Introduction
Neilton Meira Mestzk (born 17 February 1994), commonly known as Neilton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Hatta as a forward.
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 Premier League 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 Campeonato Paulista game against Mirassol. He made his Série A debut on 29 May, providing an assist to Walter Montillo's goal of a 1-2 defeat against Botafogo.
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, São Paulo FC signed for one year with Neilton. Hudson, in other hand, goes to opposite side. On 13 May 2017,after poor performances, Neilton was dismissed by club.
Career statistics
- As of 3 January 2020
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2013 | Série A | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| Cruzeiro | 2014 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Botafogo | 2015 | Série B | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | ||||
| 2016 | Série A | 35 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 54 | 12 | |||
| Subtotal | 53 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 72 | 18 | ||||
| São Paulo | 2017 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Vitória | 2017 | Série A | 30 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 7 | ||||
| 2018 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | 56 | 21 | |||
| Subtotal | 62 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | 86 | 28 | |||
| Internacional | 2019 | Série A | 16 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |
| Total | 139 | 30 | 49 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 181 | 48 | ||
Honours
Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2014
Botafogo
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2015