Nilson Antonio

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nilson António

| image =

| fullname = Nilson António da Veiga de Barros

| height = {{height|meter=1.80}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|8|5}}

| birth_place = Santa Cruz, Cape Verde

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Left back

| youthyears1 = 2005–2006

| youthclubs1 = Portimonense

| years1 = 2006–2008 | clubs1 = G.D. Lagoa | caps1 = 25 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2008–2011 | clubs2 = Portimonense | 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{{Cite web|url=http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/51875/|title = Nilson :: Nilson Antonio Veigas Barros :: União da Madeira}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.antonio.nilson.87648.en.html|title = Antonio Nilson - Free}} between 2008 and 2011.[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/players/250052829--nilson-antonio/ UEFA] 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.novsport.com/news487491_1045.html|title = Нилсон Антонио подписа с Портимонензе}}

Club statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
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Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="4"\|Portimonense \|2008–09{{cite web\|title=Nilson:Nilson António da Veiga de Barros\|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/player.php?player=198708050001&language=2\|publisher=BDFutbol\|accessdate=1 April 2015}} \|Segunda Liga \|12	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	14	0
2009–10 \|Segunda Liga \|23	0	4	0	colspan="2"\|—	27	0
2010–11 \|Primeira Liga \|12	1	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	15	1
colspan="2"\|Total !47	1	9	0	colspan="2"\|—	56	1
AEL Limassol \|2011–12{{cite web\|title=Nilson\|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-mailson/86680/\|publisher=Soccerway\|accessdate=1 April 2015}} \|Cypriot First Division \|16	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	17	0
CSKA Sofia \|2012–13 \|A PFG \|5	0	0	0	2{{efn\|Appearances in UEFA Europa League\|name=UEL}}	0	7	0
rowspan="3"\|Doxa \|2013–14 \|Cypriot First Division \|16	1	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	19	1
2014–15 \|Cypriot First Division \|25	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	26	0
colspan="2"\|Total !41	1	4	0	colspan="2"\|—	45	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !109	2	14	0	2	0	125	2