Tomás Aresta Branco Machado Ribeiro (born 30 April 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
Club career Belenenses Ribeiro was born in Lisbon, and he joined C.F. Os Belenenses' youth system at the age of 15. He made his Primeira Liga debut for the renamed B-SAD on 15 September 2019, playing the entire 3–1 away win against C.S. Marítimo.
In January 2020, Ribeiro injured his right knee during training, going on to be sidelined for several months. He continued to be a starter under Petit after his recovery, scoring his first league goal on 20 February 2021 to open a 2–1 home victory over C.D. Nacional. The previous 27 December, he had been sent off for two quick yellow cards in the 1–2 loss to Sporting CP also at the Estádio Nacional, the second for handball.
Grasshoppers On 26 January 2022, Ribeiro signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Swiss Super League club Grasshopper Club Zürich, rejoining his compatriots and former Belenenses teammates André Moreira and André Santos. He started in his first appearance four days later, a 2–0 defeat at FC Sion. He missed the vast majority of the season, due to a meniscus injury.
Ribeiro returned to action on 6 August 2022, as a last-minute substitute against FC St. Gallen. One week later, he was directly involved in both of his team's goals, first equalising then providing the cross for Renat Dadashov in the 2–2 away draw with Sion.
Vitória Guimarães Ribeiro returned to Portugal on 20 July 2023, on a four-year deal at Vitória de Guimarães. A starter under Álvaro Pacheco in his debut campaign, he totalled 35 games and three goals.
Subsequently, Ribeiro became a fringe player at the Minho Province side.
Farense On 10 January 2025, Ribeiro continued in the Portuguese top division by agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract with S.C. Farense; Vitória remained entitled to 20% of any future transfer. He scored once in ten appearances in an eventual relegation as second-bottom, in a 3–2 away loss against S.L. Benfica in the domestic league.
Cultural Leonesa On 13 September 2025, Ribeiro joined Spanish Segunda División club Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa. He scored his only goal on 28 October, in a 3–1 win over amateurs CD Tropezón in the first round of the Copa del Rey.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsB-SAD2019–20Primeira Liga13020—1502020–21Primeira Liga32140—3612021–22Primeira Liga1703010210Total6219010721Grasshopper2021–22Swiss Super League40——402022–23Swiss Super League27310—283Total31310—323Vitória Guimarães2023–24Primeira Liga29152103532024–25Primeira Liga41002061Total3325230414Farense2024–25Primeira Liga9110—101Cultural Leonesa2025–26Segunda División12031—151Career total14771934017010
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