# Naldo (footballer, born 1988)

Edinaldo Gomes Pereira (born 28 August 1988), known as Naldo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club Racing de Ferrol.

## Career

Born in Santo André, São Paulo, Naldo played for Cascavel CR, Oeste Paulista EC and CA Lemense before moving to União São João EC for the 2010 season, with his rights being owned by Traffic Group. In April 2010 he moved to Série B's AA Ponte Preta.
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, being immediately loaned to Serie A's Bologna F.C. 1909. He made his debut in the competition on 10 March, playing the entire second half in a 1–0 away win against Inter Milan.
In May 2013, after making five appearances for Bologna, Naldo was assigned to Granada's partner club Udinese Calcio. A backup to countryman Danilo and Thomas Heurtaux, he appeared in 16 matches during the campaign.
On 1 September 2014, Naldo was loaned to La Liga side Getafe CF, in a season-long deal. He made his debut in the competition on the 14th, starting in a 2–0 away loss against Sevilla FC.
On 18 July 2015, Naldo signed for Portuguese side Sporting CP, but moved to Russian club FC Krasnodar on 26 August of the following year. On 10 August 2017, Krasnodar confirmed his transfer to RCD Espanyol.
On 25 July 2022, after two years at Turkish side Antalyaspor, Naldo joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Taawoun on a free transfer. On 18 August of the following year, he returned to Antalyaspor for one year with an option for a second year.
On 26 July 2024, Naldo returned to Spain after four years, signing for Segunda División side Racing de Ferrol.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 5 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State League | State League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| União São João | 2010 | Paulista Série A2 | 21 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 |
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2010 | Série B | 34 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 2 |
| Cruzeiro (loan) | 2011 | Série A | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Grêmio (loan) | 2012 | Série A | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 4 |
| Bologna (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Udinese | 2013–14 | Serie A | 16 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Getafe (loan) | 2014–15 | La Liga | 30 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 0 |
| Sporting | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Krasnodar | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 |
| Espanyol | 2017–18 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Espanyol | 2018–19 | La Liga | 16 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 |
| Espanyol | 2019–20 | La Liga | 18 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Espanyol | Total | Total | 45 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| Antalyaspor | 2020–21 | Turkish Süper Lig | 29 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 2 |
| Antalyaspor | 2021–22 | Turkish Süper Lig | 36 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 5 |
| Antalyaspor | Total | Total | 65 | 6 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 7 |
| Al-Taawoun | 2022–23 | Saudi Pro League | 26 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 1 |
| Antalyaspor | 2023–24 | Turkish Süper Lig | 11 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Racing de Ferrol | 2024–25 | Spanish Segunda División | 12 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 334 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 396 | 19 |
* ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho and Campeonato Mineiro
* ↑ Appearances in Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey, Taça de Portugal, Russian Cup, Turkish Cup and King's Cup
* ↑ Appearances in Taça da Liga
* ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in Supertaça Portugal and Supercopa de Catalunya

## Honours

Sporting CP
* Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2015