Nivaldo Batista Santana
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nivaldo Batista Santana | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Feira de Santana, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ashdod | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Fluminense-BA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001 | Colo-Colo (Brazil) | ||
| 2002 | Náutico | ||
| 2003 | Rio Branco-PR | ||
| 2003 | Coritiba | 7 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Fortaleza | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Paulista | ||
| 2006 | Coritiba | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Belenenses | 28 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | Saint-Étienne | 14 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Umm-Salal (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Valladolid | 25 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Rio Ave | 20 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Maccabi Yavne | 42 | (3) |
| 2016– | Ashdod | 6 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 February 2016. | |||
Nivaldo Batista Santana (born 23 June 1980), known simply as Nivaldo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Israeli club F.C. Ashdod as a central defender.
Football career
Born in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Nivaldo started playing with modest Brazilian clubs – he did represent Coritiba Foot Ball Club on two different occasions, but appeared rarely – and moved to Portugal with C.F. Os Belenenses in 2007, being an undisputed starter as the Lisbon team finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Cup, with the defender scoring four goals, partnering future F.C. Porto and Portugal star Rolando in the heart of the back four.
Nivaldo joined AS Saint-Étienne for a price of €3 million in the 2007 summer, but appeared rarely in his debut season. The following year he was loaned to Qatari side Umm-Salal Sports Club,[1] allegedly against his will.[2]
After being released in June 2009 Nivaldo joined Spanish club Real Valladolid, on a one-year contract.[3] He made his La Liga debut on 30 August in a 0–0 draw at UD Almería, being sent off in the 13th minute.[4]
In June 2010, after Valladolid's relegation, Nivaldo changed teams and countries again, signing a two-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv FC of Israel on a free transfer.[5] On 1 August he netted his first goal, in a Toto Cup win against Maccabi Netanya FC; thirteen days later, however, he was sidelined for two months due to a knee injury,[6] which forced the club to sign Savo Pavićević as a cover.
Honours
- Náutico
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 2002
- Coritiba
- Campeonato Paranaense: 2004
References
- ↑ Feindouno and Nivaldo off to Qatar
- ↑ Nivaldo, "obligé" d'aller au Qatar? (Nivaldo, "forced" to go to Qatar?) (French)
- ↑ El Pucela refuerza su defensa con Nivaldo (Pucela strengthens defence with Nivaldo); Valladolid's official website, 6 July 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Almeria 0–0 Valladolid; ESPN Soccernet, 30 August 2009
- ↑ Visit of two foreign players; Maccabi's official website, 14 June 2010
- ↑ Tel Aviv tussle costs Lala and Nivaldo; UEFA.com, 17 August 2010
External links
- SambaFoot profile
- CBF data (Portuguese)
- Nivaldo at footballzz.co.uk
- Nivaldo profile at ForaDeJogo
- L'Équipe stats (French)
- Nivaldo profile at BDFutbol
- Nivaldo profile at Soccerway
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