Nílton (footballer, born April 1987)

Nilton
Personal information
Full name Nilton Ferreira Júnior
Date of birth (1987-04-21) 21 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Barra do Garças, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1998–2000 Etti Jundiaí
2000–2007 Corinthians
2005Mauaense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Corinthians 26 (2)
2006Bragantino (loan) 0 (0)
2009–2012 Vasco da Gama 148 (16)
2013–2014 Cruzeiro 91 (11)
2015–2016 Internacional 43 (2)
2016–2017 Vissel Kobe 47 (5)
2018–2019 Bahia 28 (2)
2019 CSA 12 (1)
2020 Oeste 3 (0)
2021 Real Tomayapo 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nílton Ferreira Júnior (born 21 April 1987), simply known as Nílton, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Nílton has also been capped for Brazil at Under-20 level.

Career statistics

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Club career

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Updated to 23 February 2017.[1][2]

In May 2019, he joined CSA.[3]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2009 Vasco da Gama Série B 31 2 4 1 9 1 44 4
2010 Série A 22 3 5 0 12 3 51 6
2011 7 0 4 0 11 0
2012 34 4 13 0 7 1 54 5
Total Vasco da Gama 94 9 9 1 34 4 11 1 160 15
2013 Cruzeiro Série A 30 7 6 1 14 0 50 8
2014 26 3 5 0 7 0 3 0 41 3
Total Cruzeiro 56 10 11 1 21 0 3 0 91 11
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AFC Total
2016 Vissel Kobe J1 League 13 2 2 0 2 0 17 2
Total Vissel Kobe 13 2 2 0 2 0 17 2
Career total 163 21 22 2 57 4 14 1 268 28

Honours

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Club

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Corinthians
Vasco da Gama
Cruzeiro
International
Bahia

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 56 out of 289)
  2. ^ Nílton
  3. ^ "CSA CONTRATA VOLANTE NILTON". Centro Sportivo Alagoano. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Seleção do Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2013" [Best eleven of 2013 Brazilian League] (in Portuguese). CBF. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
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