Osvaldo Félix Souza (born 7 April 1981 in

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), known as Val Baiano, is a Brazilian

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who plays for Penapolense.

Career

After playing for Iraty, Grêmio Maringá and Paranavaí, Val Baiano had his first chance in a bigger club when he signed for Santos in 2003. Mainly a reserve for the team, he left the club the following year and started a journeyman career having spells with many

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clubs such as Brasiliense,

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, Santa Cruz and São Caetano, also playing at

2004–05 Primeira Liga The 2004–05 Primeira Liga was the 71st edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 28 August 2004 with a match between Belenenses and Marítimo, and ended on 22 May 2005. Benfica won their 31st league title, with 65 points, ...

for Gil Vicente. Playing for Gama, Val Baiano was the second top goalscorer from

2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2007, namely the second division of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 teams. The tournament started in May, and reached its end on November 24. The 20 teams played home and away matches among each other ...

with 23 goals, only behind Alessandro who scored 25 times. His good form earned him a transfer to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli. In 2008, he returned to Brazil to play for Grêmio Barueri, achieving promotion to

2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 53rd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. It was contested by 20 clubs starting on May 9 and ending on December 6. The 2009 edition was wo ...

. Losing his place in the first team by injuries, he returned to the starting eleven when

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was sold. Even though he was the club's league top goalscorer, he was dropped from the team in October after he claimed that Cruzeiro offered extra money for Grêmio Barueri to beat São Paulo. He still remained one of the competition's top scorers with 18 goals, one less than

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and Adriano. In early 2010, Val Baiano was released from his contract and signed for

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, also playing at

2010 Copa Libertadores The 2010 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2010 Copa Santander Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 51st edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. The tournament began on ...

for the

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club. After only six months at the club, he joined

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., playing 18 times for Flamengo at

2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 54th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. It began on May 8 and ended on December 5. Flamengo came as the defending champion having won th ...

but only scoring 3 times. Losing his place at the first-team and not being selected by manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo, he was released from the club in February 2011. Val Baiano later returned to Grêmio Barueri in 2011. He joined Oeste in 2012, but was released after playing only 45 minutes in

2012 Campeonato Paulista The 2012 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 (officially the Paulistão Chevrolet 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was the 111th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. The finals were playe ...

due to injuries and being overweight.

Career statistics

:''(Correct )'' ''according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website and Flaestatística.Flaestatística
(in Portuguese)''

Honours

* Brasiliense **

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References

External links

Osvaldo Félix Souza at Flapédia

Val Baiano at IMScouting
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baiano, Val 1981 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players Liga MX players Iraty Sport Club players Adap Galo Maringá Futebol Clube players Atlético Clube Paranavaí players Santos FC players Brasiliense FC players Ceará Sporting Club players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players Associação Desportiva São Caetano players Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players Grêmio Barueri Futebol players C.F. Monterrey players CR Flamengo footballers Oeste Futebol Clube players Gil Vicente F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Al-Ahli Saudi FC players People from Jequié Saudi Pro League players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Bahia