Naldo (footballer, born 1988)
Brazilian footballer
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Edinaldo Gomes Pereira (born 28 August 1988), known as Naldo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Liga Portugal 2 club Leixões[2]
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Naldo playing for Antalyaspor in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edinaldo Gomes Pereira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo André, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leixões | ||
| 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) |
| 2010 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Grêmio (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2013 | Granada | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Bologna (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Udinese | 16 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Getafe (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) |
| 2024–2025 | Racing Ferrol | 32 | (0) |
| 2025– | Leixões | 16 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 February 2026 | |||
Career
Born in Santo André, São Paulo, Naldo played for Cascavel CR,[3] Oeste Paulista EC[4] and CA Lemense before moving to União São João EC for the 2010 season,[5] with his rights being owned by Traffic Group. In April 2010 he moved to Série B's AA Ponte Preta.[6]
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.[7] He scored his first goal on 3 September, netting the last in a 3–1 win at América Mineiro.[8]
On 29 December 2010, Naldo moved to Cruzeiro EC, in Série A.[9] After featuring regularly for the club he moved to fellow league team Grêmio FBPA on 9 January 2012.[10]
On 29 January 2013, Naldo signed a five-year deal with Granada CF, being immediately loaned to Serie A's Bologna F.C. 1909.[11] He made his debut in the competition on 10 March, playing the entire second half in a 1–0 away win against Inter Milan.[12]
In May 2013, after making five appearances for Bologna, Naldo was assigned to Granada's partner club Udinese Calcio.[13] 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.[14] He made his debut in the competition on the 14th, starting in a 2–0 away loss against Sevilla FC.[15]
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.[16] On 10 August 2017, Krasnodar confirmed his transfer to RCD Espanyol.[17]
On 25 July 2022, after two years at Turkish side Antalyaspor, Naldo joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Taawoun on a free transfer.[18] On 18 August of the following year, he returned to Antalyaspor for one year with an option for a second year.[19]
On 26 July 2024, Naldo returned to Spain after four years, signing for Segunda División side Racing de Ferrol.[20]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 November 2024 [21]
| 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 | ||
- Appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho and Campeonato Mineiro
- Appearances in Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey, Taça de Portugal, Russian Cup, Turkish Cup and King's Cup
- Appearances in Taça da Liga
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in Supertaça Portugal and Supercopa de Catalunya
Honours
Sporting CP