Erivaldo Almeida

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Almeida and the second or paternal family name is Santos. "Junior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
Erivaldo Almeida
Personal information
Full name Erivaldo Almeida Santos Junior
Date of birth (2000-01-15) January 15, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Goiânia, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Marítimo
Number 4
Youth career
2018–2019 Atlético Goianense
2019–2020 Rio Preto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Novorizontino 0 (0)
2021 → Catanduva (loan) 12 (1)
2022 → Votuporanguense (loan) 9 (0)
2022–2023 → Estrela da Amadora (loan) 9 (0)
2023–2024 Estrela da Amadora 7 (0)
2024– Marítimo 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Erivaldo Almeida Santos Junior (born 15 January 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Marítimo.

Professional career

Almeia is a youth product of Novorizontino, and began his senior career with them in the 2020 Copa Paulista. He made his senior and professional debut with them in a 3–1 Copa Paulista win over Rio Preto on 4 November 2020.[1] He joined Votuporanguense on loan in the first half of 2022.[2]

On 28 July 2022, Almeida moved to the Portuguese club Estrela on loan for the 2022–23 season in the Liga Portugal 2.[3]

On 17 January 2024, Almeida left Estrela and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Liga Portugal 2 club Marítimo.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Brazil - Erivaldo Almeida - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Ronaldo apontado ao leão e movimentações em Espanha". Jornal de Notícias.
  3. ^ "Erivaldo Almeida reforça defesa do Estrela da Amadora". www.record.pt.
  4. ^ "Junior Almeida é reforço do CS Marítimo" [Junior Almeida is a CS Marítimo reinforcement] (in European Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.