Neílton

Neílton
Personal information
Full name Neílton Meira Mestzk
Date of birth (1994-02-17) 17 February 1994
Place of birth Nanuque, Brazil
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Vitória
Number 10
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– Vitória 38 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 june 2018

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

Career

Santos

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

Career statistics

As of 6 june 2018[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 1442030——194
Cruzeiro 2014 Série A 100030——40
2015 1041———51
Subtotal 204130——91
Botafogo 2015 Série B 186————186
2016 Série A 35813163——5412
Subtotal 531413163——7218
São Paulo 2017 Série A 00602010—90
Vitória 2017 Série A 307————307
2018 8312774—533217
Subtotal 381012774—536224
Total 9925379186104315943

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); 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. 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. ↑ Neílton at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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