Valdívia (Brazilian footballer)

Wanderson Ferreira de Oliveira (born 4 October 1994), commonly known as Valdívia, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Jeonnam Dragons.

Valdívia
Personal information
Full name Wanderson Ferreira de Oliveira
Date of birth (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994
Place of birth Jaciara, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Jeonnam Dragons
Number 10
Youth career
2007–2012 Rondonópolis
2012–2013 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Internacional 116 (19)
2017Atlético Mineiro (loan) 28 (2)
2018São Paulo (loan) 13 (0)
2018Al-Ittihad (loan) 8 (1)
2019Vasco da Gama (loan) 12 (0)
2020Avaí (loan) 44 (7)
2021 Avaí 46 (2)
2022 Cuiabá 40 (4)
2023– Jeonnam Dragons 21 (11)
International career
2015 Brazil U23 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 August 2018

Club career

Born in Jaciara, Mato Grosso, Valdívia played futsal until the age of 12. He subsequently moved to Rondonópolis and joined Rondonópolis Esporte Clube's youth setup.[1]

Internacional

Valdívia with Internacional in 2016

On 15 March 2012, after being the year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior top goalscorer, Valdívia was signed by Internacional.[2] Initially with the under-20s, he made his Série A debut on 6 October 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Otávio in a 1–0 home win against Fluminense.[3]

After appearing rarely in 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho, Valdívia was an important unit for the club during the year's Brasileirão, but being used mainly as a substitute; in July, already definitely promoted, he signed a new contract until 2018.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 12 October, netting the winner in a 2–1 success over Fluminense also at the Beira-Rio.[5]

During the 2015 campaign, Valdívia was one of Internacional's main assets, scoring five goals in the year's Copa Libertadores and another six in Gauchão. On 24 September, he further extended his contract for six more months.[6]

On 24 May 2017, Atlético Mineiro announced the signing of Valdívia on a one-year loan deal.[7]

In April 2019, he joined Vasco da Gama on loan until the end of the season.[8]

Personal life

Valdívia's older brothers, Adriano and Andrezinho are also footballers. The former is a right back, while the latter is a forward.[9]

Career statistics

As of 11 October 2017[10]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Internacional 2013 Série A 2020
2014 272502120363
2015 26615642855319
2016 27450324
2017 001316110202
Total 82123371741051014328
Atlético Mineiro 2017 Série A 2622030312
2018 2020
Total 26220002030332
São Paulo 2018 Série A 0000000000
Career total 108143571741254017630

Honours

Internacional
Avaí
Cuiabá

References

  1. Oliveira, Leonardo (13 May 2015). "Valdívia: o magricela de Jaciara que pode decidir na Libertadores" [Valdívia: the skinny from Jaciara who can decide in Libertadores] (in Portuguese). Zero Hora. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. "Internacional contrata Valdivia, artilheiro da Copa São Paulo" [Internacional signs Valdívia, goalscorer of Copa São Paulo] (in Portuguese). IG. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. "Leandro Damião volta a ser titular e decide para o Inter contra o Flu" [Leandro Damião is back to the starting spot and decides it for Inter against Flu] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. Wernek, Jeremias (15 July 2014). "Inter dá aumento a Valdívia e completa transição para o time principal" [Inter gives raise to Valdívia and completes transition to the main squad] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. "Sob o comando de D'Ale, Inter bate o Flu e reassume a segunda colocação" [Under D'Ale's guidance, Inter defeats Flu and retakes the second place] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. Wernek, Jeremias (24 September 2015). "Inter aumenta salário de Valdívia e estica contrato em mais seis meses" [Inter raises Valdívia's wage and extends contract for six more months] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. Behs, Leandro (24 May 2017). "Inter empresta Valdívia para o Atlético-MG por um ano" [Inter loans Valdivia to Atletico-MG for a year] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ClicRBS. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  8. "Vasco apresenta o volante Marcos Junior e o meia-atacante Valdivia". CR Vasco da Gama. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  9. "Valdívia, do Inter, aproveita parada no Recife e reencontra irmãos jogadores" [Valdívia, from Inter, enjoys break in Recife and reencounters brothers players] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. Valdívia at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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