Pedro Ribeiro (Brazilian footballer)

Not to be confused with Pedro Ribeiro Lima.

Pedro Nezio de Araújo Lopes Ribeiro (born 13 June 1990) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Västerås SK in the Swedish Superettan.

Pedro Ribeiro

Personal information
Full name	Pedro Nezio de Araújo Lopes Ribeiro
Date of birth	(1990-06-13) 13 June 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, Forward
Team information
Current team	Västerås SK
Number	7
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	86	(31)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Reading United	14	(6)
2014	Philadelphia Union	9	(2)
2014	→ Harrisburg City Islanders (loan)	13	(4)
2015–2016	Orlando City	21	(2)
2016	→ Orlando City B (loan)	2	(0)
2017	Harrisburg City Islanders	19	(3)
2018	Fresno FC	32	(2)
2019	IK Frej	28	(5)
2020–	Västerås SK	96	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 August 2025

Playing career

Youth and College

Growing up in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Ribeiro played college soccer at Coastal Carolina beginning in 2010.^[1] During his time with Coastal Carolina, Ribeiro won multiple Big South Regular Season titles (3) and Big South Tournament Titles (2) contributing 31 goals and 26 assists.^[1]

Club

Philadelphia Union

Ribeiro was selected as the 15th overall pick of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Philadelphia Union, who were familiar with him from a brief stint with their affiliate team, Reading United.^[2] Ribeiro made his professional debut and start on August 15 against Houston Dynamo.^[3] His first goal for the Union was scored in his third appearance in a home match against New York Red Bulls.^[3]

Ahead of the 2015 season, Ribeiro was selected by expansion side Orlando City SC in the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft.^[4][5]

Loan to Harrisburg

During the 2014 season, Ribeiro was loaned to Philadelphia USL affiliate Harrisburg City Islanders where he would make 12 appearances and scoring 4 goals.^[6]

Orlando City

Ribeiro's debut with Orlando came on 13 March 2015, away to the Houston Dynamo; he replaced Carlos Rivas in the 54th minute and twenty minutes later put pressure on Tyler Deric, leading the goalkeeper to score an own goal to give Orlando a 1–0 win. Pedro also scored in the 29th minute at Montreal and 89th minute at home against the Columbus Crew SC, both resulting in 2–2 draws.^[7]

Ribeiro was released by Orlando in November 2016 after not exercising his contract option.^[8]

Harrisburg City Islanders

Ribeiro signed with United Soccer League side Harrisburg City Islanders on 14 April 2017.^[9]

Fresno FC

Following a season with USL side Fresno FC, Ribeiro joined Swedish Superettan side IK Frej on 18 January 2019.^[10]

IK Frej

After one season with IK Freg, Ribeiro moved to Västerås SK on 29 November 2019, ahead of their 2020 season.^[11]

Personal

Ribiero earned his U.S. green card in summer 2015.^[12] This status also qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.^[13]