| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nádson Rodrigues de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Ypiranga | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Vitória | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Vitória | 22 | (11) |
| 2003–2008 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 55 | (31) |
| 2005–2006 | → Corinthians (Loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2008 | Vegalta Sendai | 12 | (3) |
| 2009 | Vitória | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Bahia | 20 | (9) |
| 2010 | Sport | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Jacuipense | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | América-RN | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Al-Shamal | ||
| 2012–2013 | Jacuipense | ||
| 2013 | Ypiranga | ||
| 2014 | São Mateus | ||
| 2015– | Jacuipense | ||
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Brazil | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2008. |
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Nádson Rodrigues de Souza, usually known as Nádson (born 30 January 1982) is a Brazilian footballer who played as a striker.
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.