Born in
Aveiro, Erivaldo finished his formative years at
S.C. Braga. He spent his first three seasons as a senior with
their reserves in the
Segunda Liga, scoring his first goal there on 2 November 2013 in a 2–4 home loss against
S.C. Beira-Mar. Erivaldo played his first match in the
Primeira Liga with the first team on 30 March 2014, coming on as a late
substitute in the 0–1 home defeat to
S.L. Benfica. After his release, and save for a brief spell in the Angolan
Girabola with
C.R.D. Libolo, he competed in the Portuguese second division with
C.D. Feirense,
C.D. Aves,
Académico de Viseu F.C. and
Leixões SC. Erivaldo returned to the top tier in the summer of 2019, with
C.S. Marítimo. He scored his only goal in the league on 25 July 2020 to close a 3–3 home draw with
F.C. Famalicão (
the last matchday), his
95th-minute strike denying the opposition
qualification to the
UEFA Europa League. In the following years, Erivaldo played abroad, with
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora in the
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) and
FC Taraz in the
Kazakhstan Premier League. He rejoined Leixões on 31 January 2022. ==International career==