| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giovanni Manson Ribeiro | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Bauru, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ballkani | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2019 | Santos | ||
| 2020 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Jong Ajax | 36 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Telstar (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2023 | Fluminense | 13 | (0) |
| 2024 | Amazonas | 2 | (1) |
| 2024– | Ballkani | 30 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Brazil U16 | 3 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:44, 30 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
Giovanni Manson Ribeiro (born 31 January 2002), simply known as Giovanni, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kosovan club Ballkani.
Born in Bauru, São Paulo, Giovanni joined Santos FC's youth setup in 2012, aged ten. [1] After failing to agree on terms to a new contract, he left the club in May 2019, as his youth deal expired, and was subsequently linked to moves to Chelsea and AFC Ajax. [2]
On 25 February 2020, Ajax requested FIFA to intervene for the club on the transfer of Giovanni, who was at the time blocked by Santos. [3] On 4 March, after being given the clearance, he was announced by the club on a four-year contract, being initially assigned to the reserve team. [4]
Giovanni made his senior debut for Jong Ajax on 30 August 2020, starting in a 4–0 away loss against Roda JC. [5] On 11 September he scored his first senior goal, netting his team's only in a 2–1 loss at NEC Nijmegen. [6]
On 18 January 2022, Giovanni was loaned out to Telstar until the end of the season. [7] Coincidentally, he made his debut for the club against Jong Ajax on 23 January in a 1–0 home win. [8]
On 2 January 2023, Giovanni signed with Fluminense on a one-year contract, with an option to extend for 2024. [9] He was regularly used during the 2023 Campeonato Carioca, and made his Série A debut on 13 May of that year, in a 2–0 home win over Cuiabá.
On 29 December 2023, Giovanni left Flu; he also won the 2023 Copa Libertadores with the club, but did not feature in the competition. [10]
On 3 March 2024, Giovanni signed for Série B newcomers Amazonas. [11] However, he only featured in three matches before leaving in July. [12]
Shortly after leaving Amazonas, Giovanni moved to Kosovo after agreeing to a deal with FC Ballkani. [13]
| Club | Season | League | State league [a] | Cup [b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 36 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||||||
| Telstar (loan) | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| Fluminense | 2023 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Amazonas | 2024 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Ballkani | 2024–25 | Superleague of Kosovo | 15 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 [d] | 0 | — | 18 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 11 | ||
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