Evaldo dos Santos Fabiano (born 18 March 1982), known simply as Evaldo, is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Evaldo was born in Rio Piracicaba,

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. Having started out professionally with

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and

Democrata Futebol Clube Democrata Futebol Clube, also referred to as Democrata de Sete Lagoas, Democrata-SL or just Democrata, is a Brazilian association football team from the city of Sete Lagoas in Minas Gerais state. History People who frequented the popular Bar C ...

, he moved to

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in 2003, as he was purchased by

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in Portugal; he spent most of his only season with their reserves. In summer 2004, Evaldo was involved in a transfer that brought compatriot

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from

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as he, Antonieliton Ferreira and

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all went to

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. After a shaky start, he became an undisputed starter. Evaldo joined

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in the 2008 off-season, after four years in

. With no competition in his position, he only missed one

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match in his

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, as the

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side

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once again for the

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. After helping Braga to its best-ever league finish in the 2009–10 campaign (second), Evaldo joined

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

in June 2010, signing a four-year contract worth

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3 million. He made his official debut on 14 August, in a 1–0 away loss against F.C. Paços de Ferreira. On the 26th, he scored a rare goal – and through a header – as the ''Lions'' defeated

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3–0 after losing 0–2 at home, thus qualifying for the Europa League's group stage. On 14 July 2012, Evaldo moved to

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club

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in a

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-long loan. His first competitive appearance for the

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took place on 20 August, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win over

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, and played 16 overall games during his spell as the campaign went on to end in relegation, being ironically voted by the fans as Player of the Year. In July 2014, after one year with Sporting where he was limited to training, Evaldo agreed terms with

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. The following year, after suffering top-flight relegation, he joined fellow league team Moreirense F.C. on a one-year deal. Evaldo took his game to the

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on 6 July 2016, with the 34-year-old signing with newcomers C.D. Cova da Piedade. He rarely missed a match during his spell, always spent in that tier. Evaldo dropped down to the Portuguese third division in July 2019, agreeing to a deal at S.C.U. Torreense. Subsequently, he worked as a

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with amateurs AC Malveira.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Evaldo 1982 births Living people 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from Minas Gerais Men's association football fullbacks Club Athletico Paranaense players Democrata Futebol Clube players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players FC Porto B players FC Porto players C.S. Marítimo players S.C. Braga players Gil Vicente F.C. players Sporting CP footballers Moreirense F.C. players C.D. Cova da Piedade players S.C.U. Torreense players La Liga players Deportivo de La Coruña players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain