Neilton

Neilton
Neilton with Coritiba in 2022
Personal information
Full name Neilton Meira Mestzk
Date of birth (1994-02-17) 17 February 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Nanuque, Brazil
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Água Santa
Youth career
2000–2008 ADC Basf Suvinil
2008–2014 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Santos 22 (22)
2014–2017 Cruzeiro 12 (1)
2015–2016 → Botafogo (loan) 46 (14)
2017 → São Paulo (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2020 Vitória 62 (14)
2019 → Internacional (loan) 16 (1)
2019–2020 Hatta 7 (1)
2020–2022 Coritiba 42 (21)
2021 → Sport Recife (loan) 19 (2)
2023 Guarani 14 (2)
2023 Criciúma 2 (0)
2024– Água Santa 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 October 2023

Neilton Meira Mestzk (born 17 February 1994), commonly known as Neilton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Água Santa.

Career

Santos

Neilton joined Santos' youth setup in 2008, aged 14. 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.

On 20 March, Neilton was promoted to first team and was named the "new Neymar". He made his first-team debut on the following day, in the Campeonato Paulista game against Mirassol. He made his Série A debut on 29 May, providing an assist to Walter Montillo's goal of a 1-2 defeat against Botafogo.

On 5 June, Neilton scored his first professional goal, in a 1-3 defeat against Criciúma. On 13 July, he scored twice in a 4-1 home routing over Portuguesa.

Cruzeiro

On 5 June 2014 Neilton signed a four-year deal with Cruzeiro. On 25 July of the following year, after being rarely used, he was loaned to Botafogo until the end of the year.

On 16 December 2015, Neilton's loan was renewed for a further year.

São Paulo

On 22 December 2016, São Paulo FC signed for one year with Neilton. Hudson, in other hand, goes to opposite side. On 13 May 2017, after poor performances, Neilton was dismissed by club.

Career statistics

As of 3 January 2020
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 2013 Série A 1442030——194
Cruzeiro 2014 Série A 100030——40
2015 1041———51
Subtotal 204130——91
Botafogo 2015 Série B 186————186
2016 Série A 35813163——5412
Subtotal 531413163——7218
São Paulo 2017 Série A 00602010—90
Vitória 2017 Série A 307————307
2018 32712774—535621
Subtotal 621412774—538628
Internacional 2019 Série A 1611200000—281
Total 13930499186104318148

Honours

Cruzeiro

Botafogo

References

  1. ↑ SÓSIA DE NEYMAR TEM ESTILO E FUTEBOL PARA SONHAR ALTO (Neymar's copy has style and football to dream high) Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine; ABCD Maior, 19 February 2012 (in Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Neil diamond: Chelsea line up "new Neymar" Neilton.. who even LOOKS like Brazil ace; Mirror Football, 6 February 2013
  3. ↑ Muricy aprova desempenho e promove Neílton ao profissional do Santos (Muricy approves performance and promote Neílton to Santos' first team); IG, 20 March 2013 (in Portuguese)
  4. ↑ "'Lek' da Vila, Giva marca dois gols e Peixe vence o Mirassol" [Vila's 'Boy', Giva scores twice and Peixe wins Mirassol] (in Portuguese). LANCE! Net. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sem Seedorf, Bota impõe derrota ao Santos no início da era pós-Neymar" [Without Seedorf, Bota defeats Santos at the start of after-Neymar era] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Inspirado, Criciúma vence Santos sem dificuldades no Heriberto Hülse" [Inspired, Criciúma defeats Santos without difficulties in Heriberto Hülse] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Neilton brilha, Santos goleia Lusa e entra na briga pelos primeiros lugares" [Neilton shines, Santos thrash Lusa and joins the fight for the top places] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Cruzeiro anuncia a chegada de mais dois reforços para o segundo semestre" [Cruzeiro announces the arrival of two more reinforcements for the second semester] (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro's official website. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Cruzeiro confirma empréstimo de Neilton ao Botafogo até o final do ano" [Cruzeiro confirm loan of Neilton to Botafogo until the end of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Botafogo e Cruzeiro chegam a acordo, e Neilton fica no clube até fim de 2016" [Botafogo and Cruzeiro reach agreement, and Neilton stays at the club until the end of 2016] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  11. ↑ Cruzeiro e São Paulo acertam troca de Neilton por Hudson
  12. ↑ Fora do São Paulo, Neilton fica perto de retornar ao Botafogo
  13. ↑ Neilton at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2017.