Still an active player, Nailson has a YouTube channel which shows the background of a footballer's life.

[1] Born in Jaguapitã,[2][3][4][5][6][7] Paraná, Nailson joined Santos FC's youth setup in 2012, after playing for Grêmio and Juventus-SP.

On 2 April 2014 Nailson made his first-team debut, starting in a 0-0 away draw against Mixto at Arena Pantanal, for that year's Copa do Brasil.

[10] On 2 July 2019, he signed a two-year contract with an option to extend for one additional year with the Russian Football National League club Baltika Kaliningrad.

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