Neílton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neílton Meira Mestzk | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Nanuque, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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São Paulo (on loan from Cruzeiro) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2008 | ADC Basf Suvinil | ||
| 2008–2014 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Santos | 22 | (6) |
| 2014– | Cruzeiro | 12 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Botafogo (loan) | 46 | (14) |
| 2017– | → São Paulo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2016. |
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Neílton Meira Mestzk (born 17 February 1994), commonly known as Neílton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for São Paulo FC on loan from Cruzeiro as a forward.
Neílton 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, Neílton 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, Neílton 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.
On 5 June 2014 Neílton 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.
On December 22th 2016, São Paulo FC signed for one year with Neilton. Hudson, in other hand, goes to opposite side.
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