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{{short description|Brazilian-Salvadoran footballer (born 1968)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|da Silva|Melo}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Nildeson
| fullname = Nildeson da Silva Melo
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|10|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil 
| height = 1.77m
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
| youthyears1 =   
| youthclubs1 =   
| years1 =  1986&ndash;1989 
| years2 =  1989&ndash;1990 
| years3 =  1990&ndash;1991 
| years4 =  1991&ndash;1992
| years5 =  1992&ndash;1993
| years6 =  1993&ndash;1994
| years7 =  1994&ndash;1995
| years8 =  1996&ndash;1997
| years9 =  1998&ndash;1999 
| years10 =  2002
| years11 =  2003&ndash;2004 
| years12 =  2004 
| years13 =  2004&ndash;2005
| clubs1 =  [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]] 
| clubs2 =  [[C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo|Luis Ángel Firpo]] 
| clubs3 =  [[C.D. Atlético Marte|Atlético Marte]] 
| clubs4 =  [[C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo|Luis Ángel Firpo]] 
| clubs5 =  [[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]] 
| clubs6 =  [[Deportivo Toluca F.C.|Toluca]] 
| clubs7 =  [[Correcaminos UAT|Correcaminos]] 
| clubs8 =  [[Toros Neza]] 
| clubs9 =  [[C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo|Luis Ángel Firpo]] 
| clubs10 = [[C.D. Chalatenango|Chalatenango]] 
| clubs11 = [[C.D. Águila|Águila]] 
| clubs12 = [[C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo|Luis Ángel Firpo]] 
| clubs13 = [[C.D. Atlético Balboa|Atlético Balboa]]
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| caps6 =   27   
| caps7 =   23    
| caps8 =   26   
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| goals6 =  12  
| goals7 =  6  
| goals8 =  20  
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| goals11 =  4  
| goals12 =  
| goals13 =  8  |totalcaps = 76  |totalgoals = 50
| nationalyears1 = 1997&ndash;2004
| nationalteam1 = [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]]
| nationalcaps1 = 10  
| nationalgoals1 = 3 
| pcupdate       =  
| ntupdate       = 21 August 2011
}}

'''Nildeson "Nenei" da Silva Melo''' (born 29 October 1968 in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil) is a retired Brazilian and naturalized [[El Salvador|Salvadoran]] [[Association football|football]] player, who played as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]].

==Club career==
He arrived in [[El Salvador]] in 1989 to play for [[C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo|Luis Ángel Firpo]] after a couple of seasons at home with [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]]. He had a season at [[C.D. Atlético Marte|Atlético Marte]] in between two seasons with Firpo and he would go to [[Costa Rica]] to play for [[CS Herediano]] scored 21 goals in 1992.

===Mexico===
His success caught the attention of Mexican club [[Club Deportivo Toluca|Toluca]] of the [[Mexican Primera División]] that year. He would end up playing for various clubs in Mexico. In 1997, he would reach the finals with [[Toros Neza]] but end up losing the finals. While still at the books of Toros Neza, Nildeson was jailed and prosecuted by his former girlfriend over not paying up alimony.<ref>[http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/EDICIONESANTERIORES/octubre7/DEPORTES/depor6.html De Mello salió de prisión] – El Diario de Hoy {{in lang|es}}</ref>

===Back in El Salvador===
In 1998, he returned to [[El Salvador]] to have his second stint with Luis Ángel Firpo. He became a Salvadoran citizen and was able to represent [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]]. He was later cut by [[Armando Contreras Palma|Armando Contreras]] who had taken the position after [[Juan Ramón Paredes]] stepped down of the national team. He would later play for [[C.D. Chalatenango|Chalatenango]],<ref>[http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20020218/deportes/dep33.asp De Mello dio show] ''La Prensa Gráfica'' {{in lang|es}}</ref> [[C.D. FAS|FAS]] and [[C.D. Águila|Águila]] but the latter clubs dismissed him because of indiscipline and apparent drugs abuse.<ref>[http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20040914/deporte/deporte4.asp "Nenei", otra vez a las andadas] ''La Prensa Gráfica'' {{in lang|es}}</ref> Then, he was give a chance by [[C.D. Atlético Balboa|Atlético Balboa]] where he would eventually retire in 2005 after reaching the final of the 2004 Apertura.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/elsal05.html El Salvador 2004/05] – RSSSF</ref> After a knee operation in January 2005 he was dismissed by Balboa citing he would not recover to get back to his former best.<ref>[http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2005/05/12/deportes/dep6.asp Nenei también fue separado] ''El Diario de Hoy'' {{in lang|es}}</ref>

==International career==
After his naturalisation, Nildeson made his debut for [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]] in an August 1997 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] match against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] and has earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his adopted country in 6 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches.<ref>{{FIFA|166372}}</ref><ref>{{FIFA|157688}}</ref>

His final international game was a September 2004 World Cup qualification match against [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]].

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || 14 September 1997 || [[Estadio Cuscatlán]], [[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]] || {{fb|CAN}} || 1-0 || 4-1 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 2 || 9 November 1997 || [[Estadio Cuscatlán]], [[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]] || {{fb|JAM}} || 1-0 || 2-2 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 3 || 16 November 1997 || [[Sullivan Stadium]], [[Foxborough, Massachusetts]], USA || {{fb|USA}} || 1-3 || 2-4 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}

==Personal life==
Nildeson has four younger brothers who also play football: former [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]] midfielder [[Nélio da Silva Melo|Nélio]], Cruzeiro- and Brazilian World Cup defender [[Gilberto da Silva Melo|Gilberto]],<ref>[http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/selecao-brasileira/noticia/2010/05/gilberto-segue-tradicao-de-familia-na-lateral-esquerda-da-selecao.html Gilberto segue tradição de família na lateral esquerda da seleção] – Globo esporte {{in lang|pt}}</ref> [[Nilberto da Silva Melo|Nilberto]]<ref>[http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20050126/deporte/108243.asp Llegó "Nenei II", Nilberto de Mello] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824141730/http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20050126/deporte/108243.asp |date=2012-08-24 }} – La Prensa Gráfica {{in lang|es}}</ref> and [[Edmilson da Silva Melo|Edmilson]] who both played in Honduras.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{NFT|8335|Nildeson}}
*[http://www.cbf.com.br/php/registro.php?i=101867 CBF]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|pt}}

{{Costa Rican Primera División top scorers}}

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