Rhaldney Norberto Simião Gomes (born 20 November 1998), simply known as Rhaldney, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal club Alverca, on loan from Turkish Süper Lig club Göztepe.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rhaldney Norberto Simião Gomes | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Recife, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Alverca (on loan from Göztepe) | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2019 | Náutico | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Náutico | 100 | (3) |
| 2022–2025 | Atlético Goianiense | 57 | (3) |
| 2025– | Göztepe | 18 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Alverca (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 | |||
Club career
editNáutico
editBorn in Recife, Pernambuco, Rhaldney joined Náutico's youth setup at the age of 13. He made his first team debut on 22 January 2019, starting in a 2–0 away win over Sergipe, for the year's Copa do Nordeste.[1]
After only two first team appearances during the season, as the club achieved promotion to the Série B, Rhaldney was definitely promoted to the main squad for the 2020 campaign. On 25 April 2020, he renewed his contract with the club.[2]
Rhaldney scored his first professional goal on 12 September 2020, netting his team's third in a 3–1 home win over Botafogo-SP.[3]
Atlético Goianiense
editOn 11 July 2022, Náutico announced the transfer of Rhaldney to Série A side Atlético Goianiense, for a rumoured fee of R$ 1 million.[4]
Göztepe
editCareer statistics
edit- As of 3 February 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Náutico | 2019 | Série C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Série B | 32 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[b] | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 32 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 43 | 2 | |||||
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[b] | 1 | 26 | 1 | |||
| Total | 75 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | 120 | 4 | |||
| Atlético Goianiense | 2022 | Série A | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Série B | 36 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 3 | |||
| 2024 | Série A | 32 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 53 | 1 | |||
| 2025 | Série B | 13 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Total | 88 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 140 | 6 | |||
| Göztepe | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Alverca (loan) | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 181 | 5 | 66 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 279 | 11 | ||
- ↑ includes Copa do Brasil, Turkish Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- ↑ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Pelo Nordestão, Náutico joga bem, domina Sergipe e vence a primeira partida em 2019" [In the Nordestão, Náutico play well, dominate Sergipe and win their first match in 2019] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SuperEsportes. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ↑ "Náutico renova com Rhaldney e Renan; Nem está fora" [Náutico renew with Rhaldney and Renan; Nem is out] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de Pernambuco. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ↑ "Após primeiro gol da carreira, Rhaldney não se surpreende com boa fase no Náutico: "Já esperava"" [After first goal of his career, Rhaldney is not surprised with good form of Náutico: "I was already expecting"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ↑ "Náutico acerta venda de Rhaldney por R$ 1 milhão para o Atlético-GO" [Náutico agree transfer of Rhaldney for R$ 1 million to Atlético-GO] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ↑ "Göztepe yeni transferini resmen açıkladı!" [Göztepe has officially announced its new signing!]. beinsports.com.tr (in Turkish). 10 July 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ↑ "Rhaldney reforça o meio-campo" [Rhaldney strengthens the midfield.] (in European Portuguese). F.C. Alverca. 3 February 2026.
- ↑ Rhaldney at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 July 2022.