Nixon (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nixon Darlanio Reis Cardoso | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Juazeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juazeirense | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009 | Porto-PE | ||
| 2009–2012 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2018 | Flamengo | 61 | (13) |
| 2016 | → América Mineiro (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2017 | → ABC (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Kalmar (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | Portuguesa-RJ | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Mosta | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Alashkert | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Juazeirense | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:22, 29 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Nixon Darlanio Reis Cardoso (born 20 June 1992), simply known as Nixon, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward who plays for Juazeirense.[1]
Career
[edit]Flamengo
[edit]Nixon made his professional debut for Flamengo against Ponte Preta in round 20 of the 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro. He scored his first goal in the final match of the season against Botafogo. At the start of 2015, Nixon's contract with Flamengo was renewed through 2018. In March he underwent surgery to correct the patellar tendon in his left knee.[2] In July he ruptured the same tendon, ruling him out for the remainder of the season.[3]
América (MG) (loan)
[edit]On 19 July 2016 Nixon signed with América (MG) on loan until the end of the season after spending more than 18 months on the sidelines due to serious injuries.[4] Nixon did not score for the club, who were relegated at the end of the 2016 Série A season.
Red Bull Brasil (loan)
[edit]On 11 January 2017 Nixon signed on loan with Red Bull Brasil for the 2017 São Paulo State League.[5]
ABC (loan)
[edit]On 25 July 2017, Nixon moved to ABC on loan for the club's Série B season.[6]
Kalmar (loan)
[edit]On 5 January 2018, Nixon transferred on loan from Flamengo to the Swedish club Kalmar FF.[7] At the end of 2018, Flamengo did not renew his contract and Nixon was released as a free agent.
Mosta
[edit]After a spell at Portuguesa-RJ back in Brazil, Nixon joined Maltese Premier League club Mosta on 22 August 2020.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- (Correct As of 30 August 2019[update])
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2012 | Série A | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2013 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | 2 | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2014 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 9 | ||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 71 | 14 | ||
| América (MG) (loan) | 2016 | Série A | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Red Bull Brasil (loan) | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Série D | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| ABC (loan) | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Série B | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Kalmar (loan) | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 61 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 104 | 15 | ||
Honours
[edit]- Flamengo
References
[edit]- ^ Nixon at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ Janeiro, Por GloboEsporte comRio de. "Cirurgia em Nixon é bem sucedida, e atacante do Fla terá alta neste sábado". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ Janeiro, Por Ivan RauppRio de. "Nixon sofre ruptura de tendão do joelho e só volta a jogar em 2016". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Parado há mais de um ano, Nixon acerta com o América-MG". Lance. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Com Elton e Nixon, RB Brasil turbina ataque para a disputa do Paulistão". globoesporte.com. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "ABC anuncia contratação do atacante Nixon, ex-Flamengo". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Flamengo empresta nove atletas; Márcio Araújo é cedido à Chapecoense". Flamengo.com.br. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Former Flamengo striker Nixon joins Mosta FC, timesofmalta.com, 22 August 2020
External links
[edit]- Nixon at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1992 births
- Footballers from Bahia
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Allsvenskan players
- Maltese Premier League players
- Armenian Premier League players
- CR Flamengo footballers
- América Futebol Clube (MG) players
- Red Bull Bragantino II players
- ABC Futebol Clube players
- Kalmar FF players
- Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ) players
- Mosta F.C. players
- FC Alashkert players
- Sociedade Desportiva Juazeirense players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Malta
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Armenia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
- Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia
- People from Juazeiro
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen