Naldo (footballer, born 1988)

Edinaldo Gomes Pereira (born 28 August 1988), known as Naldo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club Racing de Ferrol.

Naldo
Naldo playing for Antalyaspor in 2021
Personal information
Full name Edinaldo Gomes Pereira[1]
Date of birth (1988-08-28) 28 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Santo André, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Racing Ferrol
Number 5
Youth career
União Barbarense
ECUS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 ECUS 24 (1)
2008 Cascavel
2009 Oeste Paulista 8 (0)
2009 Lemense 23 (1)
2010–2012 União São João 21 (2)
2010Ponte Preta (loan) 34 (2)
2011Cruzeiro (loan) 22 (0)
2012Grêmio (loan) 24 (3)
2013 Granada 0 (0)
2013Bologna (loan) 5 (0)
2013–2015 Udinese 16 (0)
2014–2015Getafe (loan) 30 (0)
2015–2016 Sporting CP 18 (0)
2016–2017 Krasnodar 14 (2)
2017–2020 Espanyol 45 (1)
2020–2022 Antalyaspor 65 (6)
2022–2023 Al-Taawoun 26 (1)
2023–2024 Antalyaspor 11 (0)
2024– Racing Ferrol 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024

Career

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Born in Santo André, São Paulo, Naldo played for Cascavel CR,[2] Oeste Paulista EC[3] and CA Lemense before moving to União São João EC for the 2010 season,[4] with his rights being owned by Traffic Group. In April 2010 he moved to Série B's AA Ponte Preta.[5]

Naldo made his professional debut on 7 May 2010, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 away draw against ASA de Arapiraca.[6] He scored his first goal on 3 September, netting the last in a 3–1 win at América Mineiro.[7]

On 29 December 2010, Naldo moved to Cruzeiro EC, in Série A.[8] After featuring regularly for the club he moved to fellow league team Grêmio FBPA on 9 January 2012.[9]

On 29 January 2013, Naldo signed a five-year deal with Granada CF, being immediately loaned to Serie A's Bologna F.C. 1909.[10] He made his debut in the competition on 10 March, playing the entire second half in a 1–0 away win against Inter Milan.[11]

In May 2013, after making five appearances for Bologna, Naldo was assigned to Granada's partner club Udinese Calcio.[12] A backup to countryman Danilo and Thomas Heurtaux, he appeared in 16 matches during the campaign.

On 1 September 2014, Naldo was loaned to La Liga side Getafe CF, in a season-long deal.[13] He made his debut in the competition on the 14th, starting in a 2–0 away loss against Sevilla FC.[14]

On 18 July 2015, Naldo signed for Portuguese side Sporting CP, but moved to Russian club FC Krasnodar on 26 August of the following year.[15] On 10 August 2017, Krasnodar confirmed his transfer to RCD Espanyol.[16]

On 25 July 2022, after two years at Turkish side Antalyaspor, Naldo joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Taawoun on a free transfer.[17] On 18 August of the following year, he returned to Antalyaspor for one year with an option for a second year.[18]

On 26 July 2024, Naldo returned to Spain after four years, signing for Segunda División side Racing de Ferrol.[19]

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 November 2024 [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League State League[a] National Cup[b] League Cup[c] Continental[d] Other[e] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
União São João 2010 Paulista Série A2 21 2 0 0 21 2
Ponte Preta (loan) 2010 Série B 34 2 0 0 34 2
Cruzeiro (loan) 2011 Série A 21 0 1 0 0 0 22 0
Grêmio (loan) 2012 Série A 16 0 8 3 6 1 4 0 34 4
Bologna (loan) 2012–13 Serie A 5 0 0 0 5 0
Udinese 2013–14 Serie A 16 0 0 0 1 0 17 0
Getafe (loan) 2014–15 La Liga 30 0 2 0 32 0
Sporting 2015–16 Primeira Liga 18 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 27 0
Krasnodar 2016–17 Russian Premier League 14 2 1 0 9 0 24 2
Espanyol 2017–18 La Liga 11 0 6 0 1 0 18 0
2018–19 16 1 2 0 18 1
2019–20 18 0 1 0 19 0
Total 45 1 9 0 1 0 55 1
Antalyaspor 2020–21 Turkish Süper Lig 29 2 5 0 34 2
2021–22 36 4 3 1 39 5
Total 65 6 8 1 73 7
Al-Taawoun 2022–23 Saudi Pro League 26 1 1 0 27 1
Antalyaspor 2023–24 Turkish Süper Lig 11 0 2 0 13 0
Racing de Ferrol 2024–25 Spanish Segunda División 12 0 0 0 12 0
Total 334 14 9 3 30 2 1 0 20 0 2 0 396 19

Honours

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Sporting CP

References

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  1. ^ "Edinaldo Gomes Pereira". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Zagueiro relembra pressão no Cruzeiro antes de goleada histórica sobre Atlético-MG: 'Na 1ª bola, sabíamos que ganharíamos'" [Stopper remembers pressure at Cruzeiro before historical thrashing over Atlético-MG: 'In the 1st ball, we knew we would win'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 15 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Da favela aos jogos contra Messi e CR7: Naldo se realiza em 9 anos de Europa e mira "cereja do bolo"" [From the favelas to the matches against Messi and CR7: Naldo is fulfilled in 9 years of Europe and aims "icing of the cake"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Cruzeiro faz mudança na defesa e contrata o jovem valor Naldo" [Cruzeiro makes a change in the defense and signs the youth prospect Naldo] (in Portuguese). No Minuto. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Ponte Preta contrata zagueiro Leandro Silva" [Ponte Preta signs stopper Leandro Silva] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Com um a menos, Ponte empata com o caçula ASA na estreia da Série B" [With one less, Ponte draws with newbie ASA in Série B's debut] (in Spanish). UOL Esporte. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  7. ^ "De virada, Ponte Preta faz 3 a 1 no América-MG" [In a comeback, Ponte Preta makes 3–1 over América-MG] (in Portuguese). IG Esporte. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Cruzeiro contrata zagueiro Naldo, ex-Ponte Preta, e descarta Leonardo Silva" [Cruzeiro signs stopper Naldo, former Ponte Preta player, and shows the door to Leonardo Silva] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Grêmio rescinde com Sorondo e anuncia substituto: Naldo, ex-Cruzeiro" [Grêmio rescinds with Sorondo and announces a replacement: Naldo, former Cruzeiro player] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  10. ^ "El Granada ficha a Naldo y lo cede al Bolonia" [Granada signs Naldo and loans him to Bologna] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Inter 0–1 Bologna". Football Italia. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Bologna, Naldo torna all'Udinese per sostituire Benatia" [Bologna, Naldo returns to Udinese to replace Benatia] (in Italian). Europa Calcio. 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Naldo nuevo azulón" [Naldo new azulón] (in Spanish). Getafe's official website. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  14. ^ "Sevilla FC 2–0 Getafe". ESPN FC. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  15. ^ ОБОРОНУ «КРАСНОДАРА» УКРЕПИЛ НАЛДО (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 26 August 2016.
  16. ^ НАЛДО ПЕРЕХОДИТ В «ЭСПАНЬОЛ» (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 10 August 2017.
  17. ^ "رسميا .. التعاون يضم المدافع البرازيلي نالدو".
  18. ^ "Naldo Pereira ve Sander Van de Streek İmzayı Attı" [Naldo Pereira and Sander Van de Streek Signed] (in Turkish). Antalyaspor. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Naldo se convierte en nuevo jugador del Racing Club Ferrol" [Naldo becomes the new player of Racing Club Ferrol] (in Spanish). Racing Ferrol. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  20. ^ Naldo at Soccerway
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  • Naldo at BDFutbol
  • Naldo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  • Naldo at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  • Naldo at Soccerway