⚠️ Everton Ribeiro of Bahia reveals cancer diagnosis | OneFootball

⚠️ Everton Ribeiro of Bahia reveals cancer diagnosis | OneFootball

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·6 de octubre de 2025

⚠️ Everton Ribeiro of Bahia reveals cancer diagnosis

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Everton Ribeiro, midfielder for Bahia, revealed that he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer about a month ago.

The 36-year-old player underwent surgery on Monday (6). "Everything went well, thank God," he wrote (see below).


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Despite this diagnosis, Everton Ribeiro continued to play normally for Bahia.

He even started and helped Bahia beat Flamengo 1 x 0 on Sunday (5), at Arena Fonte Nova, for the Brasileirão.

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Everton Ribeiro started his career at Corinthians. Later, he stood out at Coritiba and went through Cruzeiro, Al-Ahli, and Flamengo. He arrived at Bahia in 2024.

Several clubs, in fact, have already posted messages of support for the midfielder:

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.


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