Nailson

Nailson
Nailson with Baltika Kaliningrad in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nailson Fernando Medeiros
Date of birth (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Jaguapitã, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Al-Jabalain
Number 4
Youth career
Laranja Mecânica
2008–2010 Grêmio
2010–2012 Juventus-SP
2012–2014 Diadema
2012–2014 → Santos (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Diadema 0 (0)
2014 → Santos (loan) 1 (0)
2015 Mogi Mirim 0 (0)
2015–2019 União Leiria 67 (6)
2016 → Famalicão (loan) 9 (0)
2017 → Zirka Kropyvnytskyi (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2020 Baltika Kaliningrad 30 (3)
2021 Juventus-SP 12 (1)
2021–2022 Al-Adalah 26 (2)
2022– Al-Jabalain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2020

Nailson Fernando Medeiros (born 24 February 1994), simply known as Nailson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Al-Jabalain.

Personal life

Still an active player, Nailson has a YouTube channel which shows the background of a footballer's life.[1]

Career

Born in Jaguapitã,[2][3][4][5][6][7] Paraná, Nailson joined Santos FC's youth setup in 2012, after playing for Grêmio and Juventus-SP.[8] He was promoted to the main squad in 2014 by manager Oswaldo de Oliveira.

On 2 April 2014 Nailson made his first-team debut, starting in a 0-0 away draw against Mixto at Arena Pantanal, for that year's Copa do Brasil.[9] He was released by the club at the end of the year.

On 2 May 2015 Nailson signed a one-year deal with Mogi Mirim.[10]

On 2 July 2019, he signed a two-year contract with an option to extend for one additional year with the Russian Football National League club Baltika Kaliningrad.[11] He left the club in 2020, after terminating his contract.

On 20 January 2021, Nailson was announced at Juventus, a club he already represented as a youth.[12]

On 26 July 2021, Nailson joined Al-Adalah.[13] On 16 June 2022, Nailson joined Al-Jabalain after leaving Al-Adalah.[14]

Career statistics

As of 3 January 2020[15]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 2014 Série A 1 0 0 0 2 0 — — 3 0
União Leiria 2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal 14 1 — 0 0 — — 14 1
2017–18 25 2 — 1 0 — — 26 2
2018–19 28 3 — 0 0 — — 28 3
Subtotal 67 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 68 6
Famalicão (loan) 2016–17 LigaPro 7 0 — 3 1 — — 10 1
Zirka Kropyvnytskyi (loan) 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League 3 0 — — — — 3 0
Baltika Kaliningrad 2019–20 Russian Premier League 20 1 — 2 0 — — 22 1
Career total 98 7 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 106 8

Honours

Santos

References

  1. ^ "Jogador vira youtuber para falar "segredos que não contam" da carreira" [Player becomes a YouTuber to talk about "secrets they do not tell" of a career] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. ^ HISTORY OF NAILSON (PLAYER'S DREAM) FROM THE BEGINNING OF 10 YEARS UNTIL TODAY IN THE PLAYER'S LIFE
  3. ^ Nailson Fernando Medeiros :: Juventus-SP - oGol
  4. ^ Neilton - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway
  5. ^ MAISFUTEBOL - FICHA DE JOGADOR: Nailson Medeiros
  6. ^ Jogador: Nailson Fernando Medeiros
  7. ^ Fora de Jogo
  8. ^ "Fome e saudade de casa: zagueiro do Santos na Copinha conta sua trajetória" [Hunger and homesickness: Santos' stopper in Copinha tells his path] (in Portuguese). Diário Lance!. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  9. ^ "'Santos B' perde muitos gols e não sai do zero com o Mixto em Cuiabá" ['Santos B' loses many goals and stays blank with Mixto in Cuiabá] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Nailson chega indicado por Edinho Nascimento" [Nailson arrives indicated by Edinho Nascimento] (in Portuguese). Mogi Mirim's official website. 2 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Bem vindo, Nailson!" [Welcome, Nailson!] (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 2 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Juventus contrata Alvinho e Nailson para o Paulista 2021" [Juventus sign Alvinho and Nailson for the 2021 Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CA Juventus. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  13. ^ "نيلسون فيرنادو ثالث أجانب العدالة".
  14. ^ "في أولى صفقات الموسم البرازيلي نيلسون فرناندو مدافعاً لفارس الشمال".
  15. ^ Nailson at Soccerway
  16. ^ "Parabéns Nailson - Zagueiro do CAD é campeão da taça SP 2014" [Congratulations Nailson – CAD's stopper is the champion of Taça SP 2014] (in Portuguese). CA Diadema's official website. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.


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