Zé Ivaldo
Brazilian footballer
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José Ivaldo Almeida Silva (born 21 February 1997), known as Zé Ivaldo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Remo, on loan from Santos.
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Zé Ivaldo warming up with Santos in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Ivaldo Almeida Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Cajueiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Remo (on loan from Santos) | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CRB | |||
| 2014–2015 | → Atlético Paranaense (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | CRB | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Atlético Paranaense (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2023 | Athletico Paranaense | 115 | (5) |
| 2019 | → Vitória (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Cruzeiro | 38 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Santos (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2026– | Santos | 12 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Remo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:22, 9 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Born in Cajueiro, Alagoas, Zé Ivaldo helped his grandparents to grow corns and watermelons while studying.[1] After failed trials at Fluminense and Cruzeiro, he joined the youth sides of CRB, and played in the 2014 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior for the club.[2]
Career
Athletico Paranaense
In 2014, Zé Ivaldo was loaned to Atlético Paranaense's youth sides, being initially assigned to the under-17 team.[2] He made his first team debut on 2 May 2015, starting in a 5–0 Campeonato Paranaense home routing of Nacional-PR.[3] On 15 June, he was bought outright by the club, and signed a contract until June 2020.[4]
Definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2016 season, Zé Ivaldo only featured in two matches during the entire year. In 2017, he was a starter in the year's Paranaense, scoring his first goal on 18 March in a 4–0 home success over FC Cascavel.[5]
Zé Ivaldo made his Série A debut on 14 May 2017, playing the full 90 minutes in a 6–2 away loss to Bahia. He started to feature more regularly in the following year, and scored his first goal in the top tier on 19 August 2018, in a 3–0 home win over Flamengo.
Loan to Vitória
On 17 May 2019, after struggling with his weight, Zé Ivaldo was loaned to Série B side Vitória until the end of the year.[6] He suffered a knee injury in July,[7] being sidelined for two months, and returned to his parent club after just 11 appearances.
2020–21: breakthrough
Back to Athletico, Zé Ivaldo was initially a fifth-choice behind Thiago Heleno, Felipe Aguilar, Lucas Halter and Edu; he still renewed his contract for a further year on 15 June 2020.[8] He became a third-choice in the 2021 campaign (only behind Thiago Heleno and Pedro Henrique),[9] and further extended his link until 2023 on 10 May of that year.[10]
Zé Ivaldo finished the 2021 season with Furacão with three goals in 50 appearances, winning the 2021 Copa Sudamericana.[11]
Loan to Cruzeiro
On 12 April 2022, Zé Ivaldo was announced on loan at Cruzeiro until the end of the year.[12] He immediately became a first-choice at the club, scoring once in 33 appearances overall as they returned to the top tier as champions.
2023 season
Back to Athletico, Zé Ivaldo was a regular starter in the 2023 Campeonato Paranaense, but after allegedly agreeing to a pre-contract with Cruzeiro in July,[13] he was separated from the first team squad in August.[14] On 16 October, he left the club after agreeing to terminate his contract early.[15]
Cruzeiro return
On 31 October 2023, Cruzeiro confirmed Zé Ivaldo's pre-contract, and the player started training with the club.[16] He was a first-choice during most of the 2024 season, but lost his starting spot after the arrival of Fernando Diniz as head coach.[17]
Santos
On 11 January 2025, Santos confirmed the signing of Zé Ivaldo on a one-year loan deal, with a buyout clause.[18] He made his club debut six days later, replacing João Basso in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista home win over Mirassol.
Zé Ivaldo scored his first goal for the club on 17 April 2025, netting the opener in a 2–0 home win over Atlético Mineiro. In July, after a poor performance against Mirassol, he was separated from the first team, only returning one month later after the arrival of new head coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda.[19]
On 8 January 2026, after regaining a starting spot under Vojvoda, Zé Ivaldo's permanent contract with Peixe was registered after he reached conditions for an obligatory buyout clause.[20] However, he started the season under poor form, committing three penalties in his first seven appearances of the year.[21]
Loan to Remo
On 16 July 2026, after losing his first-choice status, Zé Ivaldo was loaned to Remo also in the top tier until December.[22]
Career statistics
- As of 9 April 2026[23]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2015 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8[b] | 0 | — | 50 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| Subtotal | 83 | 2 | 53 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 8 | ||
| Vitória (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Cruzeiro (loan) | 2022 | Série B | 30 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Cruzeiro | 2024 | Série A | 29 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11[b] | 1 | — | 50 | 4 | |
| Santos | 2025 | Série A | 21 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Subtotal | 26 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 47 | 1 | |||
| Remo (loan) | 2026 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 179 | 5 | 81 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 316 | 14 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana