Moisés Ribeiro

Moisés Ribeiro Santos (born 3 March 1991), known as Moisés Ribeiro or simply Moisés, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for CSA.

Club career Born in Salvador, Bahia, Moisés started playing as a senior with Olaria, on loan from Corinthians. On 1 June 2012, he was presented at Bragantino.

Moisés subsequently represented Boa Esporte, Mogi Mirim, Linense and Sampaio Corrêa before signing with J2 League club Avispa Fukuoka on 21 July 2015. He only appeared in three matches for the club, with his debut being on 1 November in a 4–0 home routing of Yokohama FC.

On 18 December 2015 Moisés joined Série A club Chapecoense. He made his debut in the category on 1 June 2016, coming on as a second half substitute for Josimar in a 4–3 away win against Coritiba.

Moisés did not board LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals, which crashed and killed 19 of his teammates. He subsequently became a starter for the club in the 2017 season, but was suspended for two years in August 2018 after testing positive for the use of steroid hormone corticosteroids in a Copa Libertadores match.

In February 2020, shortly after serving his ban, Moisés suffered a knee injury which sidelined him for most of the 2020 campaign. He only returned to action in February 2021, in a Recopa Catarinense match.

Career statistics

Honours Chapecoense Campeonato Catarinense: 2016, 2017