Neilton Meira Mestzk (born 17 February 1994), commonly known as Neilton, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Santos

Neilton joined Santos' youth setup in 2008, aged 14. He was the club's topscorer in 2013 Copa São Paulo de Júnior, along with Giva. After his performances, he was a possible target to

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club Chelsea. On 20 March, Neilton was promoted to first team and was named the "new Neymar". He made his first-team debut on the following day, in the

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game against Mirassol. He made his Série A debut on 29 May, providing an assist to

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's goal of a 1-2 defeat against

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. On 5 June, Neilton scored his first professional goal, in a 1-3 defeat against Criciúma. On 13 July, he scored twice in a 4-1 home routing over Portuguesa.

Cruzeiro

On 5 June 2014 Neilton signed a four-year deal with Cruzeiro. On 25 July of the following year, after being rarely used, he was loaned to Botafogo until the end of the year. On 16 December 2015, Neilton's loan was renewed for a further year.

São Paulo

On 22 December 2016,

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signed for one year with Neilton.

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, in other hand, goes to opposite side. On 13 May 2017,after poor performances, Neilton was dismissed by club.

Career statistics

Honours

Cruzeiro *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

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Botafogo *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neilton 1994 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players UAE Pro League players Santos FC players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players São Paulo FC players Esporte Clube Vitória players Sport Club Internacional players Hatta Club players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Sport Club do Recife players Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates