales and raised in England, Ribeiro won 20 caps and scored two goals for his country at youth level. In 2010, he played twice for the Welsh senior team.
context_section_description: On 21 August 2014, Ribeiro signed for League Two side Exeter City after a successful pre-season trial. The club were under a transfer embargo due to financial issues and Ribeiro was carrying an injury which was likely to remain until September.
  He made his debut for the club on 6 September, starting in a 1–2 home defeat to Mansfield Town at St James Park. On 11 October he scored his first goal for Exeter, a headed consolation in another home loss by the same score against Hartlepool United; a second came on 6 December as a late equaliser for a 1–1 draw against Burton Albion.
  On 14 June 2015, Ribeiro signed a new contract with Exeter, despite reported interest from Championship side Birmingham City and League One sides Swindon Town and Shrewsbury Town. He scored a career-best four goals in 35 games over the campaign, including late winners in home games against Hartlepool United on 12 September, and Accrington Stanley on 23 January. His contract expired in May 2016, and he was not offered a new one.
caption: Ribeiro playing for Exeter City in 2015
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