Rivaldinho
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rivaldo Vítor Mosca Ferreira Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Levski Sofia | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Mogi Mirim | 27 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Boavista | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | XV de Piracicaba | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Internacional | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Paysandu (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Dinamo București | 30 | (5) |
| 2018– | Levski Sofia | 9 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:22, 14 August 2018 (UTC) | |||
Rivaldo Vítor Mosca Ferreira Júnior (born 29 April 1995), commonly known as Rivaldinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Bulgarian club Levski Sofia as a forward.
Club career
Rivaldinho began his career at Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube, making 47 appearances in all competitions for Brazilian club.[1]
He then moved to Portuguese club Boavista in August 2015, where he made just one league appearance (versus Moreirense) and two appearances in the domestic cups (versus Feirense and Operário).[2]
Rivaldinho joined XV de Piracicaba on 18 January 2016.[3] He appeared in 12 matches in the Campeonato Paulista for Piracicaba, scoring three goals, before departing on 12 April.[4] He was signed by Internacional on 10 May 2016,[5] but spent the end of the season on loan at Paysandu.[6]
Dinamo București
On 7 February 2017, Rivaldinho returned to Europe, signing a 3 1⁄2-year contract with Romanian team Dinamo București.[7][8]
He scored his first goal for the club on 5 April, in a 2–0 league win against CFR Cluj.[9] On 27 July 2017, in a Europa League qualifying game against Athletic Bilbao, Rivaldinho scored from a "terrific" long–range effort to earn Dinamo a 1–1 draw against the Spanish team.[10][11]
Levski Sofia
On 27 January 2018, Rivaldinho signed a 2 1⁄2-year contract with Bulgarian club Levski Sofia.[12]
Personal life
Rivaldinho is the son of former Brazil and FC Barcelona player, Rivaldo. Both he and his father, scored in the same Brazilian Série B game for Mogi Mirim in July 2015.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 14 August 2018.[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mogi Mirim | 2014 | Série C | 12 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2015 | Série B | 15 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 2 | 26 | 8 | |||
| Total | 27 | 7 | — | — | 20 | 4 | 47 | 11 | ||||
| Boavista | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| XV de Piracicaba | 2016 | Paulista | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||
| Paysandu (loan) | 2016 | Série B | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Dinamo București | 2016–17 | Liga I | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 4 | ||
| Total | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2017–18 | First League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 75 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 115 | 22 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 Rivaldinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ↑ "Boavista contratou Rivaldinho, filho do `Bola de Ouro` Rivaldo" [Boavista sign Rivaldinho, the son of Ballon d'Or winner Rivaldo] (in Portuguese). RTP Notícias. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ↑ "Rivaldinho é apresentado e mostra alegria ao vestir a camisa do XV de Piracicaba" [Rivaldinho presented at XV de Piracicaba, happy to wear the club's shirt] (in Portuguese). XV de Piracicaba. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ "XV inicia conversas com grandes clubes visando a disputa da Copa Paulista" (in Portuguese). XV de Piracicaba. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ "Internacional acerta contratação de filho de Rivaldo para o time B" [Internacional agrees to sign the son of Rivaldo for their reserve team] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "Filho de Rivaldo, Rivaldinho é emprestado pelo Inter ao Paysandu" [The son of Rivaldo, Rivaldinho is loaned by Inter to Paysandu] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ↑ "OFICIAL. RIVALDINHO la Dinamo" [OFFICIAL. RIVALDINHO to Dinamo] (in Romanian). FC Dinamo București. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ↑ "Rivaldinho a semnat cu Dinamo. Va purta numărul "9"" [Rivaldinho signed with Dinamo. He will wear the number 9] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ↑ "Rivaldo la București! După primul gol la Dinamo, Rivaldinho dezvăluie promisiunea făcută de tatăl său" [Rivaldo at Bucharest! After his first goal for Dinamo, Rivaldinho reveals the promise made by his father]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ "Dinamo - Athletic Bilbao 1-1". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ↑ "Match summary: Dinamo București 1-1 Athletic". UEFA.com. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ "Ривалдиньо подписа с ЛЕВСКИ за две години и половина" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 27 January 2017.
- ↑ "Rivaldo: World Cup winner and son score in same Brazilian match". BBC Sport. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.