Val Baiano

Osvaldo Félix Souza (born 7 April 1981 in Jequié), known as Val Baiano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Penapolense.

Val Baiano
Personal information
Full name Osvaldo Félix Souza
Date of birth (1981-04-07) 7 April 1981
Place of birth Jequié, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Team information
Current team
 Penapolense
Youth career
1998–2000 Poções
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Iraty 29 (1)
2001 Grêmio Maringá 8
2002 Paranavaí 11
2003 Santos 6 (0)
2004 Brasiliense 34
2005 Gil Vicente 9 (0)
2006 Ceará 3
2006 Santa Cruz 8 (0)
2007 São Caetano 60
2007 Gama 34 (23)
2007–2008 Al-Ahli SC 1
2008–2009 Grêmio Barueri 39 (21)
2010 Monterrey 4 (1)
2010 Flamengo 18 (3)
2011 Grêmio Barueri 16 (4)
2012 Oeste 1 (0)
2012 Grêmio Barueri
2013 Rio Verde
2013 Penapolense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2012

Career

After playing for Iraty, Grêmio Maringá and Paranavaí, Val Baiano had his first chance in a bigger club when he signed for Santos in 2003. Mainly a reserve for the team, he left the club the following year and started a journeyman career having spells with many Campeonato Brasileiro Série B clubs such as Brasiliense, Ceará, Santa Cruz and São Caetano, also playing at 2004–05 Primeira Liga for Gil Vicente.

Playing for Gama, Val Baiano was the second top goalscorer from 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B with 23 goals, only behind Alessandro who scored 25 times.[1] His good form earned him a transfer to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli.

In 2008, he returned to Brazil to play for Grêmio Barueri, achieving promotion to 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Losing his place in the first team by injuries, he returned to the starting eleven when Pedrão was sold. Even though he was the club's league top goalscorer, he was dropped from the team in October after he claimed that Cruzeiro offered extra money for Grêmio Barueri to beat São Paulo.[2] He still remained one of the competition's top scorers with 18 goals, one less than Diego Tardelli and Adriano.[3]

In early 2010, Val Baiano was released from his contract and signed for Monterrey,[4] also playing at 2010 Copa Libertadores for the Mexican club.[5] After only six months at the club, he joined Flamengo.,[6] playing 18 times for Flamengo at 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A but only scoring 3 times. Losing his place at the first-team and not being selected by manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo, he was released from the club in February 2011.[7]

Val Baiano later returned to Grêmio Barueri in 2011.[8] He joined Oeste in 2012,[9] but was released after playing only 45 minutes in 2012 Campeonato Paulista due to injuries and being overweight.[10]

Career statistics
(Correct as of 20 December 2010)
Club Season Brazilian Série A Brazilian Cup Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana State League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grêmio Barueri 2009 2818------503318
Club total 2818------503318
Flamengo 2010 183--------183
Club total 18300--0000183

according to combined sources on the Flamengo official website[11] and Flaestatística.[12]

Honours

References
  1. "Brasileiro 2007 – Série B – Artilheiros – Terra – Série B". Esportes.terra.com.br.
  2. "Barueri afasta Val Baiano e Renê por suposta "mala branca" e promete apuração – 30/10/2009 – UOL Esporte – Futebol". Esporte.uol.com.br.
  3. "Artilheiros do Campeonato Brasileiro 2009: Ranking geral – UOL Esporte". Esporte.uol.com.br. 22 October 2012.
  4. "Val Baiano vai para Monterrey e vira rival do São Paulo – esportes – futebol – Estadão". Estadao.com.br.
  5. "Nacional Asuncion vs. Rayados de Monterrey – 22 abril 2010 – Soccerway". Br.soccerway.com. 18 January 2013.
  6. "Em 'casa', atacante Val Baiano e volante Correa são apresentados pelo Fla – 30/06/2010 – UOL Esporte – Futebol". Esporte.uol.com.br.
  7. "Val Baiano rescinde contrato com o Flamengo". Esportes.terra.com.br.
  8. Por Eduardo Peixoto Rio de Janeiro (2 June 2011). "Val Baiano volta para casa no Barueri: 'Agora é vida nova' | globoesporte.com". Globoesporte.globo.com.
  9. "Recusado pelo Bahia, Val Baiano acerta com Oeste para o Paulista – Terra". Esportes.terra.com.br.
  10. Por Rafaela Gonçalves Itápolis, SP (21 February 2012). "Após atuar apenas 45 minutos, Val Baiano é dispensado pelo Oeste | globoesporte.com". Globoesporte.globo.com.
  11. Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
  12. Flaestatística (in Portuguese)
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