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Nivaldo (footballer, born June 1988)

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Nivaldo
With Yenisey Krasnoyarsk in 2016
Personal information
Full name Nivaldo Rodrigues Ferreira
Date of birth (1988-06-22) 22 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Iati, Pernambuco, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
City of Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Baraúnas
2010 Alecrim 5 (1)
2011–2012 Atyrau 33 (1)
2013–2014 Sibir Novosibirsk 22 (2)
2014–2016 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 59 (8)
2016 Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 6 (0)
2017 Gomel 13 (5)
2017–2018 Dinamo Brest 21 (5)
2018Lokomotiv Tashkent (loan) 7 (1)
2019 Gomel 27 (3)
2020 Gudja United 6 (1)
2020 Belshina Bobruisk 16 (1)
2020 Isloch Minsk Raion 3 (0)
2021–2022 Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka 14 (0)
2022–2023 Radcliffe 9 (1)
2022–2023Bootle (loan) 22 (5)
2023– City of Liverpool
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2024

Nivaldo Rodrigues Ferreira (born 22 June 1988), known as Nivaldo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for English club City of Liverpool.

Career

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Early career

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On 16 August 2012, Nivaldo played on trial for FC Ufa reserve team.[1] In July 2013, Nivaldo joined Sibir Novosibirsk, going on to make his debut for them in the Russian Football League against FC Ufa.[2][3] On 14 August 2014, Nivaldo signed for Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.[4] On 25 August 2016, Nivaldo signed a one-year contract with Yenisey Krasnoyarsk.[5] Nivaldo was released by Yenisey on 31 January 2017.[6]

Lokomotiv Tashkent

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On 1 February 2018, Nivaldo signed on loan for Lokomotiv Tashkent until 30 June 2018.[7]

SC Chaika

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In summer 2021 he moved to SC Chaika, in Ukrainian Second League[8] and on 14 July 2021 he scored two goals for SC Chaika in the friendly match against FC Chernihiv in Plysky ended 3-0.[9] On 25 July he made his debut with the new team in the 2021-22 Ukrainian Second League season against Bukovyna Chernivtsi.[10] On 18 August he made his debut in the 2021–22 Ukrainian Cup against FC Chernihiv.[11]

Radcliffe

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On 12 August 2022 he moved to English club Radcliffe of the Northern Premier League.[12] He would make nine appearances for the club including scoring a winning goal against FC United.[13]

Bootle (loan)

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In October 2022, Nivaldo signed for Bootle on loan.[14]

City of Liverpool

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On 23 August 2023, Northern Premier League Division One West team City of Liverpool, announced the signing of Nivaldo.[15]

Personal life

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Nivaldo is married to Ukrainian Tennis player Anna Karavayeva, with whom he has three children.[16]

Nivaldo was living outside of Kyiv during the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. As soon as they could hear bombing in the morning of 24 February Nivaldo and his wife loaded their family car and drove three days straight to Poland.[17] After two months of waiting, the family was approved to move to the United Kingdom through the Ukraine Family Scheme.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 3 March 2023[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alecrim 2010 Série C 5 1 0 0 - - 5 1
Atyrau 2011 Kazakhstan Premier League 28 1 1 0 - - 29 1
2012 5 0 0 0 - - 5 0
Total 33 1 1 0 - - - - 34 1
Sibir Novosibirsk 2013–14 Russian National League 22 2 1 0 - - 23 2
Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 2014–15 Russian National League 26 2 2 0 - - 28 2
2015–16 27 6 0 0 - - 27 6
2016–17 6 0 0 0 - - 6 0
Total 59 8 2 0 - - - - 61 8
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 2016–17 Russian National League 6 0 0 0 - - 6 0
Gomel 2017 Belarusian Premier League 13 5 0 0 - - 13 5
Dinamo Brest 2017 Belarusian Premier League 13 2 1 0 2 0 - 16 2
2018 8 2 1 0 3 0 - 12 2
Total 21 4 2 0 5 0 - - 28 4
Lokomotiv Tashkent (loan) 2018 Uzbekistan Super League 7 1 1 0 5 2 - 13 3
Gomel 2019 Belarusian Premier League 27 3 2 1 - - 29 4
Gudja United 2019–20 Maltese Premier League 6 1 2 0 - - 8 1
Belshina Bobruisk 2020 Belarusian Premier League 16 1 1 0 - - 17 1
Isloch Minsk 2020 Belarusian Premier League 3 0 0 0 - - 3 0
SC Chaika 2021–22 Ukrainian Second League 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Radcliffe 2022–23 English Northern Premier League 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Bootle (Loan) 2022–23 English Northern Premier League 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 5
Career total 263 33 13 1 10 2 - - 253 29

Honours

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Dinamo Brest

References

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  1. ^ "Нивалдо отметился во всех компонентах кроме замены". fcufa.pro (in Russian). FC Ufa. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Нивалдо перешел в Сибирь". sports.kz (in Russian). Sports KZ. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Career Summary". Russian Football Union. 1 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Первый сбор позади". fcle.ru (in Russian). FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Нивалдо стал игроком Енисея" (in Russian). FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  6. ^ Нивалдо покинул "Енисей" (in Russian). FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. 31 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Локомотив подписал ещё двух легионеров". lokomotiv.uz (in Russian). Lokomotiv Tashkent FK. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Нівалдо: "Маю велике бажання виправдати довіру Президента і головного тренера"". www.sc-chayka.com.ua. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Почесна нічия у Чернігові". www.sc-chayka.com.ua. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  10. ^ ""Чайка" 0:0 "Буковина"". www.pfl.ua. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  11. ^ "CHAYKA VS. CHERNIHIV 1 - 1". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  12. ^ "NIVALDO RODRIGUES FERREIRA JOINS RADCLIFFE". www.radcliffefc.com (in Ukrainian). 25 September 2022.
  13. ^ a b "The remarkable story of Nivaldo: From fleeing war-torn Ukraine to swapping the Europa League for England's eighth tier". SPORTbible. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Four New Arrivals At Bootle". thenpl.co.uk/. Northern Premier League. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  15. ^ "PURPS ANNOUNCE TRIO OF SIGNINGS". cityofliverpoolfc.co.uk. City of Liverpool F.C. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Нивалдо: "Так как жена украинка, то дети имеют сложные имена. Сын – Александр Нивалдович Феррейра. Дочь – Софья Нивалдовна Феррейра"". by.tribuna.com/ (in Russian). Tribuna. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  17. ^ Hobkinson, Matthew (12 August 2022). "Former Europa League player Nivaldo signs for Radcliffe FC". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Nivaldo". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  19. ^ Nivaldo Rodrigues Ferreira at pressball.by
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