Nivaldo (footballer, born June 1988)

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)
2018	→ Lokomotiv 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)
2022–2023	→ Bootle (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

Early career

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

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

SC Chaika

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

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)

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

City of Liverpool

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

Personal life

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

Club

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

Dinamo Brest

• Belarusian Cup: 2017–18
• Belarusian Super Cup: 2018

References

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. "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

External links

• Radcliffe F.C. Official Website
• Career summary by sportbox.ru (in Russian)
• Nivaldo at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
• Nivaldo at Soccerway