Nailson
Brazilian footballer (born 1994)
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Nailson Fernando Medeiros (born 24 February 1994), simply known as Nailson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Al-Jabalain.
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Nailson with Baltika Kaliningrad in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nailson Fernando Medeiros | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Jaguapitã, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | 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) |
| 2022–24 | Al-Jabalain | ||
| 2025 | Rio Branco-PR | 7 | (1) |
| 2025 | Galo Maringá | 13 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 September 2020 | |||
Personal life
Career
Born in Jaguapitã,[2][3][4][5][6] Paraná, Nailson joined Santos FC's youth setup in 2012, after playing for Grêmio and Juventus-SP.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10] 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.[11]
On 26 July 2021, Nailson joined Al-Adalah.[12] On 16 June 2022, Nailson joined Al-Jabalain after leaving Al-Adalah.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 3 January 2020[14]
| 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 | |||||
| Total | 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
- Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior: 2013, 2014[15]
- Copa do Brasil Sub-20: 2013
