Walter looks unrecognisable, joins a new club at 36 | OneFootball

Do you remember Walter, the former forward of FC Porto? After losing more than 40 kilos and signing with Aquidauana, the striker, now 36 years old, was announced on social media as the new addition to the modest Samambaia, a club in the lower divisions of Brazil.

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The forward joins the district team after playing nine matches and scoring four goals for Aquidauana, which competes in the second tier of the Mato Grosso do Sul championship.

Walter moved to Portugal in 2010 to wear the blue and white jersey at the age of 21, after making a name for himself at Internacional.

In the 2010/11 season, he played in 25 games and scored 10 goals for the Dragons, winning the League, the UEFA Europa League, the Portuguese Cup, and the Super Cup with André Villas-Boas, but then he lost momentum and went through several loans until 2019, when he parted ways with the club.

The forward, who represented Brazil's youth teams, practically did not play between 2022 and 2024 – a period during which he gained weight and distanced himself from the field. He returned this year and shows a remarkable physical change.

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