Nivaldo (footballer, born July 1988)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nivaldo Alves Freitas Santos | ||
Date of birth | 10 July 1988 | ||
Place of birth | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | União de Coimbra | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2007 | Académica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Batuque | ||
2007–2008 | Caniçal | 17 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Fátima | 8 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Ribeirão | 29 | (2) |
2010–2011 | Tourizense | 30 | (2) |
2011–2013 | Académica | 19 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Teplice | 48 | (7) |
2015 | Dinamo Minsk | 8 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Teplice | 20 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Concordia Chiajna | 39 | (3) |
2020–2022 | Anadia | 48 | (3) |
2022 | Académica | 6 | (0) |
2023– | União de Coimbra | 21 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011–2018 | Cape Verde | 21 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024 |
Nivaldo Alves Freitas Santos (born 10 July 1988), known as Nivaldo, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder and left back for União de Coimbra.[1]
Club career
[edit]Born in São Nicolau, Nivaldo started playing football in his country with Batuque FC. Aged 18, he moved to Portugal to complete his development, joining Académica de Coimbra for his last year as a junior. From ages 19–23, Nivaldo competed solely in the Portuguese third division, representing C.F. Caniçal, C.D. Fátima,[2] G.D. Ribeirão and G.D. Tourizense.[3]
On 16 August 2011, Nivaldo returned to Académica and thus moved straight into the Primeira Liga, signing a three-year contract with the Students.[3] He made his debut in the competition on 12 September by coming in as a 62nd-minute substitute in a 4–0 home win against C.D. Nacional,[4] but spent most of his two-year spell with the side as understudy to Hélder Cabral. He moved to the Czech Republic in summer 2013, joining FK Teplice.[5] In January 2016, after a brief spell in the Belarusian Premier League, he returned to his previous club.[6]
Honours
[edit]Académica
References
[edit]- ^ "Nivaldo, Nivaldo Alves Freitas Santos – Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Paez e André Santos emprestados ao Fátima" [Paez and André Santos loaned to Fátima]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 July 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Nivaldo: "Estou a concretizar um sonho"" [Nivaldo: "I am fulfilling a dream"]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 August 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Academica de Coimbra 4–0 CD Nacional de Madeira". ESPN FC. 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Kapverdský reprezentant Nivaldo přichází do Teplic" [Cape Verdean international Nivaldo comes to Teplice] (in Czech). FK Teplice. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Nivaldo: Jsem moc rád, že se vracím do Teplic" [Nivaldo: I am very glad to be back to Teplice] (in Czech). FK Teplice. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- 1988 births
- Living people
- Cape Verdean men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Batuque FC players
- C.D. Fátima players
- G.D. Ribeirão players
- G.D. Tourizense players
- Académica de Coimbra (football) players
- FK Teplice players
- FC Dinamo Minsk players
- CS Concordia Chiajna players
- Anadia F.C. players
- C.F. União de Coimbra players
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Divisão players
- Czech First League players
- Belarusian Premier League players
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- Cape Verde men's international footballers
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Belarus
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Romania