Óscar Ribera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Leandro Ribera | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | La Paz, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Naples United | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Universitario de Sucre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Oriente Petrolero | 25 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Bolívar | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Sport Boys (loan) | 34 | (1) |
| 2019 | Oriente Petrolero | 13 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Bolívar | 25 | (0) |
| 2021 | Blooming | 12 | (1) |
| 2022 | The Strongest | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Club Independiente Petrolero | 15 | (0) |
| 2023 | Blooming | 3 | (0) |
| 2023-2024 | Real Tomayapo | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | Real Santa Cruz | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | Naples United | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Bolivia | 13 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:02, 06 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Óscar Leandro Ribera (born 10 February 1992) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays for National Premier Soccer League side Naples United FC and the Bolivia national team.[1]
Club career
A right back, Ribera was at Oriente Petrolero before joining Club Bolívar in 2017.[2] He continued with the club in 2020,[3] prior to playing for Club Blooming in 2021. He signed for The Strongest for the 2022 season.[4] He joined Real Tomayapo in 2023.[5] In 2024, he began to train with Real Santa Cruz.[6]
In 2025, Ribera joined National Premier Soccer League club Naples United FC, where he started in the team's 2025 U.S. Open Cup match against Miami FC.[7]
International career
On 23 March 2017 Ribera played in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification game for Bolivia away against Colombia.[8] He played for his country at the 2021 Copa America.[9]
References
- ↑ "O. Ribera". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Óscar Ribera, another player leaving Oriente Petrolero to join Bolívar". 2 July 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Óscar Ribera was called up to the Bolivian national team to replace Danny Bejarano". eju.tv. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "The Strongest reports two positive cases of COVID-19: Aponte and Ribera". Opinion.com.bo. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "They are already in Tarija: The full-back and the nine who will join Tomayapo". elpais. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ↑ "Oscar Ribera is looking for an opportunity at Real Santa Cruz". Eldia.com. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Miami FC vs Naples United FC - 2025 U.S. Open Cup, First Round". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ↑ "Colombia vs. Bolivia - 23 March 2017". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Ribera aims to enter the Green payroll for the clash against Chile". Eldeber.com. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Bolivian men's footballers
- 21st-century Bolivian sportsmen
- Bolivia men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Universitario de Sucre footballers
- Oriente Petrolero players
- Club Bolívar players
- Sport Boys Warnes players
- 2021 Copa América players
- Club Blooming players
- The Strongest players
- Club Independiente Petrolero players
- Real Santa Cruz players
- Naples United FC players
- Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Bolivian expatriate men's footballers
- Bolivian football midfielder stubs