Yuri Ribeiro

Ribeiro's current-season form is down 24% on last season (Season 17→13), while his Rating eased 49→37. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 22).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Blackburn · 20th	22	0	1	6.74	37	13
2024/25	Blackburn · 7th	15	0	1	6.91	49	17
2024/25	SC Braga · 4th	9	0	0	6.86	42	7
2023/24	Legia Warszawa · 3rd	27	0	1	6.88	36	22
2022/23	Legia Warszawa · 2nd	24	1	0	6.84	37	21
2021/22	Legia Warszawa · 10th	12	0	1	6.83	34	5

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal U21	12	0
Portugal U20	5	0
Portugal U19	10	0
Portugal U17	9	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Yuri Ribeiro is a 29-year-old central defender at Blackburn, rated 36.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 405th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (36.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.68 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ribeiro.

Judged on this season alone, Ribeiro graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 61st of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship, on 4 clean sheets and 2.682 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 17 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 62nd of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship. At 29 Ribeiro is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Remarkably consistentStepped up 2021/22

Current potential62nd of 73 central midfielders · Championship Current season61st of 73 central midfielders · Championship61st-best central midfielder in the Championship405th in the Championship · potential62nd-highest potential central midfielder in the Championship

36.5

Ratingi

62nd of 73 central midfielders

13.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

36.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.68

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Blackburn finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

2.68

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 36.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 36.5, Ribeiro carries the 62nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 73, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Blackburn finished 20th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %36.5%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.06

Goal contribution / 900.06

Defensive actions / 902.682

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %33.3

Pass accuracy %71

Dribble success %20

Cards / 900.179

Foul involvement / 902.086

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~17), then tapers with age. At 29, Ribeiro sits on 9.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ribeiro's projected Rating — 36.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target1

Shots3

Passing

Assists1

Chances created15—

Passes574—

Pass accuracy71%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success20%

Duels won75—

Duels won %58.6%—

Fouls won22

Defending

Tackles25

Interceptions12

Blocks8

Fouls committed13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Blackburn2024/25 – nowFree Transfer

SC Braga2024/25 – 2024/25Free

Legia Warszawauntil 2024/25

Nottingham Forest2019/20 – 2024/25

Benfica(back from loan)2018/19 – 2019/20

Rio Ave(on loan)2017/18 – 2018/19

Benficauntil 2017/18

About Yuri Ribeiro

Yuri Oliveira Ribeiro is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Blackburn, born on January 24, 1997 in Vieira do Minho, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Blackburn currently sit 20th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, Yuri Ribeiro has made 22 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 1,510 minutes, averaging a 6.71 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Championship and the FA Cup. Though primarily a centre-back, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When Yuri Ribeiro plays, Blackburn's record this season is 6W-9D-8L — and his match ratings average 6.63 at home against 6.82 on the road.

Recent matches

May 2, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Leicester (45 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 22, 2026: 3-1 win away at Sheffield Utd (87 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 17, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Coventry (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 14, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Southampton (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 11, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Stoke City (89 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 6, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs West Brom (45 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 3, 2026: 1-0 win away at Birmingham (15 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 21, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Middlesbrough (64 minutes, 7 rating)
March 14, 2026: 2-1 win away at Millwall (62 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 7, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Portsmouth (75 minutes, 6.6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Yuri Ribeiro at 36.5 with a Season form score of 13.2, ranking 405th of 493 centre-backs in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, Yuri Ribeiro has totalled 253 club appearances with 3 goals and 13 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 30 appearances for Benfica B.

Yuri Ribeiro's career has also included time at SC Braga, Legia Warszawa, Nottingham Forest, Benfica and Rio Ave.

On the international stage, Yuri Ribeiro has represented Portugal U21, Portugal U20, Portugal U19, Portugal U17 — 36 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Blackburn finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

Watch points