Nílton Ferreira Junior

Nilton

Personal information
Full name	Nilton Ferreira Júnior
Date of birth	April 21, 1987
Place of birth	Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Internacional
Number	19
Youth career
2004–2007	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2008	Corinthians	5	(2)
2006	→ Bragantino (loan)	0	(0)
2009–2012	Vasco da Gama	117	(12)
2013–2014	Cruzeiro	56	(10)
2015–	Internacional	23	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:05, 4 November 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Nílton Ferreira Júnior, one of several players known as Nílton (born April 21, 1987 in Barra do Garças), is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Internacional.

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

Career statistics

Club career

As of 24 July 2012^[1]

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
Career total			150	19	20	2	55	4	14	1	251	26

Honours

Vasco da Gama

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2009
• Copa do Brasil: 2011

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2013, 2014
• Campeonato Mineiro: 2014

Internacional

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2015

References

1. Nílton

External links

• (Portuguese) O Gol