Nilson António da Veiga de Barros (born 5 August 1987), better known as Nilson, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a left back. He played for Portimonense[1][2] between 2008 and 2011.[3] Nilson signed with CSKA Sofia in the summer of 2012, but sustained an injury in October 2012, which kept him out of action for a number of months. After his recovery, he decided to continue his career with Portimonense, agreeing to terms in February 2013.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nilson António da Veiga de Barros | ||
| Date of birth | August 5, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Portimonense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | G.D. Lagoa | 25 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Portimonense | 47 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | AEL Limassol | 16 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | CSKA Sofia | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Doxa Katokopias | 41 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | União Madeira | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | FC Castrense | 24 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Cape Verde | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:07, 1 April 2015 (UTC) | |||
Club statistics edit
- As of match played on 22 March 2015.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portimonense | 2008–09[5] | Segunda Liga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2009–10[5] | Segunda Liga | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11[5] | Primeira Liga | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 56 | 1 | |||
| AEL Limassol | 2011–12[6] | Cypriot First Division | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 2012–13[6] | A PFG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Doxa | 2013–14[6] | Cypriot First Division | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| 2014–15[6] | Cypriot First Division | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 109 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References edit
- ^ "Nilson :: Nilson Antonio Veigas Barros :: União da Madeira".
- ^ "Antonio Nilson - Free".
- ^ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2013/clubs/player=250052829/index.html [dead link]
- ^ "Нилсон Антонио подписа с Портимонензе".
- ^ a b c "Nilson:Nilson António da Veiga de Barros". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Nilson". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
External links edit
- Nilson Antonio at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Nilson Antonio at National-Football-Teams.com
