Arnaldo (footballer, born 1992)

Arnaldo

Personal information
Full name	Arnaldo Manoel de Almeida
Date of birth	(1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Uberaba, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	CSA
Youth career
2010	EF Bady Bassitt
2010–2012	Mirassol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Mirassol	25	(2)
2013	→ Rio Branco-SP (loan)	11	(0)
2013	→ América de Natal (loan)	4	(0)
2014	→ Portuguesa (loan)	24	(0)
2015–2016	Penapolense	13	(0)
2015	→ Criciúma (loan)	7	(0)
2015–2016	→ Joinville (loan)	4	(0)
2016	→ Novorizontino (loan)	3	(0)
2016–2017	Ituano	26	(0)
2017–2019	Botafogo	37	(1)
2018	→ Ceará (loan)	12	(0)
2019	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	30	(0)
2020	Avaí	16	(0)
2020–2021	Atlético Goianiense	60	(0)
2022	Operário Ferroviário	50	(0)
2023	Mirassol	4	(0)
2023–	CSA	14	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2023

Arnaldo Manoel de Almeida (born 15 April 1992), simply known as Arnaldo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for CSA.

Career

Born in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Arnaldo moved to São Paulo at early age, after being spotted by a former player, Jorge Lima; he joined a youth setup in Bady Bassitt in 2010 before moving to Mirassol's youth squads in the summer. As a forward, he was converted to a right-back during the process. ^[1]

On 17 April 2011 Arnaldo made his first-team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute of a 0–3 loss at Botafogo-SP, for the Paulistão championship. ^[2] On 28 August 2012 he signed a new two-year deal with Leão. ^[3]

After being loaned to Rio Branco at the start of the 2013 season, Arnaldo joined América-RN in May 2013, also on loan. ^[4] He returned to Mirassol at the end of the year, and after impressing while on the club in 2014, he joined Portuguesa on 23 April 2014. ^[5]

On 3 December, after appearing regularly for Lusa, Arnaldo moved to Penapolense, also in a temporary deal until May. ^[6] On 15 April 2015 he joined Criciúma, on loan until the end of the year. ^[7]

On 10 January 2019, Arnaldo was loaned out to Ponte Preta for the 2019 season from Botafogo. ^[8]

Honours

Club

Botafogo

• Campeonato Carioca: 2018

Atlético Goianiense

• Campeonato Goiano: 2020

References

1. Uma descoberta de Jorge Lima hoje dono da camisa 2 do Leão – Arnaldo (A gem from Jorge Lima today owns Leão's number 2 – Arnaldo) Archived 2014-11-09 at the Wayback Machine ; Esporte Maior, 5 January 2013 (in Portuguese)
2. Botafogo 3 x 0 Mirassol - Artilheiro garante Pantera na elite de 2012! (Botafogo 3–0 Mirassol — Goalscorer confirms Pantera in 2012's main category!); Futebol Interior, 17 April 2011 (in Portuguese)
3. Mirassol renova contrato do lateral Arnaldo até agosto de 2014 (Mirassol renews contract of full-back Arnaldo until August 2014); Globo Esporte, 28 August 2012 (in Portuguese)
4. América-RN anuncia lateral-direito e atacante para disputa da Série B (América-RN announces right-back and forward to Série B's dispute); Globo Esporte, 3 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
5. Portuguesa contrata laterais Arnaldo e Eduardo (Portuguesa signs full-backs Arnaldo and Eduardo); Portuguesa's official website, 23 April 2014 (in Portuguese)
6. Paulistão: Penapolense contrata Arnaldo, ex-lateral da Portuguesa (Paulistão: Penapolense signs Arnaldo, former Portuguesa full back); Futebol Interior, 3 December 2014 (in Portuguese)
7. Criciúma negocia chegada de lateral Arnaldo, do Penapolense (Criciúma negotiates arrival of full-back Arnaldo, from Penapolense); Futebol Interior, 15 April 2015 (in Portuguese)
8. Ponte anuncia lateral-direito Arnaldo, ex-Botafogo, e meia Matheus Oliveira, ex-Santos, globoesporte.globo.com, 10 January 2019

External links

• Arnaldo at Sambafoot ( archive )
• Arnaldo at Soccerway