Arnaldo Manoel de Almeida (born 15 April 1992), simply known as Arnaldo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for Náutico Capibaribe.
Career Born in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Arnaldo moved to São Paulo at early age, after being spotted by a former player, Jorge Lima; he joined a youth setup in Bady Bassitt in 2010 before moving to Mirassol's youth squads in the summer. As a forward, he was converted to a right-back during the process.Uma descoberta de Jorge Lima hoje dono da camisa 2 do Leão – Arnaldo (A gem from Jorge Lima today owns Leão's number 2 – Arnaldo) ; Esporte Maior, 5 January 2013
On 17 April 2011 Arnaldo made his first-team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute of a 0–3 loss at Botafogo-SP, for the Paulistão championship.Botafogo 3 x 0 Mirassol - Artilheiro garante Pantera na elite de 2012! (Botafogo 3–0 Mirassol — Goalscorer confirms Pantera in 2012's main category!); Futebol Interior, 17 April 2011 On 28 August 2012 he signed a new two-year deal with Leão.Mirassol renova contrato do lateral Arnaldo até agosto de 2014 (Mirassol renews contract of full-back Arnaldo until August 2014); Globo Esporte, 28 August 2012
After being loaned to Rio Branco at the start of the 2013 season, Arnaldo joined América-RN in May 2013, also on loan.América-RN anuncia lateral-direito e atacante para disputa da Série B (América-RN announces right-back and forward to Série B's dispute); Globo Esporte, 3 May 2013 He returned to Mirassol at the end of the year, and after impressing while on the club in 2014, he joined Portuguesa on 23 April 2014.; Portuguesa's official website, 23 April 2014
On 3 December, after appearing regularly for Lusa, Arnaldo moved to Penapolense, also in a temporary deal until May.Paulistão: Penapolense contrata Arnaldo, ex-lateral da Portuguesa (Paulistão: Penapolense signs Arnaldo, former Portuguesa full back); Futebol Interior, 3 December 2014 On 15 April 2015 he joined Criciúma, on loan until the end of the year.Criciúma negocia chegada de lateral Arnaldo, do Penapolense (Criciúma negotiates arrival of full-back Arnaldo, from Penapolense); Futebol Interior, 15 April 2015
On 10 January 2019, Arnaldo was loaned out to Ponte Preta for the 2019 season from Botafogo.Ponte anuncia lateral-direito Arnaldo, ex-Botafogo, e meia Matheus Oliveira, ex-Santos, globoesporte.globo.com, 10 January 2019
Honours
Club Botafogo Campeonato Carioca: 2018
Atlético Goianiense Campeonato Goiano: 2020
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