Full name Edinaldo Gomes Pereira Playing position Height 1.88 m Role Footballer | Name Edinaldo Gomes Years Team Career start 2009 Number 44 Weight 80 kg | |
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Date of birth (1988-08-28) 28 August 1988 (age 27) Current team Sporting Clube de Portugal (#44 / Defender) | ||
Place of birth Santo Andre, Brazil | ||
Edinaldo Gomes Pereira (born 28 August 1988), commonly known as Naldo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club RCD Espanyol as a central defender.
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Club career
Born in Santo André, São Paulo, Naldo played for Cascavel CR, CA Linense and Oeste FC before moving to União São João EC in 2009, with his rights being owned by Traffic Group. In April 2010 he moved to Série B's AA Ponte Preta.
Naldo made his professional debut on 7 May 2010, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 away draw against ASA de Arapiraca. He scored his first goal on 3 September, netting the last in a 3–1 win at América Mineiro.
On 29 December 2010 Naldo moved to Cruzeiro EC, in Série A. After featuring regularly for the club he moved to fellow league team Grêmio FBPA on 9 January 2012.
On 29 January 2013 Naldo signed a five-year deal with Granada CF, being immediately loaned to Serie A's Bologna F.C. 1909. He made his debut in the competition on 10 March, playing the entire second half in a 1–0 away win against Inter Milan.
In May 2013, after making five appearances for Bologna, Naldo was assigned to Granada's partner club Udinese Calcio. A backup to countryman Danilo and Thomas Heurtaux, he appeared in 16 matches during the campaign.
On 1 September 2014 Naldo was loaned to La Liga side Getafe CF, in a season-long deal. He made his debut in the competition on the 14th, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Sevilla FC.
On 18 July 2015 Naldo signed for Portuguese side Sporting CP.
On 26 August 2016 he signed with the Russian club FC Krasnodar.
On 10 August 2017 Krasnodar confirmed his transfer to Espanyol.
Honours
Sporting