Nádson (footballer, born 1982)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Souza.

Nádson

Personal information
Full name	Nádson Rodrigues de Souza
Date of birth	(1982-01-30) 30 January 1982
Place of birth	Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
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	(3)
2009	Vitória	0	(0)
2009	Bahia	20	(9)
2010	Sport	4	(0)
2011	Jacuipense	0	(0)
2011	América-RN	2	(0)
2012	Al-Shamal
2012–2013	Jacuipense
2013	Ypiranga
2014	São Mateus
2015	Jacuipense
International career
2003	Brazil	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nádson Rodrigues de Souza (born 30 January 1982), usually known as Nádson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Before moving to the Suwon Samsung Bluewings in South Korea, Nádson played for Vitória.

Nádson was the first ever foreign MVP of the K League in the 2004 season. He is known by Korean fans as "Nadgol", a portmanteau of the words "Nádson" and "Gol", the Portuguese word for "Goal".

After suffering from serious injury problems in the 2006 season, Nádson returned to Brazil to play for Corinthians as a short-term replacement for West Ham United-bound Carlos Tevez.

On 24 July 2008, Nádson went to Japan to play for Vegalta Sendai, but left after six months to return to Vitória.

In January 2010, Nádson transferred to Sport Club do Recife.

International career

Nádson participated with the Brazil national team at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Style of play

Despite having a small stature, he was known for his sensorial positioning, eye for goal, and offensive determination. He was also a speedy dribbler.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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

Honours

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

• K League: 2004
• K League Cup: 2005, 2008

Sport Recife

• Campeonato Pernambucano: 2010
• CONCACAF Gold Cup: runner-up 2003

Individual

• K League Most Valuable Player: 2004
• K League Best XI: 2004

External links

• Nádson at National-Football-Teams.com
• Nádson at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Nádson – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• CBF Profile (in Portuguese)
• Nádson at Sambafoot (archived)