Andrevaldo de Jesus Santos (born 10 February 1992), commonly known as Valdo, is a Brazilian professional

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as a

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who plays for Confiança.

Club career

Born in

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, Valdo graduated from the youth setup of

Associação Desportiva Confiança Associação Desportiva Confiança, commonly referred to as Confiança, is a Brazilian professional club based in Aracaju, Sergipe founded on 1 May 1936. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, ...

and was promoted to the senior team in 2011. On 28 August 2012, he was loaned to Botafogo PB for the 2013 campaign of

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. While at the club, he won the 2014 and 2015 seasons of

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besides achieving promotion to Série C in 2014. Valdo joined Série B club

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in May 2016, after agreeing to a two-year deal. On 15 June 2016, he made his debut for the club, playing the whole ninety minutes of a 3–0 victory against

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. On 25 January 2020, Valdo went on his first overseas experience as a professional footballer, signing for J1 club

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. He debuted for the club in a

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match against

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on 16 February. On 28 December 2022, Valdo was unveiled as a new recruitment for

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ahead of the 2023 season. 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. He was also groomed at Confiança.

Career statistics

Honours

Confiança *

: 2014, 2015 Ceará *

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: 2017, 2018

References

External links

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Ceará Sporting Club profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Valdo 1992 births Living people Footballers from Aracaju Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Associação Desportiva Confiança players Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players Araripina Futebol Clube players Ceará Sporting Club players Paysandu Sport Club players Shimizu S-Pulse players V-Varen Nagasaki players J1 League players J2 League players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Japan 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan