Nádson da Silva Almeida (born 22 June 1989), simply known as Nádson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Botafogo-PB.
Club career A São Carlos youth graduate, Nádson was born in Lauro de Freitas, Bahia. In 2009, he joined Palmeiras, but failed to make a single appearance for the first team, being only limited to play for the reserve team and serving loan stints at Grêmio Barueri and Ponte Preta; with the latter he made his Série A debut on 20 May 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute for Tony in a 0–1 home loss against Atlético Mineiro.
Nádson subsequently represented Avaí, Bragantino, Audax, Guaratinguetá, Caldense, Sampaio Corrêa and Paraná in quick succession; with the second last he scored a career-best ten goals in the year's Série B. On 28 December 2016, after cutting ties with the latter, he signed a two-year deal with Chapecoense in the first division.
On 28 December 2018, Nádson signed for Botafogo SP.Há dois anos na elite do futebol brasileiro, Nádson chega para reforçar o meio campo do Botafogo, botafogosp.com.br, 28 December 2018
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSão Carlos2009Paulista A3—174———174Palmeiras B2009Paulista A3—00——8Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista0802010—245——913362011Paulista A2—186———1862012—187———187Total—6018——1717719Grêmio Barueri (loan)2011Série B20————20Ponte Preta (loan)2012Série A10————10Avaí2013Série B0012210——132Bragantino2013Série B20————20Audax2013Paulista A2—00——1041042014Paulista—80———80Total—80——104184Guaratinguetá (loan)2014Série C20————20Caldense2015Série D00141———141Sampaio Corrêa2015Série B3110————3110Paraná2016Série B25314242——437Chapecoense2017Série A00120000000120Career total631313727520027523247
Honours Chapecoense Campeonato Catarinense: 2017
CSA Campeonato Alagoano: 2021
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