Erivaldo Antonio Saraiva

In this name, the family name is Saraiva, not Valdo.
Erivaldo S.
Personal information
Full nameErivaldo Antonio Saraiva
Date of birthNovember 22, 1980
Place of birthCubatão, São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002São Vicente?(?)
2003Palmeiras?(?)
2004Juventus AC?(?)
2004Rio Branco EC?(?)
2005Jataiense?(?)
2005EC Pelotas?(?)
2006Nova Iguaçu?(?)
2006Moto Club9(1)
2007Atlético Sorocaba?(?)
2007Luziânia?(?)
2007CS Hammam-Lif15(3)
2008-2009Hangzhou Greentown49(23)
2010Beijing Guoan9(0)
2010Shonan Bellmare8(0)
2011Liaoning Whowin30(5)
2012Chengdu Blades27(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2012.
† Appearances (Goals).

Erivaldo Antonio Saraiva (born November 22, 1980), commonly known as Erivaldo Saraiva or sometimes Valdo, is a Brazilian football (soccer) striker .

Club career

Early career in Brazil

During his early career, Valdo played for São Vicente and then Palmeiras when they were in the Second Division. Unable to hold down a regular place within the team despite seeing them go back up in the First Division he was allowed to leave the club and would become a journeyman for several other lower league Brazilian teams, which included Juventus AC, Rio Branco EC, Jataiense, EC Pelotas, Nova Iguaçu, Moto Club, Atlético Sorocaba and Luziânia.

CS Hammam-Lif

In 2007, he moved from Brazil for a transfer to a Tunisian club CS Hammam-Lif where he played in the First Division.[1] His time with the club wasn't an inspired spell, however, the skill he tactical awareness he did show brought him to the attention of Chinese club Hangzhou Greentown F.C.

Hangzhou Greentown

Valdo moved to Hangzhou Greentown F.C. during the 2008 league season and where he immediately made an impact, he was their top goal scorer having racked up 10 goals in 7 league games. However, even with Valdo's impressive goal-scoring ability, the club was relegated from the Chinese Super League. On 26 July 2009, he scored a goal for Hangzhou in a 2-8 friendly defeat against Manchester United during United's tour of Asia.

Beijing Guoan

At the beginning of the 2010 league season he joined the league defending champions Beijing Guoan.[2] He scored his first goal for the club on 28 April, in a 2–0 home win against Kawasaki Frontale on the 6th round of 2010 AFC Champions League group stage. Valdo was released by Beijing in June 2010.

Shonan Bellmare

Valdo was signed by Shonan Bellmare on 16 July 2010.[3] He was released in the end of the season

Liaoning Whowin

Valdo returned to China and signed a contract with Liaoning Whowin in Match 2011.[4]

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