Rivaldinho
Brazilian footballer (born 1995)
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Rivaldo Vítor Mosca Ferreira Júnior (born 29 April 1995), commonly known as Rivaldinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Thai League 1 club Bangkok United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rivaldo Vítor Mosca Ferreira Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bangkok United | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mogi Mirim | |||
| 2013 | Corinthians | ||
| 2013–2014 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Mogi Mirim | 27 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Boavista | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | XV de Piracicaba | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Internacional | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Paysandu (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Dinamo București | 30 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Levski Sofia | 12 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Viitorul Constanța (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Viitorul Constanța | 28 | (11) |
| 2020–2022 | Cracovia | 43 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Universitatea Craiova | 23 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Farul Constanța | 59 | (11) |
| 2025 | Qingdao Red Lions | 19 | (6) |
| 2026– | Bangkok United | 3 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 February 2026 | |||
Club career
Early career
After playing youth football for Mogi Mirim and Corinthians,[2] Rivaldinho began his senior career at Mogi Mirim making 47 appearances in all competitions for the club.[1]
He then moved to Portuguese club Boavista in August 2015, where he made just one league appearance (versus Moreirense) and two appearances in the domestic cups (versus Feirense and Operário).[3]
Rivaldinho joined XV de Piracicaba on 18 January 2016.[4] He appeared in 12 matches in the Campeonato Paulista for Piracicaba, scoring three goals, before departing on 12 April.[5] He was signed by Internacional on 10 May 2016,[6] but spent the end of the season on loan at Paysandu.[7]
In Romania and Bulgaria
On 7 February 2017, Rivaldinho returned to Europe, signing a 3+1⁄2-year contract with Romanian team Dinamo București.[8][9]
He scored his first goal for the club on 5 April, in a 2–0 league win against CFR Cluj.[10] On 27 July 2017, in a Europa League qualifying game against Athletic Bilbao, Rivaldinho scored from a "terrific" long–range effort to earn Dinamo a 1–1 draw against the Spanish team.[11][12]
On 27 January 2018, Rivaldinho signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract with Bulgarian club Levski Sofia.[13] He was on one of the club's largest salaries, but suffered from injuries.[14]
In January 2019 he returned to Romania joining Viitorul Constanța on loan.[15] He signed permanently for the club in July 2019.[16]
Poland
In August 2020, he signed for Polish club Cracovia.[17] On 20 July 2022, he left the club by mutual consent.[18]
Return to Romania
On 26 July 2022, Universitatea Craiova announced the signing of Rivaldinho on a two-year contract.[19] In May 2023 he moved to Farul Constanța.[20]
China and Thailand
In February 2025, Rivaldinho signed for Chinese club Qingdao Red Lions.[21] On 7 January 2026, he joined Thai League 1 club Bangkok United.[22]
Personal life
Rivaldinho is the son of Rose Mosca,[23] and former Brazil and FC Barcelona player, Rivaldo.[24] Both he and his father scored in the same Brazilian Série B game for Mogi Mirim in July 2015.[25]
Career statistics
- As of 8 November 2025.[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mogi Mirim | 2014 | Série C | 12 | 1 | — | — | 9[c] | 2 | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2015 | Série B | 15 | 6 | — | — | 11[c] | 2 | 26 | 8 | |||
| Total | 27 | 7 | — | — | 20 | 4 | 47 | 11 | ||||
| Boavista | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| XV de Piracicaba | 2016 | Paulista | — | — | — | 12[c] | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||
| Paysandu (loan) | 2016 | Série B | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Dinamo București | 2016–17 | Liga I | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | Liga I | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 1 | 22 | 4 | |
| Total | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2017–18 | First League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | First League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Viitorul Constanța (loan) | 2018–19 | Liga I | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2019–20 | Liga I | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 | |
| Cracovia | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 43 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 51 | 3 | |||
| Cracovia II | 2021–22 | III liga, group IV | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2022–23 | Liga I | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Farul Constanța | 2023–24 | Liga I | 35 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[g] | 2 | 46 | 8 | |
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 6 | |||
| Total | 59 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | 72 | 14 | |||
| Qingdao Red Lions | 2025 | China League One | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 264 | 48 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 334 | 62 | ||
- Includes Taça de Portugal, Cupa României, Bulgarian Cup, Polish Cup
- Includes Taça da Liga, Cupa Ligii
- Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in Polish Super Cup, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- One appearance in Supercupa României, two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Dinamo București
Levski Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 2017–18[1]
Viitorul Constanța
Cracovia
Farul Constanța
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2023[1]