Ribeiro suffers injury woe

Teenage City defender facing 12 months out

Last updated: 14th August 2008   Subscribe to RSS Feed

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Bristol City defender Christian Ribeiro has suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage and is facing 12 months on the sidelines.

The 18-year-old was making his first-team debut against Peterborough in the Carling Cup first round on Tuesday evening when he sustained the injury.

Ribeiro will now undergo surgery before the weekend ahead of a lengthy spell out of action.

Gutted

City manager Gary Johnson told the club's official website: "Everyone is gutted for Christian.

"It is hard luck on the lad, 20 minutes into his debut. But as I said on the night, he will come back from this.

"He is young, fit and strong. He is only 18 and he has time on his side.

"It will seem a long way back at the moment but we will give him all our time and attention."