Aldair Neves

Aldair Neves Paulo Faustino (born 11 October 1999), simply known as Aldair, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Paços de Ferreira, on loan from Spanish club SD Ponferradina.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paulo and the second or maternal family name is Faustino.
Aldair Neves
Personal information
Full name Aldair Neves Paulo Faustino
Date of birth (1999-10-11) 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
 Paços de Ferreira
(on loan from Ponferradina)
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– Ponferradina 8 (0)
2023 → Sanjoanense (loan) 12 (0)
2023– → Paços de Ferreira (loan) 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:50, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

On 31 January 2023, Aldair returned to Sanjoanense on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 Liga 3.[6]

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.[7]

References
  1. Jiménez, Paco (2022-08-03). "Aldair Neves " Este es un gran paso en mi carrera y quiero triunfar aquí"". cadena SER (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  2. ""Rubrica da Liga 3" com Aldair" ["Liga 3 signature" with Aldair] (in Portuguese). 100 Oportunidades. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. "Aldair Neves reforça a Sanjoanense" [Aldair Neves bolsters Sanjoanense] (in Portuguese). AD Sanjoanense. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. "Aldair Neves se une a la SD Ponferradina" [Aldair Neves joins SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. "La Ponferradina asalta el Cartagonova" [Ponferradina take over Cartagonova] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.


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