Nádson Rodrigues de Souza

Nádson Rodrigues de Souza (born 30 January 1982), usually known as Nádson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career 21-year-old striker Nádson proved his potential in 2003, spending his best year. He helped Vitória won the Campeonato Baiano and the Copa do Nordeste, and became the top goalscorer of both competitions. He also played the leading role in Vitória's historical match, scoring four goals in a 7–2 Copa do Brasil win over Palmeiras. His performances led him to represent Brazil at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

On 7 August 2003, K League club Suwon Samsung Bluewings paid $2.7 million, which consisted of a transfer fee of $1.5 million, the wage of $1 million for five years, and a deposit of $0.2 million, for Nádson. The sum was the highest ever for a foreign player in South Korea at the time. He was nicknamed "Nadgoal" by Suwon fans due to his impressive scoring ability. In the 2004 season, he contributed to winning the K League, and became the first foreign player to receive the K League Most Valuable Player Award. In 2005, he won the A3 Champions Cup and the Korean Super Cup. He scored two goals in every match of the 2005 A3 Champions Cup, being selected as the Most Valuable Player of the competition by scoring a total of six goals. He also scored the winning goal in a 1–0 Super Cup win over Busan IPark. He joined Corinthians on loan on 3 August, but suffered a relapse at the new club. He came back to Suwon in 2007, but Suwon also gave up a contract extension with him after his frequent absences.

After leaving Suwon, Nádson played for several Brazilian clubs in addition to J2 League side Vegalta Sendai and Qatari Second Division side Al-Shamal. He retired as a player in 2016.

International career Nádson was selected for the Brazil national team for the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He played as a substitute in a group stage match against Mexico and the semi-final match against the United States.

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Corinthians (loan)

Vegalta Sendai

Vitória

Bahia

Sport Recife

América-RN

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Honours Vitória Campeonato Baiano: 2002, 2003, 2009 Copa do Nordeste: 2003

Suwon Samsung Bluewings K League 1: 2004 Korean League Cup: 2005 Korean Super Cup: 2005 Copa do Nordeste top goalscorer: 2003 K League All-Star: 2004 K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 2004 K League 1 Best XI: 2004 A3 Champions Cup top goalscorer: 2005