Madson Henrique Nascimento Santos (born 9 May 1991), commonly known as Madson, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Madson started his career in his home country, where he played for Paulista FC and

Atlético Goianiense Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico * Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy * Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic ...

. In 2013, he was transferred in Europe, to the Romanian squad

FC Vaslui CS Sporting Juniorul Vaslui (), commonly known as Sporting Vaslui, Juniorul Vaslui or simply as Vaslui, is a Romanian professional football club based in Vaslui, Vaslui County, founded in 2002 and re-founded in 2014. The club is currently playin ...

Atromitos

On 8 July 2017 he moved to the

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joining

Atromitos Atromitos (Greek: Ατρόμητος, "fearless") may refer to: * Atromitos F.C., a football team based in Peristeri, Athens, Greece * Atromitos Piraeus, a football team based in Piraeus, Athens, Greece * Atromitos Yeroskipou, a football team curr ...

on a two-year contract. On 14 October 2017 he scored his first goal with a stunning long shot in a 1-0 home win against

Asteras Tripoli Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, G ...

. As a result of his great performances and the attraction of interest from other teams the administration of the Greek club extended his contract until the summer of 2020. The deal also includes a buy-out clause of €1,000,000. On 28 November 2017 he scored in an emphatic 4-0 away win against

Sparti Sparta ( el, Σπάρτη ) is a city and municipality in Laconia, Greece. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta. The municipality was merged with six nearby municipalities in 2011, for a total population (as of 2011) of 35,259, of whom 17,408 li ...

for the

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, securing his team's position to the round of 16.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Madson 1991 births Living people Brazilian footballers Footballers from São Paulo Association football midfielders Paulista Futebol Clube players Atlético Clube Goianiense players FC Vaslui players CS Universitatea Craiova players Atromitos F.C. players Liga I players Super League Greece players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Romania Expatriate footballers in Greece