Article by Daniel Scorpie – published Wednesday, October 08, 2025, 15:47 / Updated Wednesday, October 08, 2025 15:49
Everton Ribeiro (36 years old) made a shocking announcement. The offensive midfielder and the captain of the Brazilians from Bahia He revealed that he suffers from thyroid cancer and was operated on Monday afternoon. The international with 22 matches and 3 goals for Seleção played 35 minutes at the World Cup in Qatar, in the group against Cameroar (0-1), replacing Rodrygo.
Everton Ribeiro, who also evolved at Copia America in 2015 and 2021, said in an emotional post on Instagram: “Hi, friends. I have to share your news. About a month ago, I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.”
The 36 -year -old midfielder published the message along with a photo in which he appears with his wife, Marília Nery, and their two children, Guto and Antonio, looking at the famous statue of Christ the Savior of Rio de Janeiro:
“Today I was operated on and everything went well, thank God. I am still in recovery, but I have faith and support of my family and yours.”
Thank you for every prayer and your love. The fact that you are with me makes all the difference. I'm sure we will win this battle together
Everton RibeiroBahia offensive midfielder
The Brazilian put two emoticons at the end of the post, with a heart and a prayer. The fans reacted immediately, giving them their support. “God is with you,” he sent one.
And another fan of writing to Everton Ribeiro: “The Lord bless you, Captain. You will soon be back and will be recovered and healed 100%. God has bigger plans for you and your family.” In the third he replied excitedly: “I love you, Everton Ribeiro”.
Everton Ribeiro, in the TRCIO of the Brazilian national (first right) / photo: Instagram
His club in Salvador reacted, distributing the message on his official social networks. Ribeiro was courted by Manchester United and Real Madrid in 2015between the periods spent in Cruzeiro and Al-Ahli Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, and signed a two-year contract with Bahia in January 2024.
2Copa Libertadores won Everton Ribeiro with Flamego (2018-2019, 2021-2022), in addition to 17 other trophies with club teams
Among the clubs he played are Coritiba and Corinthians, as well as Flamego, where he has evolved 275 matches and scored 30 goals before transferring to Bahia.
