Personal information | |||
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Full name | Osvaldo Lourenço Filho | ||
Date of birth | 11 April 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Fortaleza, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Fluminense | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Fortaleza | 38 | (11) |
2007 | → River (loan) | ||
2008–2012 | Al-Ahli Dubai | 21 | (9) |
2009–2010 | → Braga (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2011 | → Ceará (loan) | 36 | (5) |
2012–2014 | São Paulo | 82 | (8) |
2015 | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 10 | (1) |
2015– | Fluminense | 31 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Brazil | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 April 2013 |
Osvaldo Lourenço Filho (born 11 April 1987), simply known as Osvaldo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Fluminense as a forward. He is known for his explosive pace, dribbling ability and speed.
On 24 January 2012, after a good year playing for Ceará, Osvaldo signed a contract with São Paulo FC, whom paid R$4.6 million to emirati side Al-Ahli Dubai for 50% of his rights.
After a bad phase, who occurred for all second semester of 2013, Osvaldo almost was exchanged with Fluminense FC to Wágner without agreement of him. But, in beginning of 2014, Osvaldo has played as before, and, after being the star of team in some important games - as in the first game of 2014 Copa do Brasil, in the victory by 1-0 against CSA, with his goal, the club has refused some good proposes, as one of Kashima Antlers.
On 18 January 2015 Osvaldo was signed by Al-Ahli Jeddah on a three-year contract.
On March 13, 2013, after a Lucas's contusion in a game for his club, Paris Saint-Germain, Luiz Felipe Scolari called up Osvaldo to substitute his former colleague of club for friendlies against Italy and Russia on March 21 and March 25, respectively.
He made his début for Brazil on April 6, 2013, in the victory by 4–0 against Bolivia, as substitute for Neymar.