In January 2013, Cruzeiro agreed a deal with Coritiba to sign Éverton Augusto de Barros Ribeiro, a midfielder born on 10 April 1989 in Arujá, in São Paulo state. The move to Belo Horizonte took a playmaker who had done well in Paraná football and made him a back-to-back Brazilian champion in 2013 and 2014, as well as the most decorated player in the league in both seasons. He then played in the United Arab Emirates, spent seven seasons at Flamengo and signed for Bahia in 2024.
Corinthians academy and a loan at São Caetano
Everton Ribeiro joined the Corinthians youth setup in 2001, when he was still a left-back. He was promoted to the first team in 2007 and made his debut on 7 April that year against América de Rio Preto. That season ended with the club relegated to Série B. He got little playing time, so in July 2008 he went on loan to São Caetano. There he moved from full-back to attacking midfield, the position he would keep for the rest of his career. He made 99 appearances and scored 8 goals for São Caetano. At youth level he won the 2009 South American U-20 Championship with Brazil.
Coritiba and two state titles
In February 2011, Corinthians sold his rights to Coritiba for around R$1.5 million. At the Couto Pereira he became a regular starter and won the Campeonato Paranaense in 2011 and 2012. Those two seasons caught the attention of Série A clubs and led to his move to Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro: two league titles in a row
He made his competitive debut for Cruzeiro in February 2013. He started on the right but was free to drift inside, and he was central to the side that won the 2013 Brazilian league. In 2014 the club retained the title and also won the Campeonato Mineiro. In 2013 he received the Bola de Ouro and the Bola de Prata, Brazil's top individual football awards. He was also named the league's best player in 2013 and 2014, and he led the competition in assists in both seasons. In August 2014, Dunga gave him his first call-up to the senior national team.
Al-Ahli in Dubai
In February 2015 he left Cruzeiro for Al-Ahli in Dubai, signing a four-season contract. In his first year there he played in the 2015 AFC Champions League final, which Al-Ahli lost. In the Emirates he won the 2015-16 league title, the 2016 UAE Super Cup and the 2016-17 League Cup.
Flamengo: seven seasons, eleven trophies
Flamengo announced his signing on 5 June 2017. The club paid around €6 million for his economic rights, and his first game was against Bahia. In 2019 he had the most successful year of his career, winning the Copa Libertadores and the Brazilian league in the same season as well as the Campeonato Carioca. More trophies followed: the 2020 league title, the 2020 Recopa Sudamericana, the Supercopa do Brasil in 2020 and 2021, and the Carioca in 2020 and 2021. In 2022 he won a second Libertadores and the Copa do Brasil. In all, he won eleven trophies with the club. His contract expired on 31 December 2023 and he did not stay at Flamengo.
Brazil national team
He made his senior debut on 5 September 2014, coming on for Willian in a 1-0 friendly win over Colombia in Miami. He went to the 2015 Copa América in Chile, where he missed a kick in the quarter-final shootout against Paraguay that knocked Brazil out. All three of his international goals came in 2021. One of them was in a 4-0 win over Peru at the Copa América in Brazil, where the hosts finished as runners-up. In 2022 he was named in the squad for the World Cup in Qatar. He finished with 22 caps and 3 goals for the senior side.
Bahia
On 6 January 2024, Bahia announced that he had signed a two-year contract. He made his debut later that month against Jacobina in the Campeonato Baiano. In 2025 he won the Campeonato Baiano and the Copa do Nordeste with the club, and in 2026 he won the Campeonato Baiano again.
BahiaMidfielderMarket value €160.0K