| Nilson António | |
| Fullname: | Nilson António da Veiga de Barros |
| Birth Date: | 5 August 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Santa Cruz, Cape Verde |
| Position: | Left back |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2006 |
| Youthclubs1: | Portimonense |
| Years1: | 2006–2008 |
| Clubs1: | G.D. Lagoa |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2008–2011 |
| Caps2: | 47 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs3: | AEL Limassol |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs4: | CSKA Sofia |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs5: | Doxa Katokopias |
| Caps5: | 41 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs6: | União Madeira |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs7: | FC Castrense |
| Caps7: | 24 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009–2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Cape Verde |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 07:07, 1 April 2015 (UTC) |
Nilson António da Veiga de Barros (born 5 August 1987), better known as Nilson, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a left back. He played for Portimonense[1] [2] between 2008 and 2011.[3] Nilson signed with CSKA Sofia in the summer of 2012, but sustained an injury in October 2012, which kept him out of action for a number of months. After his recovery, he decided to continue his career with Portimonense, agreeing to terms in February 2013.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2008–09[5] | Segunda Liga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | Segunda Liga | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 56 | 1 | ||||
| AEL Limassol | 2011–12[6] | Cypriot First Division | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2012–13 | A PFG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Doxa | 2013–14 | Cypriot First Division | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | Cypriot First Division | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 109 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 2 | |||