Nildo Petrolina

Evanildo Fernandes Gomes (born 1 May 1986), known as Nildo Petrolina, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Saudi Arabian club Al-Taawoun FC as a midfielder.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.
Nildo Petrolina
Personal information
Full name Evanildo Fernandes Gomes
Date of birth (1986-05-01) 1 May 1986
Place of birth Petrolina, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Taawoun
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Petrolina
2009–2010 Salgueiro
2010–2011 Trofense 26 (8)
2011–2013 Beira-Mar 56 (8)
2013–2014 Videoton 21 (2)
2014–2016 Arouca 20 (2)
2016–2017 Moreirense 42 (3)
2017–2019 Aves 35 (5)
2019– Al-Taawoun 31 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2020

He spent most of his career in Portugal, making 153 Primeira Liga appearances for Beira-Mar, Arouca, Moreirense and Aves and scoring 18 goals. He won the Taça da Liga for the third of those clubs in 2017, and the Taça de Portugal for the fourth a year later.

Club career

Born in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Petrolina only played lower league football in his country. In 2010 the 24-year old moved to Portugal where he would spend the vast majority of his professional career, starting out at C.D. Trofense in the Segunda Liga.

For the 2011–12 season, Petrolina signed with Primeira Liga club S.C. Beira-Mar. He made his debut in the competition on 14 August 2011, starting and playing 80 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against C.S. Marítimo.[1] His first goal in the competition arrived two weeks later, when he helped to a 3–0 away win over Vitória de Guimarães.[2]

On 5 July 2014, after one year in Hungary with Videoton FC where he scored eight goals from 35 competitive appearances, Petrolina signed a two-year contract with F.C. Arouca also in the Portuguese top division.[3] In late January 2016, however, he joined fellow league team Moreirense FC.[4]

In May 2017, Petrolina and compatriot teammate Diego Galo moved to C.D. Aves.[5] He played six games as they won the Taça de Portugal for the first time, and scored the only goal from the penalty spot as they defeated Caldas S.C. in the semi-final first leg on 28 February 2018.[6]

Petrolina left Portugal on 9 January 2019, when he signed for Pedro Emanuel's Al-Taawoun FC of the Saudi Professional League.[7] A year later, he extended his deal for another.[8]

Honours

Videoton

Moreirense

Aves

Al-Taawoun

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References
  1. "Marítimo 0–0 Beira-Mar" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. "V. Guimarães em crise perdeu em casa com o Beira-Mar" [V. Guimarães in crisis lost at home to Beira-Mar]. Público (in Portuguese). 29 August 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. "Nildo confirmado por duas épocas" [Nildo confirmed for two seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  4. "Nildo Petrolina troca Arouca pelo Moreirense" [Nildo Petrolina swaps Arouca for Moreirense] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. Ferreira, Bruno José (26 May 2017). "Desp. Aves: Diego Galo e Nildo Petrolina chegam do Moreirense" [Desp. Aves: Diego Galo and Nildo Petrolina arrive from Moreirense] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. Almeida, Isaura (1 March 2018). "O sonho do Desp. Aves está vivo, mas o do Caldas ainda não morreu" [Desp. Aves' dream is alive, but Caldas' still hasn't died]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  7. "Nildo Petrolina deixa o Aves rumo à Arábia Saudita" [Nildo Petrolina leaves Aves and heads to Saudi Arabia]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 January 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  8. Rocha, Pedro (7 January 2020). "Nildo Petrolina fica mais uma época na Arábia Saudita" [Nildo Petrolina stays for one more season in Saudi Arabia]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  9. "Aves ganha a Taça de Portugal graças a bis de Guedes" [Aves win Portuguese Cup thanks to Guedes brace]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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