Nádson Rodrigues de Souza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nádson Rodrigues de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | January 30, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current team | Ypiranga | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999-2000 | Vitória | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | 
| 2001-2003 | Vitória | 22 | (11) | 
| 2003-2008 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 55 | (31) | 
| 2005-2006 | → Corinthians (Loan) | 6 | (1) | 
| 2008 | Vegalta Sendai | 12 [1] | (3) | 
| 2009 | Vitória | 0 | (0) | 
| 2009 | Bahia | 20 | (9) | 
| 2010 | Sport | 4 | (0) | 
| 2011 | Jacuipense | 0 | (0) | 
| 2011 | América-RN | 2 | (0) | 
| 2012 | Al-Shamal | ||
| 2012-2013 | Jacuipense | ||
| 2013 | Ypiranga | ||
| 2014 | São Mateus | ||
| 2015- | Jacuipense | ||
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Brazil | 2 | (0) | 
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2008. | |||
Nádson Rodrigues de Souza, usually known as Nádson (born 30 January 1982) is a Brazilian football player.
Career
Before he moved to Suwon in South Korea, he played for Brazilian side Esporte Clube Vitória, and was a squad member of the Brazilian 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup side.
Nádson is known by fans of the K-League as "Nadgol", a portmanteau of the words 'Nádson' and 'Goal'. He was the first ever foreign MVP, during the 2004 K-League season.
After suffering serious injury problems during the 2006 season, Nádson went on loan to Corinthians, as a short-term replacement for West Ham United-bound Carlos Tevez, following the 2006 World Cup.
On 24 July 2008, Nádson transferred to Japanese football club Vegalta Sendai, he left the club after 6 months on 30 December 2008 and turned back to his youth club Vitória.
On January 2010, Nádson transferred to Sport.
International statistics
| Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | 
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 
| Total | 2 | 0 | 
Honours
 Campeonato Pernambucano in 2010 with Sport Recife Campeonato Pernambucano in 2010 with Sport Recife
References
- ↑ http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?c=sendai&t=p_record&g=j2_1&y=2008
- ↑ Nádson Rodrigues de Souza at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Nádson Rodrigues de Souza – K League stats at kleague.com
- CBF Profile (Portuguese)
- Sambafoot Profile
- Nádson Rodrigues de Souza at National-Football-Teams.com
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by  Kim Do-Hoon | K-League Most Valuable Player 2004 | Succeeded by  Lee Chun-Soo | 
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