Jádson Rodrigues da Silva (born 5 October 1983), commonly known as Jádson (), is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as an

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. Having begun his career at Atlético Paranaense, he moved to Shakhtar Donetsk in 2005. In eight seasons at the club, he won six

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titles, three

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, and the

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in 2009. He then returned to Brazil, first to

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, before switching to Corinthians as part of a swap with

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. Jádson made his international debut for

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in 2011, representing the nation at that year's Copa América. He was also part of their squad which won the

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on home soil.

Club career

Atlético Paranaense

Born in

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, Jádson began his career playing for Atlético Paranaense in Brazil, where he helped the squad to win two Paranaense Championships (2002, 2005) and to be runners-up in the Brazilian league (2004).

Shakhtar Donetsk

In 2005, Jádson sealed a transfer to Shakhtar Donetsk. He scored the winning goal in extra time for Shakhtar in a 2–1 victory to win the 2009 UEFA Cup Final against

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and was named

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, as well as having previously scored 3 goals in the competition (a total of four in the

) and four goals in the Champions League including a hat-trick against

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, to bring his total to nine goals in European competitions in 2008–09. He almost joined Arsenal during the summer in 2011.

São Paulo

After seven years in Ukraine, Jádson returned to Brazil in early 2012. He was bought for €4 million by

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Corinthians

On 5 February 2014, Jádson was involved in a transaction between São Paulo and Corinthians in which he was traded to the latter and

transferred to São Paulo. Eleven days after signing, on his debut for Corithians, in a 1–1 draw against rival Palmeiras, Jádson left the game to applause, substituted by Renato Augusto, and said the following words: "I am very happy to wear Corinthians' number 10 shirt. Great names of football, as Neto and Rivellino, already wore this number in the club's shirt. The fans can be certain I'll play the best I can."

Retirement

Jádson announced his retirement from football on the night of 22 August 2022, during an interview with SBT.

International career

Jádson made his international debut for Brazil on 9 February 2011, coming off the bench in a 1–0 loss to

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. Jádson was called up to the Brazil squad for the

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held in Argentina. He was an unused substitute in their disappointing 0–0 draw against

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in the first game. However, he started the following match against

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, replacing

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on the right wing after the former's limp display against Venezuela. He opened up the scoring with a long range shot, with Brazil eventually salvaging a 2–2 draw in the 89th minute. Jadson also was called up for the

on home soil. He made one appearance in the tournament, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute for

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in the final, a 3–0 win over

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Style of play

Jádson is known for his technical ability, passing, scoring threat and ability to use both feet.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.''

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk * Vyshcha Liha/Ukrainian Premier League: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12 *

: 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12 * Ukrainian Super Cup:

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2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

: 2008–09 São Paulo *

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2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

Corinthians *

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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

Tianjin Quanjian *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

;Brazil *

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2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

Individual * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year:

top assist provider:

* Best Player in Brazil:

* Best Attacking Midfielder in Brazil:

References

External links

* *
Jadson profile
at FC Shakhtar Donetsk website.
ThinkBall.com
– Profile * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jadson 1983 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Men's association football midfielders Club Athletico Paranaense players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players UEFA Europa League–winning players São Paulo FC players Tianjin Tianhai F.C. players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Ukrainian Premier League players China League One players Footballers from Londrina Brazil men's international footballers 2011 Copa América players 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup players FIFA Confederations Cup–winning players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Avaí FC players Esporte Clube Vitória players Copa Sudamericana–winning players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen