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.
In the middle of the 2005 season, however, Nádson had injured his left achilles tendon and right ankle, and had operations and rehabilitation training in Brazil. In 2006, after recovering from the injuries, he refused to return to Suwon, and stayed at Vitória's training ground until summer. 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.
Style of play Despite having a small stature, Nádson threatened opponents with clever movement and accurate shots. He was skilled in sharp sense rather than power.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState leagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVitória2001Série A10 00——00102002Série A61 00——00612003Série A1510?(7)78——452623Total2211 78——453324Suwon Samsung Bluewings2003K League1814— ———18142004K League2312— 122—3038142005K League31— 126 4719142007K League84— 74—00158Total5231— 3112 779050Corinthians (loan)2006Série A61———110072Vegalta Sendai2008J2 League123— ———123Vitória2009Série A—14810———158Bahia2009Série B209————00209Sport Recife2010Série B40 00——0040América-RN2011Série C20—————20Al-Shamal2011–12Qatari Second Division1415— ———1415Jacuipense2013—51———0051Lagarto2014—18720———207Jacuipense2015—8431———115URT2016Série D—31————31Career total1327048211393112111112236125
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBrazil200320
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 A3 Champions Cup: 2005
Sport Recife Campeonato Pernambucano: 2010
Brazil CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2003
Individual Campeonato Baiano top goalscorer: 2003 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 Most Valuable Player: 2005 A3 Champions Cup top goalscorer: 2005 Korean Super Cup Most Valuable Player: 2005
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