Quick Facts
Biography
Nádson Rodrigues de Souza, usually known as Nádson (born 30 January 1982) is a Brazilian football player.
Career
Before he moved to Suwon in South Korea, he played for Brazilian side Esporte Clube Vitória, and was a squad member of the Brazilian 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup side.
Nádson is known by fans of the K-League as "Nadgol", a portmanteau of the words 'Nádson' and 'Goal'. He was the first ever foreign MVP, during the 2004 K-League season.
After suffering serious injury problems during the 2006 season, Nádson went on loan to Corinthians, as a short-term replacement for West Ham United-bound Carlos Tevez, following the 2006 World Cup.
On 24 July 2008, Nádson transferred to Japanese football club Vegalta Sendai, he left the club after 6 months on 30 December 2008 and turned back to his youth club Vitória[1].
On January 2010, Nádson transferred to Sport.
National team statistics
| Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Campeonato Pernambucano in 2010 with Sport Recife
