João Batista do Nascimento Carvalho (born 23 June 1979), known as Valdin, is a Brazilian futsal player who plays as a winger for Esporte Clube URCA JN[1] and the Brazilian national futsal team.[2] Valdin holds the record of the most goals scored in a single international game, when he scored 20 goals in a 76-0 win over Timor-Leste in the 2006 Lusophony Games.[3]

Valdin
Personal information
Full name João Batista do Nascimento Carvalho
Date of birth (1979-06-23) 23 June 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Fortaleza, Brazil
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Pivot
Team information
Current team
URCA JN
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2002 Sumov
2002–2003 Camocim
2004 Palmeiras (GO)
2005–2007 Jaraguá
2007–2009 AFF
2010 Jaraguá
2011 Santos
2012–2014 Joinville
2015 Corinthians
2016–2017 Assoeva 45 (14)
2018– Carlos Barbosa 15 (5)
International career
2005– Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

References

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  1. ^ "Eleito o craque da LNF 2017, Valdin é anunciado como reforço do JN" [Elected the MVP of the 2017 Liga Futsal, Valdin is announced as a new signing of JN]. Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 19 December 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Cearense há 10 anos na Seleção Brasileira já foi cobrador de ônibus e sonha em jogar um Mundial" [Ceará native on the national team for 10 years was a bus ticket collector and dreams of playing in a World Cup]. Tribuna do Ceará (in Portuguese). 25 September 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Brasil aplicou a maior goleada de sua história" [Brazil has implemented the biggest win of its history] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Bonde. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2019. Google Translate
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