_(cropped).jpg) Nilmar playing for Internacional in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nilmar Honorato da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Bandeirantes, Paraná, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Internacional | 42 | (16) |
| 2004–2005 | Lyon | 32 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | Corinthians | 31 | (7) |
| 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) |
| 2015–2017 | Al-Nasr | 26 | (11) |
| 2017 | Santos | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 307 | (104) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Brazil U23 | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2011 | Brazil | 24 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nilmar Honorato da Silva (born 14 July 1984), commonly known as Nilmar, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He won club and personal honours with Internacional and Corinthians in Brazil, and also played in France for Lyon and in Spain for Villarreal. He also had several short spells in the Middle East towards the end of his career.
Nilmar made his international debut for Brazil in 2003 and scored 9 goals in 24 appearances. He was part of their squad that won the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and represented his nation at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.