Nilmar

Not to be confused with Neymar.
Nilmar

Nilmar playing for Al Rayyan in 2012
Personal information
Full name Nilmar Honorato da Silva
Date of birth (1984-07-14) 14 July 1984
Place of birth Bandeirantes, Paraná, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Al-Nasr
Number 7
Youth career
1999–2002 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Internacional 42 (16)
2004–2005 Lyon 32 (2)
2005–2007 Corinthians 59 (30)
2007–2009 Internacional 36 (19)
2009–2012 Villarreal 85 (26)
2012–2014 Al Rayyan 35 (16)
2014 El Jaish 3 (2)
2014–2015 Internacional 15 (5)
2015– Al-Nasr 26 (11)
National team
2004 Brazil U23 7 (0)
2003–2011 Brazil 24 (9)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2016.


Nilmar Honorato da Silva (born 14 July 1984), commonly known as Nilmar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Al-Nasr Dubai SC as a striker.[1]

He has previously played top-flight football in Brazil, in France for Lyon and in Spain for Villarreal. Nilmar made his international debut for Brazil in 2003, and scored 9 goals in 24 appearances, including a selection at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Internacional

After coming through the Internacional youth teams, Nilmar was promoted to the main squad in 2002, and appeared regularly during his two-seasons.

Lyon

Nilmar was signed for Lyon in summer 2004, initially as cover for fellow Brazilian forward Giovane Élber. He signed with a clause in his contract that stated that he could be loaned back to Internacional once Élber was fit.

Nilmar made an impressive start during his stint at Lyon, scoring two debut goals as a substitute against Rennes. He did not score any more goals in the Ligue 1 that season.

Corinthians

With the impending signing of Fred, Lyon chose to loan Nilmar out, this time to Corinthians in his native Brazil. They were somewhat forced to do this in order to stay within the limit of non-EU players.[2]

As well as this law, Lyon already had four established forwards, namely Fred, Sylvain Wiltord, Milan Baroš, and Sidney Govou, and, despite his good performances with Corinthians, Nilmar was ultimately sold to the South American club, for €10 million.[3] At Corinthians, the young striker hit the target on his debut against São Paulo FC, with almost his first touch of the ball and he continued to impress fans and critics alike throughout his first season. His skill, speed, and mazy dribbles helped win him a place in the Brazilian League all-star team for the 2005 season.

Return to Internacional

On 17 August 2007, the Justiça do Trabalho (literally "court of employment") cancelled Nilmar's contract[4] because Corinthians and third-party owner MSI owed the player €2 million. Nilmar was consequently available to sign for any club for free, while Corinthians must still pay the transfer debt of €8million they owed to Lyon for Nilmar's original transfer in 2006.[5] Eventually Corinthians agreed to pay Lyon €6.5 million for the overdue portion of the transfer debt in December 2007.[6] after losing the case in the Court of Arbitration for Sport[3] and FIFA Players’ Status Committee.

In the following month, Nilmar returned to Internacional for undisclosed fee to Corinthians and third-party owners.,[5] despite the interest of several major clubs in Europe and Brazil. It was reported that Inter partnered with D.I.S. to sign 50% economic rights for €3 million.[7] Internacional had sold 20% economic rights for R$5.46 million to unknown parties in 2007.[8] He made his new debut for the Porto Alegre team on 4 November 2007, when Inter beat CR Vasco da Gama 2–1. He was chosen as the Man of the Match.

In January 2008, he scored an impressive goal against Internazionale of Italy in the Dubai Cup final, which helped his side win the game. In the summer of 2008, Palermo offered €15 million, with a bonus of up to €3 million. This was rejected,[9] however, and activated the clause that Internacional bought 20% economic rights from Nilmar for reported €2.4 million, with other parties retained 50% economic rights.[10]

In December 2008, he scored the winning goal in the Copa Sudamericana final match, giving Internacional the title. It was the first time that the Copa Sudamericana was won by a Brazilian club.

Villarreal

Fernando Roig, the President of Villarreal CF confirmed the signing of Nilmar on 25 July 2009.

He started Villarreal's first game of the La Liga 2009–10 against CA Osasuna. Santi Cazorla scored Villarreal's only goal of the game and Nilmar played the full 90 minutes.

On 17 September 2009, Nilmar scored the winning goal in the Europa League group stage clash against Bulgarian side Levski Sofia.[11] On 10 March 2011, he netted twice (including a last-minute goal) to help his team to a 3–2 away win against German club Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of a last 16 round match of the Europa League.[12] He again netted twice against Twente which his side won 5–1 at home.

Al Rayyan

On 15 July 2012, Qatar Stars League side Al Rayyan announced that they signed Nilmar on a four-year deal, ahead of undergoing a medical.[13]

He was loaned to Lekhwiya for one game on 31 December so that he could take part in the club's friendly match against PSG on 2 January 2013.[14] He was selected as a cover for Sebastián Soria who was training with the Qatar national team for the upcoming Asian Cup.

On 6 August 2013, he declared to Arabic news network Al Jazeera that he was looking to terminate his loan at Lekhwiya and return to Al Rayyan following a training ground bust up with Lekhwiya first team coach Oliver Rumbold.

International career

Nilmar playing for Brazil in 2009

Nilmar made his international debut for Brazil in 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Mexico on 13 July 2003. He appeared three times in the tournament as Brazil was defeated by Mexico in the final. Although Brazil chose to send Brazil under-23 team to the tournament, all the international appearances in the tournament are recognized by FIFA as full international caps. His first international goal came against Haiti on 18 August 2004, as Brazil won 6–0.

After four years out of the national team, on 29 August 2008, Nilmar was recalled by coach Dunga as a replacement for the injured Rafael Sóbis for World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia. On 21 May 2009, he was selected in Brazil squad for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa.[15] He made one substitute appearance in the tournament as Brazil went on to win the cup.

On 9 September 2009, he scored a hat-trick for Brazil in a 4–2 win against Chile.[16] On 14 November 2009, Nilmar scored the only goal of the match with a header in a friendly against England. He then scored again in a second friendly match on 17 November 2009 against Oman. He was a member in the Brazil squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, hosted by South Africa, as a substitute. He scored Brazil's third goal in a friendly match on 7 October 2010 against Iran.

Honours

Club

Internacional
Lyon
Corinthians
Al-Rayyan
Brazil

Individual

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 May 2012

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2002InternacionalSérie A- --- –00
2003 28 10 20203210
2004 14 6 3210188
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
2004–05LyonLigue 1322[17]0010[18]94426
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2005CorinthiansSérie A 21 7 00 00217
2006 11 1 –75186
2007 0 0 20–20
Internacional 2 0 00–20
2008 27 14[19] 40743818
2009759210[20]177
Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total
2009–10VillarrealLa Liga 331120 914412
2010–11311110 1274418
2011–1221420 50284
Total Brazil 11043204-18914856
France 322001094426
Spain 852650 26811634
Career total 2277125410532130696

State League

Season Club League Apps Goals
2002 Internacional Gaúcho ? 0
2003 ? 2[21]
2004 ? 5[22]
2006 Corinthians Paulista 14 18
2007 3 0
2008 Internacional Gaúcho ? 1[23]
2009 16 13[24]

International

As of 11 October 2010.[25][26][27][28]
National team Club Season Apps Goals
Brazil Internacional 2003 4 0
Lyon 2004–2005 1 1
Internacional 2008 1 0
2009 2 1
Villarreal 2009–2010 15 7
Total 23 9

Personal life

Nilmar is married to Laura Guimarães.[29][30]

References

  1. ↑ "Nilmar tager til Dubai" (in Danish). 31 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Law Rules in Lyon's Favor". The Offside. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2007.
  3. 1 2 "NR TRANSFER : DECISION OF THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT IN FAVOUR OF OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS" (PDF). OL Group. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Justiça do Trabalho rescinde contrato de Nilmar com Corinthians e MSI". jornal jurid (in Portuguese). 23 August 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  5. 1 2 "OL GROUPE REPORTS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NILMAR DISPUTE" (PDF). OL Group. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "NILMAR TRANSFER : AGREEMENT WITH THE CORINTHIANS" (PDF). OL Group. 17 December 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Clube acerta contratação de Nilmar". Kzuka RS (in Portuguese). 14 September 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "RELATÓRIO DA DIRETORIA (2007)" (PDF) (in Portuguese). SC Internacional. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "DICHIARAZIONE DI ZAMPARINI". US Città di Palermo (in Italian). www.ilpalermocalcio.it. 2 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  10. ↑ "Inter perto de conseguir segurar Nilmar". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 30 August 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "Roig: "Es el esfuerzo más grande que hemos hecho"" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  12. ↑ "Bayer Leverkusen vs Villarreal Report". goal.com. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  13. ↑ "Striker Nilmar set for medical after Al Rayyan deal". qsl.com.qa. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  14. ↑ "Nilmar, Belhadj join Lekhwiya for PSG friendly". qfa.com.qa. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  15. ↑ "Dunga omits Ronaldo, Ronaldinho". FIFA. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
  16. ↑ "Argentina World Cup spot in doubt". BBC News. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  17. ↑ "LFP". Lfp.fr. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  18. ↑ "LFP". Lfp.fr. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  19. ↑ "Brasileiro 2008 – Artilheiros – Terra – Série A". Esportes.terra.com.br. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  20. ↑ At 2009 Recopa Sudamericana
  21. ↑ "BOLA N@ ÁREA – Campeonato Gaúcho 2003". Bolanaarea.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  22. ↑ "BOLA N@ ÁREA – Campeonato Gaúcho 2004". Bolanaarea.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  23. ↑ FGF
  24. ↑ FGF
  25. ↑ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2002–2003". Rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  26. ↑ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2004–2005". Rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  27. ↑ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2006–2007". Rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  28. ↑ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2008–2009". Rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  29. ↑ "Nilmar gets married! | Fútbolita". Futbolita.com. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  30. ↑ "EXCLUSIVO : Nilmar Speaks To Fútbolita! | Fútbolita". Futbolita.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
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