Rivaldo Morais

Rivaldo Boaventura Morais (; born 18 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Farense. Born in Norway, he represents the Cape Verde national team.

Early life Morais was born in Norway to a Cape Verdean family, and lived there until the age of 3 when he moved to the Netherlands. At the age of 7, he moved to Portugal where he began playing football. He began his senior career with GD Coruchense in 2020 and played with them in the Campeonato de Portugal. In 2022, he transferred to Farense where he was assigned to their U23s, before joining Oliveira do Hospital on loan in the 2023–24 season in the Liga 3 (Portugal). He returned to Farense for the 2024–25 season where they were newly promoted to the Primeira Liga. On 11 August 2024, he made his senior and professional debut with Farense in a 2–1 Primeira Liga loss to Moreirense.

International career Born in Norway, Morais is of Cape Verdean descent. He debuted in a friendly 3–0 win over Malaysia on 3 June 2025.