Nilmar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nilmar Honorato da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Bandeirantes, Paraná, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
|
Current team
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Al-Nasr | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Internacional | 42 | (16) |
| 2004–2005 | Lyon | 32 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | Corinthians | 59 | (30) |
| 2007–2009 | Internacional | 36 | (19) |
| 2009–2012 | Villarreal | 85 | (26) |
| 2012–2014 | Al Rayyan | 35 | (16) |
| 2014 | El Jaish | 3 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Internacional | 15 | (5) |
| 2015– | Al-Nasr | 26 | (11) |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | Brazil U23 | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2011 | Brazil | 24 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2016. |
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Nilmar Honorato da Silva (born 14 July 1984), commonly known as Nilmar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Al-Nasr Dubai SC as a forward.
He has previously played top-flight football in Brazil, in France for Lyon and in Spain for Villarreal. Nilmar made his international debut for Brazil in 2003, and scored 9 goals in 24 appearances, and represented his nation at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
After coming through the Internacional youth teams, Nilmar was promoted to the main squad in 2002, and appeared regularly during his two-seasons.
Nilmar was signed for Lyon in summer 2004, initially as cover for fellow Brazilian forward Giovane Élber. He signed with a clause in his contract that stated that he could be loaned back to Internacional once Élber was fit.
Nilmar made an impressive start during his stint at Lyon, scoring two debut goals as a substitute against Rennes. He did not score any more goals in the Ligue 1 that season.
With the impending signing of Fred, Lyon chose to loan Nilmar out, this time to Corinthians in his native Brazil. They were somewhat forced to do this in order to stay within the limit of non-EU players.
As well as this law, Lyon already had four established forwards, namely Fred, Sylvain Wiltord, Milan Baroš, and Sidney Govou, and, despite his good performances with Corinthians, Nilmar was ultimately sold to the South American club, for €10 million. At Corinthians, the young striker hit the target on his debut against São Paulo FC, with almost his first touch of the ball and he continued to impress fans and critics alike throughout his first season. His skill, speed, and mazy dribbles helped win him a place in the Brazilian League all-star team for the 2005 season.
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