Nivaldo Batista Santana
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nivaldo Batista Santana | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Feira de Santana, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Hapoel Katamon | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Fluminense-BA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Colo-Colo (Brazil) | ||
| 2002 | Náutico | ||
| 2003 | Rio Branco-PR | ||
| 2003 | Coritiba | 7 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Fortaleza | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Paulista | ||
| 2006 | Coritiba | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Belenenses | 28 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | Saint-Étienne | 14 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Umm-Salal (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Valladolid | 25 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Rio Ave | 20 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Maccabi Yavne | 42 | (3) |
| 2016 | Ashdod | 26 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Hapoel Katamon | 19 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 July 2017. |
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Nivaldo Batista Santana (born 23 June 1980), known simply as Nivaldo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Israeli club Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C. as a central defender.
Born in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Nivaldo started playing with modest Brazilian clubs – he did represent Coritiba Foot Ball Club on two different occasions, but appeared rarely – and moved to Portugal with C.F. Os Belenenses in 2007, being an undisputed starter as the Lisbon team finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Cup, with the defender scoring four goals, partnering future FC Porto and Portugal star Rolando in the heart of the back four.
Nivaldo joined AS Saint-Étienne for a price of €3 million in the 2007 summer, but featured sparingly in his debut season. The following year he was loaned to Qatari side Umm-Salal Sports Club, allegedly against his will.
After being released in June 2009, Nivaldo joined Spanish club Real Valladolid on a one-year contract. He made his La Liga debut on 30 August in a 0–0 draw at UD Almería, being sent off in the 13th minute.
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