Anderson Ribeiro Mende (born July 2, 1981) is a Brazilian football player, who was invited to Ukraine by
FC Arsenal Kharkiv's chairman Chumak during his vacation trip to Brazil. Ribeiro quickly became fan's favourite of nearly all teams in Kharkiv being the first Brazilian ever played for these teams. In the summer of 2009 he joined Maltese club
Tarxien Rainbows FC. In 2010 Ribeiro return to Ukraine and signed with
FC Metalurh Zaporizhya. Currently he is playing in Gozo for
Kercem Ajax F.C. in the 1st Division.