| Aguinaldo | |
| Fullname: | Aguinaldo Policarpo Mendes da Veiga |
| Birth Date: | 25 March 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Luanda, Angola |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Al-Najma |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2005 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sporting da Torre |
| Youthyears2: | 2005–2007 |
| Youthclubs2: | Alta de Lisboa |
| Youthyears3: | 2007–2008 |
| Youthclubs3: | Académica de Coimbra |
| Years1: | 2008–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Tourizense |
| Caps1: | 50 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2010 |
| Clubs2: | Tondela |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs3: | Recreativo do Libolo |
| Caps3: | 40 |
| Goals3: | 25 |
| Years4: | 2012 |
| Clubs4: | → AE Paphos (loan) |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs5: | CA Bizertin |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs6: | → Al-Mesaimeer SC (loan) |
| Caps6: | 15 |
| Goals6: | 7 |
| Years7: | 2015 |
| Clubs7: | Interclube |
| Caps7: | 4 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2016 |
| Clubs8: | Doxa Katokopias |
| Caps8: | 14 |
| Goals8: | 5 |
| Years9: | 2016 |
| Clubs9: | AEL Limassol |
| Caps9: | 2 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2017 |
| Clubs10: | Gil Vicente |
| Caps10: | 10 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs11: | Eléctrico |
| Caps11: | 4 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Years12: | 2018 |
| Clubs12: | Ubon UMT United |
| Caps12: | 17 |
| Goals12: | 2 |
| Years13: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps13: | 4 |
| Goals13: | 1 |
| Years14: | 2019 |
| Clubs14: | Sabah |
| Caps14: | 14 |
| Goals14: | 5 |
| Years15: | 2020 |
| Clubs15: | Real SC |
| Caps15: | 1 |
| Goals15: | 0 |
| Years16: | 2021 |
| Clubs16: | Metaloglobus București |
| Caps16: | 11 |
| Goals16: | 4 |
| Years17: | 2021– |
| Clubs17: | Al-Najma |
| Caps17: | 0 |
| Goals17: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Ntupdate: | 07:52, 23 August 2021 (UTC) |
| Pcupdate: | 8 May 2021 |
Aguinaldo Policarpo Mendes da Veiga (born 25 March 1989), simply known as Aguinaldo, is an Angolan-Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bahraini Premier League club Al-Najma SC and the Angola national football team. Aguinaldo has played for thirteen clubs in three continents and seven countries.[1] [2]
Tunisian championship competitors CA Bizertin gave Aguinaldo a two-season long contract back in 2013.[3]
Surprised by rumors circulating that he allegedly received some money from G.D. Interclube prior to leaving for Tunisia in 2014, the athlete denied such claims, stating that he had given it all back and that there is nothing they can do because he is not an Interclube player. He became a free agent when his contract with Recreativo do Libolo expired, before going to Tunisia.[4]
In January 2016, Aguinaldo joined Greek club Doxa Katokopias FC. He later chose the number 89 jersey.[5]
On 15 May 2019, Aguinaldo signed by Malaysian Premier League club Sabah FA as one of two imports to fill their vacant player slots.[6] Aguinaldo scored the winning goal for Sabah to seal their first place in the 2019 Malaysia Premier League table during the match against UiTM F.C. since the team last lifted the old first division title back in 1996, subsequently making the team able to qualify to the 2020 Malaysia Super League.[7]
Recreativo do Libolo
Sabah