| Nailson | |
| Fullname: | Nailson Fernando Medeiros |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Jaguapitã, Brazil |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Al-Jabalain |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthclubs1: | Laranja Mecânica |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2010 |
| Youthclubs2: | Grêmio |
| Youthyears3: | 2010–2012 |
| Youthclubs3: | Juventus-SP |
| Youthyears4: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs4: | Diadema |
| Youthyears5: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs5: | → Santos (loan) |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Diadema |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Clubs2: | → Santos (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | Mogi Mirim |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs4: | União Leiria |
| Caps4: | 67 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2016 |
| Clubs5: | → Famalicão (loan) |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Clubs6: | → Zirka Kropyvnytskyi (loan) |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Baltika Kaliningrad |
| Caps7: | 30 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2021 |
| Clubs8: | Juventus-SP |
| Caps8: | 12 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs9: | Al-Adalah |
| Caps9: | 26 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Years10: | 2022– |
| Clubs10: | Al-Jabalain |
| Club-Update: | 27 September 2020 |
Nailson Fernando Medeiros (born 24 February 1994), simply known as Nailson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Al-Jabalain.
Still an active player, Nailson has a YouTube channel which shows the background of a footballer's life.[1]
Born in Jaguapitã,[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Paraná, Nailson joined Santos FC's youth setup in 2012, after playing for Grêmio and Juventus-SP.[8] He was promoted to the main squad in 2014 by manager Oswaldo de Oliveira.
On 2 April 2014 Nailson made his first-team debut, starting in a 0-0 away draw against Mixto at Arena Pantanal, for that year's Copa do Brasil.[9] He was released by the club at the end of the year.
On 2 May 2015 Nailson signed a one-year deal with Mogi Mirim.[10]
On 2 July 2019, he signed a two-year contract with an option to extend for one additional year with the Russian Football National League club Baltika Kaliningrad.[11] He left the club in 2020, after terminating his contract.
On 20 January 2021, Nailson was announced at Juventus, a club he already represented as a youth.[12]
On 26 July 2021, Nailson joined Al-Adalah.[13] On 16 June 2022, Nailson joined Al-Jabalain after leaving Al-Adalah.[14]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Santos | 2014 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| União Leiria | 2015–16 | Campeonato de Portugal | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | 28 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||||||
| Subtotal | 67 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 6 | |||
| Famalicão (loan) | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 7 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Zirka Kropyvnytskyi (loan) | 2016–17 | Ukrainian Premier League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Baltika Kaliningrad | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 98 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 8 | |||