Neilton

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Neilton
Neilton with Coritiba in 2022
Personal information
Full name Neilton Meira Mestzk
Date of birth (1994-02-17) 17 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Nanuque, Brazil
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Água Santa
Youth career
2000–2008 ADC Basf Suvinil
2008–2014 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Santos 22 (6)
2014–2017 Cruzeiro 12 (1)
2015–2016 → Botafogo (loan) 46 (14)
2017 → São Paulo (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2020 Vitória 62 (14)
2019 → Internacional (loan) 16 (1)
2019–2020 Hatta 7 (1)
2020–2022 Coritiba 42 (21)
2021 → Sport Recife (loan) 19 (2)
2023 Guarani 14 (2)
2023 Criciúma 2 (0)
2024– Água Santa 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

Neilton Meira Mestzk (born 17 February 1994), commonly known as Neilton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Água Santa.

Career

Santos

Neilton joined Santos' youth setup in 2008, aged 14.[1] He was the club's topscorer in 2013 Copa São Paulo de Júnior, along with Giva. After his performances, he was a possible target to Premier League club Chelsea.[2]

On 20 March, Neilton was promoted to first team and was named the "new Neymar".[3] He made his first-team debut on the following day, in the Campeonato Paulista game against Mirassol.[4] He made his Série A debut on 29 May, providing an assist to Walter Montillo's goal of a 1-2 defeat against Botafogo.[5]

On 5 June, Neilton scored his first professional goal, in a 1-3 defeat against Criciúma.[6] On 13 July, he scored twice in a 4-1 home routing over Portuguesa.[7]

Cruzeiro

On 5 June 2014 Neilton signed a four-year deal with Cruzeiro.[8] On 25 July of the following year, after being rarely used, he was loaned to Botafogo until the end of the year.[9]

On 16 December 2015, Neilton's loan was renewed for a further year.[10]

São Paulo

On 22 December 2016, São Paulo FC signed for one year with Neilton. Hudson, in other hand, goes to opposite side.[11] On 13 May 2017,after poor performances, Neilton was dismissed by club.[12]

Career statistics

As of 3 January 2020[13]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 2013 Série A 14 4 2 0 3 0 — — 19 4
Cruzeiro 2014 Série A 1 0 0 0 3 0 — — 4 0
2015 1 0 4 1 — — — 5 1
Subtotal 2 0 4 1 3 0 — — 9 1
Botafogo 2015 Série B 18 6 — — — — 18 6
2016 Série A 35 8 13 1 6 3 — — 54 12
Subtotal 53 14 13 1 6 3 — — 72 18
São Paulo 2017 Série A 0 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 — 9 0
Vitória 2017 Série A 30 7 — — — — 30 7
2018 32 7 12 7 7 4 — 5 3 56 21
Subtotal 62 14 12 7 7 4 — 5 3 86 28
Internacional 2019 Série A 16 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 — 28 1
Total 139 30 49 9 18 6 1 0 4 3 181 48

Honours

Cruzeiro

Botafogo

References

  1. ^ SÓSIA DE NEYMAR TEM ESTILO E FUTEBOL PARA SONHAR ALTO (Neymar's copy has style and football to dream high) Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine; ABCD Maior, 19 February 2012 (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ Neil diamond: Chelsea line up "new Neymar" Neilton.. who even LOOKS like Brazil ace; Mirror Football, 6 February 2013
  3. ^ Muricy aprova desempenho e promove Neílton ao profissional do Santos (Muricy approves performance and promote Neílton to Santos' first team); IG, 20 March 2013 (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ "'Lek' da Vila, Giva marca dois gols e Peixe vence o Mirassol" [Vila's 'Boy', Giva scores twice and Peixe wins Mirassol] (in Portuguese). LANCE! Net. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Sem Seedorf, Bota impõe derrota ao Santos no início da era pós-Neymar" [Without Seedorf, Bota defeats Santos at the start of after-Neymar era] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Inspirado, Criciúma vence Santos sem dificuldades no Heriberto Hülse" [Inspired, Criciúma defeats Santos without difficulties in Heriberto Hülse] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Neilton brilha, Santos goleia Lusa e entra na briga pelos primeiros lugares" [Neilton shines, Santos thrash Lusa and joins the fight for the top places] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Cruzeiro anuncia a chegada de mais dois reforços para o segundo semestre" [Cruzeiro announces the arrival of two more reinforcements for the second semester] (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro's official website. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Cruzeiro confirma empréstimo de Neilton ao Botafogo até o final do ano" [Cruzeiro confirm loan of Neilton to Botafogo until the end of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Botafogo e Cruzeiro chegam a acordo, e Neilton fica no clube até fim de 2016" [Botafogo and Cruzeiro reach agreement, and Neilton stays at the club until the end of 2016] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  11. ^ Cruzeiro e São Paulo acertam troca de Neilton por Hudson
  12. ^ Fora do São Paulo, Neilton fica perto de retornar ao Botafogo
  13. ^ Neilton at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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