.jpg) Geraldo withAngola in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hermenegildo da Costa Paulo Bartolomeu | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-11-23)23 November 1991 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Çorum | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009 | Norberto de Castro | ||
| 2009 | Rio Claro | ||
| 2009 | Andraus | ||
| 2010 | Coritiba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Coritiba | 68 | (5) |
| 2012–2012 | →Paraná Clube (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2015 | Red Bull Brasil | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Atlético-GO | 15 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | 1º de Agosto | 68 | (19) |
| 2019–2021 | Al Ahly | 35 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Ankaragücü | 32 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Ümraniyespor | 29 | (1) |
| 2023– | Çorum | 60 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 2010– | Angola | 28 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 | |||
Hermenegildo da Costa Paulo Bartolomeu (born 23 November 1991),[2] simply known asGeraldo, is an Angolan professionalfootballmidfielder who plays for Turkish clubÇorum.[3]
Born inLuanda, he started his career in 2009, defending Angolan clubNorberto de Castro,[1] moving in the same year to Brazilian clubRio Claro,[1] playing in the 2009Copa São Paulo de Juniores.[4] He joined Andraus of Curitiba after leaving Rio Claro.[4]
In July 2009, after being observed by head coachRené Simões in a friendly game between the reserve squads ofCoritiba and Andraus, he was transferred to Coritiba youth team.[1][4] He joined Coritiba's main squad in 2010,[1] playing his firstSérie B game on 8 May 2010, atEstádio dos Aflitos,Recife, when his club was defeated 3–1 toNáutico and he came as a substitute forRenatinho.[5] He scored his firstSérie B goal for Coritiba on 20 November 2010, when he scored a goal againstIcasa atRomeirão stadium,[6] thus helping his team win the2010 edition of the league.[7] Geraldo played his firstSérie A game on 22 May 2011, when he came up as a substitute forLucas Mendes in the game againstAtlético Goianiense, atEstádio Couto Pereira, won 1–0 by the opponent team.[8]
Geraldo was loaned to Coritiba's fellow Curitiba-based clubParaná on 4 July 2012.[9]
Geraldo played 3 seasons forPrimeiro de Agosto. Whereas in the first season he may have been overshadowed by the likes ofGelson andAry Papel, after they moved overseas, he undisputably became the club's biggest asset, finishing all three seasons and the beginning of the2018–19 with 31 goals, winning 3 league titles and onesuper cup.
In the aftermath of D'Agosto's performance in 2018 where they reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, he signed with Egyptian sideAl Ahly SC.[10] He appeared several times on different occasions with Al Ahly in which he surprised, yet he never had a regular basises game time.
In January 2021, Geraldo joinedAnkaragücü, after the termination of his contract with Al Ahly.[11]
Geraldo's first game for theAngolan national team was played inHouston, United States, on 13 May 2010, in his country's defeat againstMexico 1–0, when he came as a substitute for Minguito.[12] He played his second game for the Angolan national team on 11 August 2010, when his country was defeated 2–0 byUruguay atEstádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal.[13] Geraldo played his third game for Angola on 4 September 2010, when his country was defeated 3–0 byUganda atMandela National Stadium,Kampala, Uganda.[14] He played his fourth game for his country on 26 March 2011, when his country was defeated 2–1 byKenya atKasarani Stadium,Nairobi, Kenya.[15]
Geraldo played three2013 Africa Cup of Nations games. The first one, against Morocco on 19 January[16] the second one against South Africa on 23 January[17] and the last one on 27 January against Cape Verde, when he came out as a substitute forGilberto.[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 July 2017 | Estádio 11 de Novembro,Luanda, Angola |  Mauritius | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2018 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 2 | 10 September 2019 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola |  Gambia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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