Aldair Neves
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aldair Neves Paulo Faustino | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Torres Vedras, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Levski Sofia | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Torreense | ||
| 2017–2018 | Torreense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Fonte Grada | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Torreense | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Académica | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Sanjoanense | 38 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Ponferradina | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Sanjoanense (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Paços de Ferreira (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2024– | Levski Sofia | 18 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024 | |||
Aldair Neves Paulo Faustino (born 11 October 1999), simply known as Aldair, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia.
Club career
[edit]Aldair was born in Torres Vedras, and played for the youth sides of S.C.U. Torreense before making his senior debut with AMCR Fonte Grada in the Lisbon FA third division during the 2016–17 season. In 2017, he returned to Torreense and returned to the youth setup.[1]
In 2019, Aldair moved to Académica de Coimbra and was initially assigned to the under-23 squad. On 15 October of the following year, he signed for A.D. Sanjoanense.[2]
On 13 July 2022, Aldair moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a three-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side SD Ponferradina.[3] He made his professional debut on 15 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Dani Ojeda in a 3–2 away win over FC Cartagena.[4]
On 31 January 2023, Aldair returned to Sanjoanense on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 Liga 3.[5]
On 27 June 2023, Ponferradina sent Aldair on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy to recently-relegated to Liga Portugal 2 club Paços de Ferreira.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ ""Rubrica da Liga 3" com Aldair" ["Liga 3 signature" with Aldair] (in Portuguese). 100 Oportunidades. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Aldair Neves reforça a Sanjoanense" [Aldair Neves bolsters Sanjoanense] (in Portuguese). AD Sanjoanense. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Aldair Neves se une a la SD Ponferradina" [Aldair Neves joins SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "La Ponferradina asalta el Cartagonova" [Ponferradina take over Cartagonova] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Acuerdo para la cesión de Aldair al AD Sanjoanense" [Agreement for the loan of Aldair to AD Sanjoanense] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Aldair Neves reforça defesa do Paços de Ferreira" [Aldair Neves reinforces Paços de Ferreira's defence] (in European Portuguese). RTP. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Aldair Neves at BDFutbol
- Aldair Neves at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Aldair Neves at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Footballers from Torres Vedras
- Black Portuguese sportspeople
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Liga 3 (Portugal) players
- Segunda División players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- S.C.U. Torreense players
- Académica de Coimbra (football) players
- A.D. Sanjoanense players
- SD Ponferradina players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen