Introduction
Rivaldo Vítor Mosca Ferreira Júnior (born 29 April 1995), commonly known as Rivaldinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Romanian club Viitorul Constanța.
Club career
Early career
Rivaldinho began his career at Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube, making 47 appearances in all competitions for the Brazilian club.
He then moved to Portuguese club Boavista in August 2015, where he made just one league appearance (versus Moreirense) and two appearances in the domestic cups (versus Feirense and Operário).
Rivaldinho joined XV de Piracicaba on 18 January 2016. He appeared in 12 matches in the Campeonato Paulista for Piracicaba, scoring three goals, before departing on 12 April. He was signed by Internacional on 10 May 2016, but spent the end of the season on loan at Paysandu.
In Romania and Bulgaria
On 7 February 2017, Rivaldinho returned to Europe, signing a 3 ⁄2-year contract with Romanian team Dinamo București.
He scored his first goal for the club on 5 April, in a 2–0 league win against CFR Cluj. On 27 July 2017, in a Europa League qualifying game against Athletic Bilbao, Rivaldinho scored from a "terrific" long–range effort to earn Dinamo a 1–1 draw against the Spanish team.
On 27 January 2018, Rivaldinho signed a 2 ⁄2-year contract with Bulgarian club Levski Sofia.
In January 2019 he returned to Romania joining Viitorul Constanța on loan. He signed permanently for the club in July 2019.
Personal life
Rivaldinho is the son of Rose Mosca, and former Brazil and FC Barcelona player, Rivaldo. Both he and his father scored in the same Brazilian Série B game for Mogi Mirim in July 2015.
Career statistics
- As of 08 March 2020.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mogi Mirim | 2014 | Série C | 12 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2015 | Série B | 15 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 2 | 26 | 8 | |||
| Total | 27 | 7 | — | — | 20 | 4 | 47 | 11 | ||||
| Boavista | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| XV de Piracicaba | 2016 | Paulista | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||
| Paysandu (loan) | 2016 | Série B | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Dinamo București | 2016–17 | Liga I | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 4 | ||
| Total | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2017–18 | First League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Viitorul Constanța (loan) | 2018–19 | Liga I | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2019–20 | Liga I | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | |
| Career total | 107 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 152 | 33 | ||
Honours
Club
Dinamo București
- Cupa Ligii: 2016–17
Viitorul Constanța
- Cupa României: 2018–19