Valdir (footballer, born 1998)

Valdir

Personal information
Full name	Valdir Henrique Barbosa da Silva [1]
Date of birth	(1998-04-03) 3 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Maceió, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	VfB Hohenems
Number	10
Youth career
	CSA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	Coruripe	4	(0)
2019–2020	Decisão	12	(1)
2019	→ Linense (loan)	0	(0)
2020	Coruripe	1	(1)
2020–2021	Mariunese	19	(11)
2021–2022	SV Ried	5	(0)
2022	Kapfenberger SV	10	(0)
2022–	VfB Hohenems	33	(28)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 November 2023

Valdir Henrique Barbosa da Silva (born 3 April 1998), known as Valdir, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the third-tier Austrian Regionalliga club VfB Hohenems.

He previously played in Brazil for Coruripe, Decisão, Linense and Mariunese, and in Austria for SV Ried.

Career

Born in Maceió, Valdir played youth football for CSA before signing for Coruripe in December 2018, ahead of the 2019 season. ^[2] He joined Decisão later in 2019 before a loan spell at Linense.^{[ citation needed ]} He returned to Coruripe in 2020 before signing for Mariunese later that year.^{[ citation needed ]} In summer 2021, he signed for Austrian Bundesliga club SV Ried on a two-year contract, alongside Maruinense teammate Reinaldo. ^{[3] [4]} On 28 January 2022, Valdir moved to Kapfenberger SV in the Austrian second tier on a 1.5-year contract. ^[5]

Career statistics

As of end of 2021–22 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Coruripe	2019 [ citation needed ]	Série D	2	0	2 [a]	0	—		0	0	4	0
Decisão	2019 [ citation needed ]	—			5 [b]	1	—		0	0	5	1
	2020 [ citation needed ]	—			7 [b]	0	—		0	0	7	0
	Total		0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	12	1
Linense (loan)	2019 [ citation needed ]	—			—		—		6 [c]	1	6	1
Coruripe	2020 [ citation needed ]	Série D	0	0	1 [a]	1	—		0	0	1	1
Mariunese	2020 [ citation needed ]	—			10 [d]	5	—		0	0	10	5
	2021 [ citation needed ]	—			9 [e]	6	—		0	0	9	6
	Total		0	0	19	11	0	0	0	0	19	11
SV Ried	2021–22 [6]	Austrian Bundesliga	5	0	—		2	0	0	0	7	0
Kapfenberger SV	2021–22 [6]	Austrian 2. Liga	10	0	—		0	0	0	0	10	0
Career total			17	0	34	13	2	0	6	1	59	14

1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Alagoano
2. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Pernambucano
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
4. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Sergipano Série A2
5. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Sergipano

References

1. Valdir at WorldFootball.net
2. "Departamento de Futebol do Coruripe apresenta os 07 atletas escolhidos após conclusão da seletiva" (in Portuguese). 8 December 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
3. Ringsmuth, Daniel. "SV Ried verpflichtet zwei Brasilianer". Bundesliga | ligaportal (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
4. "SV Ried verpflichtet zwei Brasilianer". Sky Sport Austria (in German). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
5. "BRASILIANISCHE VERSTÄRKUNG FÜR DIE FALKEN: KSV HOLT STÜRMER VALDIR" (Press release) (in German). Kapfenberger SV. 28 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
6. "Valdir". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 7 November 2021.