Nilson (footballer, born 1991)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Nilson
Personal information
Full name José Nilson dos Santos Silva
Date of birth (1991-04-06) 6 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Nakhon Si United
Number 91
Youth career
2008–2010 Portuguesa
2010–2011 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Vasco da Gama 4 (0)
2011 → Criciúma (loan) 4 (0)
2012 → Paraná (loan) 14 (3)
2013 → Bragantino (loan) 6 (1)
2014 Boa 4 (1)
2014 Icasa 9 (4)
2015 São Bento 10 (2)
2015–2018 Cianorte 0 (0)
2015 → Santos (loan) 16 (1)
2016 → Ventforet Kofu (loan) 9 (1)
2016 → América Mineiro (loan) 3 (0)
2017 → Novorizontino (loan) 7 (1)
2017 → São Bento (loan) 5 (0)
2018 → Bangu (loan) 7 (1)
2019 Portuguesa-RJ 8 (2)
2019 Wilstermann 6 (1)
2020 Internacional de Limeira 2 (0)
2020–2021 Pegasus 18 (7)
2021 CSA 2 (0)
2022–2023 Ayutthaya United 27 (18)
2023 Nongbua Pitchaya 15 (9)
2024– Nakhon Si United 2 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024

José Nilson dos Santos Silva (born 6 April 1991), simply known as Nilson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Born in São Paulo, Nilson joined Vasco da Gama's youth setup in 2010, after starting it out at Portuguesa. He made his first team – and Série A – debut for the former on 6 June 2010, starting in a 0–4 away loss against Santos.[1]

After being rarely used by Vasco, Nilson was loaned to Série B sides Criciúma,[2] Paraná[3] and Bragantino,[4] but appeared sparingly for all clubs, and was released in December 2013.

On 28 February 2014, Nilson joined Boa Esporte permanently,[5] but after again being a backup, moved to Icasa on 19 September.[6] With the latter he scored a brace in a 3–1 home win against Náutico on 1 November.[7]

On 16 January 2015, Nilson signed for São Bento.[8] After featuring regularly for the club, he joined Cianorte on 16 April.[9] On 19 May 2015 he was loaned to Santos until the end of the year.[10]

Nilson's spell at Peixe was mainly associated to his ugly late miss in the 2015 Copa do Brasil Final against Palmeiras, where he sent the ball wide as the goal was empty.[11] He was subsequently released by the club, and moved to Ventforet Kofu on 8 January 2016.[12]

On 18 January 2017, Nilson signed for Novorizontino.[13]

In November 2020, Nilson joined Hong Kong Premier League club Pegasus.[14]

Career statistics

As of 3 April 2018[15]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vasco 2010 Série A 4 0 — — — — 4 0
Criciúma 2011 Série B 4 0 — — — — 4 0
Paraná 2012 Série B 8 1 — 6 2 — — 14 3
Bragantino 2013 Série B 6 1 — — — — 6 1
Boa Esporte 2014 Série B 4 1 0 0 — — — 4 1
Icasa 2014 Série B 9 4 — — — 3[a] 0 12 4
São Bento 2015 Paulista — 10 2 — — — 10 2
Cianorte 2015 Paranaense Série Prata — 3 2 — — — 3 2
Santos 2015 Série A 13 1 — 3 0 — — 16 1
Ventforet Kofu 2016 J1 League 6 0 — 3 1 — — 9 1
América Mineiro 2016 Série A 3 0 — — — — 3 0
Novorizontino 2017 Paulista — 7 1 — — — 7 1
São Bento 2017 Série C 5 0 — — — — 5 0
Bangu 2018 Carioca — 7 1 — — — 7 1
Career total 62 8 27 6 12 3 0 0 3 0 104 17
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes

Honors

Icasa

Nilson finished the first leg of the 2022/23 Thai League 2 season as leading goal scorer with 10 goals.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Sem fazer força, Santos afunda o Vasco e assiste à Copa do G-4" [Without pushing it, Santos sinks Vasco and watches the World Cup from G-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Criciúma contrata atacante Nilson, ex-Vasco" [Cricíuma signs forward Nilson, former Vasco player] (in Portuguese). Clic RBS. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Paraná apresenta atacante Nilson" [Paraná presents forward Nilson] (in Portuguese). Futebol Paranaense. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Sem espaço no Vasco, atacante Nilson acerta com o Bragantino" [Without space at Vasco, forward Nilson signs with Bragantino] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Mineiro: Boa Esporte contrata ex-atacante de Vasco e Bragantino" [Mineiro: Boa Esporte signs former Vasco and Bragantino forward] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Atacante Nilson é o mais novo reforço do Icasa" [Forward Nilson is Icasa's newest addition] (in Portuguese). C1 Cariri. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Nilson marca duas vezes, Icasa vence, sai do Z-4 e atrapalha Náutico" [Nilson scores twice, Icasa wins, leaves Z-4 and disturbs Náutico] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  8. ^ "São Bento contrata atacante Nilson, ex-Vasco, que estava no Icasa" [São Bento signs forward Nilson, former Vasco player, who was at Icasa] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Centroavante Nilson é o novo reforço do Cianorte FC" [Centre forward Nilson is the new addition of Cianorte FC] (in Portuguese). Cianorte's official website. 16 April 2015. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Santos entra em acordo por dupla de atacantes por empréstimo" [Santos reaches agreement for duo of forwards on loan] (in Portuguese). A Tribuna. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Após erro bizarro, apresentação de Nilson "viraliza" em rede social" [After bizarre error, Nilson's performance "goes viral" in social media] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  12. ^ ニウソン選手 シアノルチ[ブラジル]より加入内定のお知らせ [Announcement of the signature of player Nilson from Cianorte [Brazil]] (in Japanese). Ventforet Kofu's official website. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Ex-Santos, atacante Nilson é reforço do Novorizontino para o Paulistão" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  14. ^ 港超丨飛馬大換班劍指聯賽三甲 陳肇麒舞獅亮相 7號球衣接棒 Ming Pao 16 November 2020
  15. ^ Nilson at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  16. ^ "ดาวซัลโวไทยลีก 2022 : ศุภชัยนำร่วมดานิโล | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 9 January 2023.