Edinaldo Gomes Pereira (born 28 August 1988), known as Naldo, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Saudi Arabian club Al-Taawoun.

Club career

Born in

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, Naldo played for Cascavel CR, CA Linense and Oeste FC before moving to União São João EC for the 2010 season, with his rights being owned by

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. In April 2010 he moved to Série B's

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. 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 Granada Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. (), known simply as Granada, is a Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that plays in the Segunda División, after being relegated from La Liga in the 2021� ...

, being immediately loaned to

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. He made his debut in the competition on 10 March, playing the entire second half in a 1–0 away win against

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. In May 2013, after making five appearances for Bologna, Naldo was assigned to Granada's partner club

Udinese Calcio Udinese Calcio, commonly referred to as Udinese, is a professional Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that currently plays in Serie A. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club, and on 5 July 1911 as a foo ...

. A backup to countryman

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and

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, he appeared in 16 matches during the campaign. On 1 September 2014, Naldo was loaned to

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side Getafe CF, in a

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-long deal. He made his debut in the competition on the 14th, starting in a 0–2 away loss against

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA E ...

. On 18 July 2015, Naldo signed for Portuguese side

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, but moved to Russian club

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on 26 August of the following year. On 10 August 2017, Krasnodar confirmed his transfer to

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. On 25 July 2022, Naldo joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Taawoun on a free transfer.

Honours

Sporting CP *

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: 2015

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Naldo 1988 births Living people People from Santo André, São Paulo Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Serie A players La Liga players Primeira Liga players Russian Premier League players Saudi Professional League players Clube Atlético Linense players Oeste Futebol Clube players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Bologna F.C. 1909 players Udinese Calcio players Getafe CF footballers Sporting CP footballers FC Krasnodar players Al-Taawoun FC players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Footballers from São Paulo (state)