Neílton

Neílton

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Career

Santos

Neilton joined Santos' youth setup in 2008, aged 14. 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. On 20 March, Neilton was promoted to first team and was named the "new Neymar". He made his first-team debut on the following day, in the Campeonato Paulista game against Mirassol. He made his Série A debut on 29 May, providing an assist to Walter Montillo's goal of a 1-2 defeat against Botafogo. On 5 June, Neilton scored his first professional goal, in a 1-3 defeat against Criciúma. On 13 July, he scored twice in a 4-1 home routing over Portuguesa.

Cruzeiro

On 5 June 2014 Neilton signed a four-year deal with Cruzeiro. On 25 July of the following year, after being rarely used, he was loaned to Botafogo until the end of the year. On 16 December 2015, Neilton's loan was renewed for a further year.

São Paulo

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

Career statistics

As of 3 January 2020

Club
Santos F.C. (2013–2014)
Club
Cruzeiro E.C. (2014–2015)
Club
Botafogo F.R. (2015–)
Club
São Paulo FC (2017–)
National team
Brazil

Legacy

Honours

Cruzeiro

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2014 Botafogo

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2015

Clubs

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Brazilian footballer

Position

midfielder

Extract from Wikipedia

Neilton Meira Mestzk, commonly known as Neilton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Água Santa.

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