Nilton Fernandes

Nilton
Personal information
Full name	Nilton Rogério Cardoso Fernandes
Date of birth	(1979-03-07) 7 March 1979
Place of birth	Brava, Cape Verde
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1997	Boavista
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2000	Boavista	12	(0)
1997–1998	→ Gondomar (loan)
1998–1999	→ Esposende (loan)	21	(0)
2000–2001	Aves	26	(1)
2001–2002	Gil Vicente	22	(0)
2002–2003	Marco	33	(2)
2003–2004	Salgueiros	28	(1)
2004–2006	Penafiel	50	(0)
2006–2007	Koper	25	(6)
2007–2008	Ethnikos Achna	9	(0)
2008–2009	Maribor	40	(4)
2009–2010	Chernomorets Burgas	10	(0)
2010–2011	Akritas Chlorakas	4	(0)
2012	Ironi Bat Yam	6	(0)
Total		286	(14)
National team
?–?	Cape Verde	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Nilton Rogério Cardoso Fernandes (born 7 March 1979), known simply as Nilton, is a Cape Verdean former footballer who played as a midfielder.

He spent most of his career in Portugal, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 110 games and one goal with four teams.

Club career

Born in the island of Brava, Nilton played youth football with Portuguese club Boavista FC, who loaned him to Gondomar S.C. and AD Esposende to kickstart his senior career. Upon his return, he appeared in 12 Primeira Liga games in the 1999–2000 season, helping to a fourth-place finish.

In the following years, Nilton alternated between the top division and the Segunda Liga, representing C.D. Aves (where he scored his first goal, contributing to a 3–2 home win against C.F. Estrela da Amadora on 13 May 2001 as his team was eventually relegated), Gil Vicente FC, F.C. Marco, S.C. Salgueiros and F.C. Penafiel. He left the country in the 2006 summer, scoring a career-best six goals for FC Koper and winning the Slovenian Football Cup.

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