Nildo Petrolina

Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.

Nildo PetrolinaPersonal information

Full name|  Evanildo Fernandes Gomes[1]
Date of birth|  (1986-05-01) 1 May 1986 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth|  Petrolina, Brazil[1]
Height|  1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  Petrolina
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2008–2009|  Petrolina|  |
2009–2010|  Salgueiro|  |
2010–2011|  Trofense|  26|  (8)
2011–2013|  Beira-Mar|  56|  (8)
2013–2014|  Videoton|  21|  (2)
2014–2016|  Arouca|  20|  (2)
2016–2017|  Moreirense|  42|  (3)
2017–2019|  Aves|  35|  (5)
2019–2020|  Al Taawoun|  38|  (5)
2021|  Leixões|  1|  (0)
2022–2023|  Juazeirense|  27|  (2)
2024–|  Petrolina|  12|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:40, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

Evanildo Fernandes Gomes (born 1 May 1986), known as Nildo Petrolina, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Petrolina Social Futebol Clube.

He spent most of his career in Portugal, making 153 Primeira Liga appearances for Beira-Mar, Arouca, Moreirense and Aves and scoring 18 goals. He won the Taça da Liga with the third of those clubs in 2017, and the Taça de Portugal with the fourth a year later.

## Club career

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Born in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Petrolina only played lower league football in his country. In 2010, the 24-year old moved to Portugal where he would spend the vast majority of his professional career, starting out at C.D. Trofense in the Segunda Liga.

Petrolina signed with Primeira Liga club S.C. Beira-Mar for the 2011–12 season. He made his debut in the competition on 14 August 2011, starting and playing 80 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against C.S. Marítimo.[2] His first goal arrived two weeks later, when he helped his team to a 3–0 away win over Vitória de Guimarães.[3]

On 5 July 2014, after one year in Hungary with Videoton FC where he scored eight goals from 35 competitive appearances, Petrolina signed a two-year contract with F.C. Arouca also of the Portuguese top division.[4] In late January 2016, however, he joined Moreirense F.C. in the same league.[5]

In May 2017, Petrolina and compatriot teammate Diego Galo moved to C.D. Aves.[6] He played six games as they won the Taça de Portugal for the first time, and scored the only goal from the penalty spot as they defeated Caldas S.C. in the semi-final first leg on 28 February 2018.[7]

Petrolina left Portugal on 9 January 2019, when he signed for Pedro Emanuel's Al Taawoun FC of the Saudi Professional League.[8] A year later, he extended his deal for another.[9]

In July 2021, Petrolina joined Leixões S.C. in the Portuguese second tier.[10] The 35-year-old announced his retirement in October,[11] only to return to his country with Sociedade Desportiva Juazeirense in February 2022.[12]

## Honours

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Videoton

* Ligakupa runner-up: 2013–14

Moreirense

* Taça da Liga: 2016–17

Aves

* Taça de Portugal: 2017–18[13]

Al Taawoun

* Kings Cup: 2019

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Nildo Petrolina" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
2. ^ Alves, Manuel (14 August 2011). "Marítimo-Beira Mar, 0–0 (crónica)" [Marítimo-Beira Mar, 0–0 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
3. ^ "V. Guimarães em crise perdeu em casa com o Beira-Mar" [V. Guimarães in crisis lost at home to Beira-Mar]. Público (in Portuguese). 29 August 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
4. ^ "Nildo confirmado por duas épocas" [Nildo confirmed for two seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
5. ^ "Nildo Petrolina troca Arouca pelo Moreirense" [Nildo Petrolina swaps Arouca for Moreirense] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
6. ^ Ferreira, Bruno José (26 May 2017). "Desp. Aves: Diego Galo e Nildo Petrolina chegam do Moreirense" [Desp. Aves: Diego Galo and Nildo Petrolina arrive from Moreirense] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
7. ^ Almeida, Isaura (1 March 2018). "O sonho do Desp. Aves está vivo, mas o do Caldas ainda não morreu" [Desp. Aves' dream is alive, but Caldas' still has not died]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
8. ^ "Nildo Petrolina deixa o Aves rumo à Arábia Saudita" [Nildo Petrolina leaves Aves and heads to Saudi Arabia]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 January 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
9. ^ Rocha, Pedro (7 January 2020). "Nildo Petrolina fica mais uma época na Arábia Saudita" [Nildo Petrolina stays for one more season in Saudi Arabia]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
10. ^ "Leixões oficializa o regresso de Nildo Petrolina ao futebol português" [Leixões make Nildo Petrolina's return to Portuguese football official]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
11. ^ "Nildo Petrolina anuncia fim de carreira" [Nildo Petrolina announces end of career]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
12. ^ Oriaj, Lincoln; Fukutani, Tamires (11 February 2022). "Após longa carreira no exterior, Nildo Petrolina desembarca no Brasil para jogar no Juazeirense" [Following long career abroad, Nildo Petrolina lands in Brazil to play for Juazeirense] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
13. ^ "Aves ganha a Taça de Portugal graças a bis de Guedes" [Aves win Portuguese Cup thanks to Guedes brace]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

## External links

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* Nildo Petrolina at Sambafoot (archived)
* Nildo Petrolina at ForaDeJogo (archived)
* Nildo Petrolina at Soccerway

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals