Official: Sporting full-back heads to Rio Ave on loan | OneFootball

It's official. Sporting's full-back joins Rio Ave on loan until the end of the current sports season.

It's official. Ana Filipa Ribeiro is a reinforcement for Rio Ave on loan from Sporting. The 19-year-old full-back arrives in Vila do Conde after half a season in which she was also loaned to Clube de Albergaria. The player has a contract with the Alvalade club until June 2027.

In 2024/25, the young Portuguese international played 13 matches for the main team of the maroon club since her arrival in January, having played the first round of the Liga BPI still for the lionesses, who at the time were led by Mariana Cabral, who has since moved to the United States.

"Owner of a distinguished left foot, she is a player with great technical quality and offensive projection. An international for Portugal's youth teams, she has 50 caps across the U16, U17, and U19 levels. In 2025, she was called up for the U19 Women's Euro, where she played 180 minutes, starting in two of the four matches for the National Team," writes the Vila do Conde club, highlighting the player's career.

"With a remarkable career for her age, she began her development at Braga, moved to Boavista, and returned to Braga, where she made her senior debut in 2021 at just 16 years old. In 2024 she signed for Sporting, being loaned to Clube de Albergaria. Filipa Ribeiro arrives at Rio Ave with youth, talent, and ambition to establish herself in the top tier of women's football," reads the official website of the northern club.

Sporting's women's football team has learned the schedule for the 2025/26 Liga BPI season. The championship kicks off on the weekend of September 13. The draw, which took place at the City of Football, determined that the first round will feature Sporting hosting newly-promoted Vitória de Guimarães.

Sporting's goalkeepers face a challenge:

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