Aldair Neves

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Aldair Neves Paulo Faustino (born 11 October 1999), simply known as Aldair, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia.

Full name Aldair Neves Paulo Faustino
Date of birth (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Torres Vedras, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
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Aldair Neves
Personal information
Full name Aldair Neves Paulo Faustino
Date of birth (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Torres Vedras, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Right back
Team information
Current team
Levski Sofia
Number 21
Youth career
2008–2016 Torreense
2017–2018 Torreense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Fonte Grada 3 (0)
2018–2019 Torreense 10 (0)
2019–2020 Académica 0 (0)
2020–2022 Sanjoanense 38 (1)
2022–2024 Ponferradina 8 (0)
2023Sanjoanense (loan) 12 (0)
2023–2024Paços de Ferreira (loan) 25 (2)
2024– Levski Sofia 54 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 April 2026
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Club career

Aldair was born in Torres Vedras, and played for the youth sides of S.C.U. Torreense before making his senior debut with AMCR Fonte Grada in the Lisbon FA third division during the 2016–17 season. In 2017, he returned to Torreense and returned to the youth setup.[1]

In 2019, Aldair moved to Académica de Coimbra and was initially assigned to the under-23 squad. On 15 October of the following year, he signed for A.D. Sanjoanense.[2]

On 13 July 2022, Aldair moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a three-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side SD Ponferradina.[3] He made his professional debut on 15 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Dani Ojeda in a 3–2 away win over FC Cartagena.[4]

On 31 January 2023, Aldair returned to Sanjoanense on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 Liga 3.[5]

On 27 June 2023, Ponferradina sent Aldair on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy to recently-relegated to Liga Portugal 2 club Paços de Ferreira.[6] In June 2024, he signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Bulgarian team Levski Sofia.[7] In March 2025, Aldair scored last-minute goals in two consecutive league matches to help his team secure draws against rivals CSKA Sofia and Slavia Sofia.[8]

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