Nilton

Personal information
Full name	Nilton Ferreira Júnior
Date of birth	(1987-04-21) 21 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Barra do Garças, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1998–2000	Etti Jundiaí
2000–2007	Corinthians
2005	→ Mauaense (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	( Gls)
2005–2008	Corinthians	26	(2)
2006	→ Bragantino (loan)	0	(0)
2009–2012	Vasco da Gama	148	(16)
2013–2014	Cruzeiro	91	(11)
2015–2016	Internacional	43	(2)
2016–2017	Vissel Kobe	47	(5)
2018–2019	Bahia	28	(2)
2019	CSA	12	(1)
2020	Oeste	3	(0)
2021	Real Tomayapo	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nílton Ferreira Júnior (born 21 April 1987), simply known as Nílton, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Nílton has also been capped for Brazil at Under-20 level.

Career statistics

Club career

Updated to 23 February 2017. ^{[1] [2]}

In May 2019, he joined CSA. ^[3]

Honours

Club

Corinthians

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2005
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2008

Vasco da Gama

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2009
• Copa do Brasil: 2011

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2013, 2014
• Campeonato Mineiro: 2014

International

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2015

Bahia

• Campeonato Baiano: 2018, 2019

Individual

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2013 ^[4]

References

External links

• Nílton at J.League ( archive) (in Japanese)
• Profile at Vissel Kobe
• Nílton at Sambafoot (archived)

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