Rivaldo Vítor Mosca Ferreira Júnior (born 29 April 1995), commonly known as Rivaldinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Thai League 2 club Muangthong United, on loan from Bangkok United.
Club career
Early career After playing youth football for Mogi Mirim and Corinthians, Rivaldinho began his senior career at Mogi Mirim making 47 appearances in all competitions for the club.
He then moved to Portuguese club Boavista in August 2015, where he made just one league appearance (versus Moreirense) and two appearances in the domestic cups (versus Feirense and Operário).
Rivaldinho joined XV de Piracicaba on 18 January 2016. He appeared in 12 matches in the Campeonato Paulista for Piracicaba, scoring three goals, before departing on 12 April. He was signed by Internacional on 10 May 2016, but spent the end of the season on loan at Paysandu.
In Romania and Bulgaria On 7 February 2017, Rivaldinho returned to Europe, signing a -year contract with Romanian team Dinamo București.
He scored his first goal for the club on 5 April, in a 2–0 league win against CFR Cluj. On 27 July 2017, in a Europa League qualifying game against Athletic Bilbao, Rivaldinho scored from a "terrific" long–range effort to earn Dinamo a 1–1 draw against the Spanish team.
On 27 January 2018, Rivaldinho signed a -year contract with Bulgarian club Levski Sofia. He was on one of the club's largest salaries, but suffered from injuries.
In January 2019 he returned to Romania joining Viitorul Constanța on loan. He signed permanently for the club in July 2019.
Poland In August 2020, he signed for Polish club Cracovia. On 20 July 2022, he left the club by mutual consent.
Return to Romania On 26 July 2022, Universitatea Craiova announced the signing of Rivaldinho on a two-year contract. In May 2023 he moved to Farul Constanța.
China and Thailand In February 2025, Rivaldinho signed for Chinese club Qingdao Red Lions. On 7 January 2026, he joined Thai League 1 club Bangkok United. He moved on loan to Muangthong United in September 2026.
Personal life Rivaldinho is the son of Rose Mosca, and former Brazil and FC Barcelona player, Rivaldo. Both he and his father scored in the same Brazilian Série B game for Mogi Mirim in July 2015.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMogi Mirim2014Série C121——922132015Série B156——112268Total277——2044711Boavista2015–16Primeira Liga101010—30XV de Piracicaba2016Paulista———123123Paysandu (loan)2016Série B8100—0081Dinamo București2016–17Liga I1121020001422017–18Liga I193100021224Total305202021366Levski Sofia2017–18First League8100—00812018–19First League4010—0050Total121100000131Viitorul Constanța (loan)2018–19Liga I11242—00154Viitorul Constanța2019–20Liga I281100—002811Cracovia2020–21Ekstraklasa24151—203122021–22Ekstraklasa19110—00201Total43261—20513Cracovia II2021–22III liga, group IV31———31Universitatea Craiova2022–23Liga I23120—20271Farul Constanța2023–24Liga I35620—924682024–25Liga I24521——266Total591141—927214Qingdao Red Lions2025China League One19600——196Career total2644820430471033462
Honours Dinamo București Cupa Ligii: 2016–17
Levski Sofia Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 2017–18
Viitorul Constanța Cupa României: 2018–19
Cracovia Polish Super Cup: 2020
Farul Constanța Supercupa României runner-up: 2023
References
External links Rivaldinho at LevskiSofia.info