Aguinaldo Policarpo Mendes da Veiga (born 25 March 1989), simply known as Aguinaldo, is an Angolan-Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bahraini Premier League club Al-Najma SC and the Angola national football team. Aguinaldo has played for thirteen clubs in three continents and seven countries.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aguinaldo Policarpo Mendes da Veiga | ||
| Date of birth | March 25, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Najma | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Sporting da Torre | ||
| 2005–2007 | Alta de Lisboa | ||
| 2007–2008 | Académica de Coimbra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Tourizense | 50 | (9) |
| 2010 | Tondela | 14 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Recreativo do Libolo | 40 | (25) |
| 2012 | → AE Paphos (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | CA Bizertin | 12 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | → Al-Mesaimeer SC (loan) | 15 | (7) |
| 2015 | Interclube | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Doxa Katokopias | 14 | (5) |
| 2016 | AEL Limassol | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Gil Vicente | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Eléctrico | 4 | (1) |
| 2018 | Ubon UMT United | 17 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Politehnica Iași | 4 | (1) |
| 2019 | Sabah | 14 | (5) |
| 2020 | Real SC | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Metaloglobus București | 11 | (4) |
| 2021– | Al-Najma | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Angola | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:52, 23 August 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Bizertin edit
Tunisian championship competitors CA Bizertin gave Aguinaldo a two-season long contract back in 2013.[3]
Surprised by rumors circulating that he allegedly received some money from G.D. Interclube prior to leaving for Tunisia in 2014, the athlete denied such claims, stating that he had given it all back and that there is nothing they can do because he is not an Interclube player. He became a free agent when his contract with Recreativo do Libolo expired, before going to Tunisia.[4]
Doxa Katokopias edit
In January 2016, Aguinaldo joined Greek club Doxa Katokopias FC. He later chose the number 89 jersey.[5]
Sabah edit
On 15 May 2019, Aguinaldo signed by Malaysian Premier League club Sabah FA as one of two imports to fill their vacant player slots.[6] Aguinaldo scored the winning goal for Sabah to seal their first place in the 2019 Malaysia Premier League table during the match against UiTM F.C. since the team last lifted the old first division title back in 1996, subsequently making the team able to qualify to the 2020 Malaysia Super League.[7]
Honours edit
Recreativo do Libolo
Sabah
References edit
- ^ "Aguinaldo de volta a Liga cipriota" [Aguinaldo back to the Cypriot League] (in Portuguese). Claquemagazine.com. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Aguinaldo de volta a Liga cipriota" [Aguinaldo Player profile]. National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ ""Bem vindo" Aguinaldo Mendes" [«Welcome» Aguinaldo Mendes] (in Portuguese). Cab-officiel.com. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Não devo nada ao Interclube" [I do not owe anything to the Interclube] (in Portuguese). Angonoticias.com. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Πήρε Aguinaldo Veiga η Δόξα" [Signed the great Aguinaldo Veiga] (in Greek). Tvonenews.com. 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ GL Oh (15 May 2019). "Tambadaus sign Angolan and Turkmen". Daily Express. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ GL Oh (10 July 2019). "Sabah crowned champs". Daily Express. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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