Stephanie Ribeiro

Stephanie Mariana Ribeiro (born 10 June 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club UNAM. Born in the United States, she represents Portugal at the international level.

Early life
Ribeiro was born on Pawtucket, Rhode Island in the United States to a Brazilian father and a Portuguese mother. She started playing soccer at the age of four.

Ribeiro attended Cumberland High School in Cumberland, Rhode Island, where she was a member of the girls' soccer team and was considered one of their best players. She scored more than 100 goals during her time in high school and received multiple accolades

College career
Ribeiro played college soccer with the UConn Huskies women's soccer team from 2012 to 2016, making 85 appearances and scoring 38 goals.

Club career
Ribeiro has played football professionally in Iceland, Denmark, Norway and Mexico. Previous to her professional career, she used to worked as a youth soccer coach.

Club América (2021)
Ribeiro signed with Liga MX Femenil side Club América on 18 July 2021, becoming the first foreign player to play for the club. Her stay with América was short, as she exited the club after making 11 appearances and scoring one goal in a single tournament.

UNAM (2022–present)
Ribeiro signed with UNAM on 31 December 2021.

Style of play
Ribeiro mainly operates as a striker and has described herself as "My core competencies are clearly scoring goals. At the same time, I will always try to set my teammates up for opportunities, while I also don't mind working defensively and running a lot of meters".

International career
Ribeiro was called for the first time to the Portugal women's national football team on 20 May 2024 for two UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying matches against Northern Ireland, but did not play in either of those games. She was called once again for Portugal’s final two UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying games against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malta. Ribeiro made her debut in the match against Malta as part of Portugal’s starting lineup. She also scored her first goal with Portugal on 16 July 2024 on the match against malta.

Personal life
Ribeiro is of Brazilian and Portuguese descent and speaks Portuguese.