Evanildo Fernandes Gomes (born 1 May 1986), known as Nildo Petrolina, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Sociedade Desportiva Juazeirense Sociedade Desportiva Juazeirense, or simply Juazeirense, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Juazeiro, Bahia. It competes in the Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Baiano, the top fligh ...

. He spent most of his career in Portugal, making 153 Primeira Liga appearances for Beira-Mar, Arouca,

Moreirense Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

and Aves and scoring 18 goals. He won the Taça da Liga for the third of those clubs in

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, and the

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for the fourth a year later.

Club career

Born in

Petrolina Petrolina is a municipality located in the southernmost point of the state of Pernambuco, in Northeast Brazil, in the valley of the São Francisco River. The population was 354,317 in 2020, and the total area is km², making it the largest m ...

Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it List of Brazilian states by population, sev ...

, Petrolina only played lower league football in his country. In 2010 the 24-year old moved to Portugal where he would spend the vast majority of his professional career, starting out at

C.D. Trofense Clube Desportivo Trofense (), commonly known as Trofense, is a Portuguese football club based in Trofa, Portugal. Founded in 1930, it plays in Segunda Liga, holding home games at '' Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense'', with a capacity of 5,0 ...

in the Segunda Liga. Petrolina signed with Primeira Liga club

S.C. Beira-Mar Sport Clube Beira-Mar () is a Portuguese sports club based in Aveiro, Portugal. Its football team currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth national level, having gained promotion by winning the Aveiro FA First Division 2018/19 ...

for the 2011–12 season. He made his debut in the competition on 14 August 2011, starting and playing 80 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against

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. His first goal arrived two weeks later, when he helped to a 3–0 away win over

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. On 5 July 2014, after one year in Hungary with

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where he scored eight goals from 35 competitive appearances, Petrolina signed a two-year contract with F.C. Arouca also of the Portuguese top division. In late January 2016, however, he joined fellow league team

Moreirense FC Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

. In May 2017, Petrolina and compatriot teammate Diego Galo moved to

C.D. Aves Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and plays at the Estádio do Clube ...

. He played six games as they won the

for the first time, and scored the only goal from the

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as they defeated Caldas S.C. in the semi-final first leg on 28 February 2018. Petrolina left Portugal on 9 January 2019, when he signed for

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's Al Taawoun FC of the

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. A year later, he extended his deal for another. In July 2021, Petrolina joined

Leixões S.C. Leixões Sport Club, commonly known as Leixões (), is a Portuguese sports club from Matosinhos. It is organised into several departments for many sports, such as football, boxing, karate, volleyball, swimming and billiards. It is most well kno ...

in the Portuguese second tier. The 35-year-old announced his retirement in October, only to return to his country with

in February 2022.

Honours

Videoton *

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runner-up: 2013–14 Moreirense * Taça da Liga: 2016–17 Aves *

: 2017–18 Al Taawoun * Kings Cup:

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