Ivanildo Rodrigues dos Santos (born December 12, 1988), commonly known simply as Ivan or Ivanildo, is a
Brazil
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ian born-
Qatar
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i
football
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player who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for
Al Sadd
Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the ...
on loan from
Al Ahli.
Career
On October 2, 2011, Ivan made his professional debut as a starter for El Jaish in a league match against Lekhwiya.
In December 2012, while playing for El Jaish SC against Al Rayyan he sent a free-kick out for a corner from inside his own penalty area after completely slicing the ball when trying to find a team mate with the ball. The video of the incident went
viral
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around the world on the internet.
References
External links
El Jaish Profile*
إيفان حارس الجيش حصرياً لـ "الشرق":أحلم بلقب الحارس الأول في قطر Al-Sharq, Retrieved January 13, 2012.
1988 births
Brazilian footballers
Qatari footballers
Living people
Al-Shamal SC players
El Jaish SC players
Lekhwiya SC players
Al-Gharafa SC players
Al-Markhiya SC players
Al Ahli SC (Doha) players
Al Sadd SC players
Qatar Stars League players
Association football goalkeepers
Qatari Second Division players
Expatriate footballers in Qatar
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Qatari people of Brazilian descent
Naturalised citizens of Qatar
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