Goldeson

Goldeson was born and grew up in Santana de Cataguases in southeastern Brazil.^[3] From 2017 to 2021 he played for and was one of the top scorers of the youth team of América Mineiro.^[4][5][6][7] In 2021, he left Mineiro to play youth football in Portugal, for the U23 team of Liga Portugal club Estoril.^[8][9]

Following his stint with Estoril, Goldeson went back to Brazil and signed for São Paulo-based club Rio Branco,^[10] departing two months later. A more successful stint at Democrata, a team in Minas Gerais, followed,^[11] with Goldeson staying for a year at the club.

After departing Democrata, Goldeson went to a number of clubs in 2024 in rapid succession. He stayed with Sousa EC for 3 months,^[12][13] then left for Nacional de Muriaé,^[14] where he left the club after playing only one match.^[15] He stayed for three months at Ipatinga, and eventually settled down at São Caetano before departing in mid-2025,^[16][17] with the club finishing runner-up in the Campeonato Paulista Série A4.^[18]

Goldeson moved abroad once more after São Caetano, this time signing for One Taguig of the Philippines Football League, where he played attacking midfield.^[19] He scored eight goals in his first 10 games at the club^[20][21], which included a hat trick against Philippine Army.

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