Valdo (footballer, born 1992)

Valdo
Personal information
Full name	Andrevaldo de Jesus Santos
Date of birth	10 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Paysandu
Youth career
2009–2011	Confiança
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2016	Confiança
2012	→ Botafogo-PB (loan)
2013	→ Araripina (loan)
2016–2020	Ceará
2020–2022	Shimizu S-Pulse
2023–2024	V-Varen Nagasaki
2025–	Paysandu
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024

Andrevaldo de Jesus Santos (born 10 February 1992), commonly known as Valdo, is a Brazilian professional footballer as a centre back who plays for Paysandu.

Club career

Born in Aracaju, Valdo graduated from the youth setup of Associação Desportiva Confiança and was promoted to the senior team in 2011. On 28 August 2012, he was loaned to Botafogo PB for the 2013 campaign of Campeonato Paraibano.^[3] While at the club, he won the 2014 and 2015 seasons of Campeonato Sergipano besides achieving promotion to Série C in 2014.^[4]

Valdo joined Série B club Ceará in May 2016, after agreeing to a two-year deal.^[5] On 15 June 2016, he made his debut for the club, playing the whole ninety minutes of a 3–0 victory against Brasil de Pelotas.^[6]

On 25 January 2020, Valdo went on his first overseas experience as a professional footballer, signing for J1 club Shimizu S-Pulse.^[7] He debuted for the club in a J.League Cup match against Kawasaki Frontale on 16 February.

On 28 December 2022, Valdo was unveiled as a new recruitment for V-Varen Nagasaki ahead of the 2023 season.^[8]

On 02 January 2025, Aldo was signed by Série B club Paysandu

Personal life

Valdo's younger brother Anderson is also a footballer and a centre back.^[9] He was also groomed at Confiança.

Career statistics

As of the end of 2022 season^[10]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Confiança	2010	Série D	0	0	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2011	Sergipano	—		6	0	—		—		—		6	0
	2012		—		10	1	—		—		—		10	1
	2013		—		12	0	3	0	—		6^[a]	0	21	0
	2014	Série D	9	1	17	0	—		—		5^[a]	1	31	2
	2015	Série C	14	1	15	1	2	0	—		5^[a]	0	36	2
	2016	Série C	2	1	15	1	2	0	—		2^[a]	0	21	2
	Total		25	3	78	3	7	0	—		18	1	128	7
Botafogo-PB (loan)	2012	Paraibano	—		0	0	—		—		4^[b]	0	4	0
Araripina (loan)	2013	Pernambucano Série A2	—		16	0	—		—		—		16	0
Ceará	2016	Série B	18	0	—		—		—		—		18	0
	2017	Série B	12	2	4	0	—		—		0	0	18	2
	2018	Série A	17	1	7	1	4	0	—		7^[a]	1	35	3
	2019	Série A	30	0	7	0	2	0	—		8^[a]	0	47	0
	Total		77	3	34	1	6	0	—		19	1	138	5
Shimizu S-Pulse	2020	J1 League	29	4	—		0	0	—		1^[c]	0	30	4
	2021		33	2	—		3	0	—		7^[c]	0	43	2
	2022		8	1	—		0	0	—		2^[c]	0	10	1
V-Varen Nagasaki	2023	J2 League	0	0	—		0	0	—		-		0	0
V-Varen Nagasaki	Total		70	7	—		3	0	—		10	0	83	7
Career total			172	13	112	4	16	0	0	0	47	2	349	19

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paraíba
^ ^a ^b ^c Appearance(s) in J. League Cup

Honours

Confiança

Campeonato Sergipano: 2014, 2015

Ceará

Campeonato Cearense: 2017, 2018

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Valdo". Ceará Sporting Club. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ "Valdo" (in Japanese). Shimizu S-Pulse. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ "Valdo e Hugo Deleon são emprestados para o Botafogo-PB [Valdo and Hugo Deleon are loaned to Botafogo-PB]" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ "Série C: Após sete anos de Confiança, zagueiro revela que vai defender o Ceará [Serie C: After seven years of Confiança, defender reveals that he will defend Ceará". Futebol Interior. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ "Zagueiro Valdo deixa Confiança e fecha com o Ceará [Valero defender leaves Confiança and closes with Ceará]" (in Portuguese). Infonet. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ "Bill marca três gols, Ceará derrota o Brasil de Pelotas e encosta no G4 da Série B [Bill scores three goals, Ceará defeats Brazil in Pelotas and slopes in G4 Series B ]" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Comércio. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ "ヴァウド選手(セアラーSC) 完全移籍にて加入決定のお知らせ". 清水エスパルス. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
^ "ヴァウド選手完全移籍加入のお知らせ". V・ファーレン長崎. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
^ "Diretor de futebol do Confiança confirma proposta do Grêmio por Anderson" [Confiança's board member confirms offer of Grêmio for Anderson] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
^ Valdo at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

External links

Valdo at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Ceará Sporting Club profile (in Portuguese)

[CDN-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

[CPB-12] Appearance(s) in Copa Paraíba

[JLC-13] Appearance(s) in J. League Cup

[TC-1] "Valdo". Ceará Sporting Club. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

[2] "Valdo" (in Japanese). Shimizu S-Pulse. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[3] "Valdo e Hugo Deleon são emprestados para o Botafogo-PB [Valdo and Hugo Deleon are loaned to Botafogo-PB]" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

[4] "Série C: Após sete anos de Confiança, zagueiro revela que vai defender o Ceará [Serie C: After seven years of Confiança, defender reveals that he will defend Ceará". Futebol Interior. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

[5] "Zagueiro Valdo deixa Confiança e fecha com o Ceará [Valero defender leaves Confiança and closes with Ceará]" (in Portuguese). Infonet. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

[6] "Bill marca três gols, Ceará derrota o Brasil de Pelotas e encosta no G4 da Série B [Bill scores three goals, Ceará defeats Brazil in Pelotas and slopes in G4 Series B ]" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Comércio. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

[7] "ヴァウド選手(セアラーSC) 完全移籍にて加入決定のお知らせ". 清水エスパルス. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2022.

[8] "ヴァウド選手完全移籍加入のお知らせ". V・ファーレン長崎. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.

[9] "Diretor de futebol do Confiança confirma proposta do Grêmio por Anderson" [Confiança's board member confirms offer of Grêmio for Anderson] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[10] Valdo at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

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