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Neilton
Brazilian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Neilton Meira Mestzk (born 17 February 1994), commonly known as Neilton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Água Santa.
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Career
Santos
Neilton 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, Neilton 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, Neilton 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 Neilton 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 22 December 2016, São Paulo FC signed for one year with Neilton. Hudson, in other hand, goes to opposite side.[11] On 13 May 2017,after poor performances, Neilton was dismissed by club.[12]
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Career statistics
- As of 3 January 2020[13]
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Honours
Cruzeiro
Botafogo
References
External links
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