Erivaldo

Erivaldo

Personal information
Full name	Erivaldo Jorge Paulo Ferreira[1]
Date of birth	(1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Aveiro, Portugal[1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Anadia
Number	8
Youth career
2005–2009	Beira-Mar
2009–2013	Braga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Braga B	68	(7)
2014	Braga	3	(0)
2015	Feirense	21	(2)
2016	Libolo	31	(10)
2017–2018	Aves	11	(2)
2017–2018	→ Académico Viseu (loan)	11	(0)
2018–2019	Leixões	29	(2)
2019–2020	Marítimo	16	(1)
2020–2021	Beroe	21	(2)
2021	Taraz	5	(0)
2022	Leixões	17	(1)
2023	Trofense	18	(2)
2023–2024	Petro Atlético	11	(0)
2024–	Anadia	6	(0)
International career
2014	Portugal U20	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024

Erivaldo Jorge Paulo Ferreira (born 8 February 1994), known simply as Erivaldo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Anadia. He also holds Angolan citizenship.

Club career

Born in Aveiro, Erivaldo finished his formative years at S.C. Braga.^[2] He spent his first three seasons as a senior with their reserves in the Segunda Liga, scoring his first goal there on 2 November 2013 in a 2–4 home loss against S.C. Beira-Mar.^[3]

Erivaldo played his first match in the Primeira Liga with the first team on 30 March 2014, coming on as a late substitute in the 0–1 home defeat to S.L. Benfica.^[4][5][6] After his release, and save for a brief spell in the Angolan Girabola with C.R.D. Libolo, he competed in the Portuguese second division with C.D. Feirense, C.D. Aves,^[7] Académico de Viseu F.C. and Leixões SC.^[8]

Erivaldo returned to the top tier in the summer of 2019, with C.S. Marítimo.^[9] He scored his only goal in the league on 25 July 2020 to close a 3–3 home draw with F.C. Famalicão (the last matchday), his 95th-minute strike denying the opposition qualification to the UEFA Europa League.^[10]

In the following years, Erivaldo played abroad, with PFC Beroe Stara Zagora in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)^[11] and FC Taraz in the Kazakhstan Premier League.^[12] He rejoined Leixões on 31 January 2022.^[13]

International career

Erivaldo earned one cap for Portugal at under-20 level, scoring in a 2–0 friendly win over Slovakia in Marinha Grande.^[14]

References

1. "Erivaldo" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
2. Ferreira, Bruno José (1 March 2014). "Sp. Braga: Erivaldo estreia-se no regresso de Paulo Vinícius" [Sp. Braga: Debut for Erivaldo on Paulo Vinícius' return] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
3. "Sp. Braga B-Beira-Mar, 2–4: Segundo triunfo consecutivo dos aveirenses" [Sp. Braga B-Beira-Mar, 2–4: Second win in a row for men from Aveiro]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 November 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
4. "Sp. Braga: nove baixas obrigam recurso à equipa B para o Benfica" [Sp. Braga: nine out force to delve into B-team for Benfica] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
5. "Sporting Braga 0–1 Benfica, jornada 25 da I Liga" [Sporting Braga 0–1 Benfica, I League matchday 25] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
6. Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (30 March 2014). "Sp. Braga-Benfica, 0–1 (crónica)" [Sp. Braga-Benfica, 0–1 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
7. Gonçalves, André (14 January 2017). "Erivaldo é reforço até 2018" [Erivaldo an addition until 2018]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
8. "Leixões anuncia contratação de extremo Erivaldo que jogava no Académico de Viseu" [Leixões announce signing of winger Erivaldo who played for Académico Viseu]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 11 July 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
9. Sousa Martins, André (18 June 2019). "O Marítimo é um grande" [Marítimo is a big one] (in Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
10. "Lágrimas no Famalicão: empate com o Marítimo apagou sonho europeu" [Tears at Famalicão: draw with Marítimo erased European dream]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 July 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
11. "Берое привлече играч от португалската Примейра лига" [Beroe attracted player from the Portuguese First League] (in Bulgarian). Beroe Stara Zagora. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
12. "ҚОШ КЕЛДІҢ, ЭРИВАЛДО!" [Welcome, Erivaldo!] (in Kazakh). FC Taraz. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
13. Malacó, Pedro (31 January 2022). "Luan e Erivaldo garantidos" [Luan and Erivaldo confirmed]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
14. "Sub-20 derrotam a Eslováquia" [Under-20s beat Slovakia]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

External links

• Erivaldo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Erivaldo national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Erivaldo at Soccerway