Nádson Rodrigues de Souza

Nádson Rodrigues de Souza
Nádson
Personal information
Full name Nádson Rodrigues de Souza
Date of birth January 30, 1982 (1982-01-30) (age 29)
Place of birth Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club América-RN
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
National team
2003 Brazil 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).

Nádson Rodrigues de Souza, usually known as Nádson (born 30 January 1982) is a Brazilian football player who currently plays for América Futebol Clube (RN).

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Career

Before he moved to Suwon, 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 Tévez, 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[1].

On January 2010, Nádson transferred to Sport.

International statistics

[2]

Brazil national team
Year Apps Goals
2003 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

References

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Awards
Preceded by
South Korea Kim Do-Hoon
K-League Most Valuable Player
2004
Succeeded by
South Korea Lee Chun-Soo