Newton Santos de Oliveira
Newton Santos de Oliveira, also simply known as Newton, is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Brazil, Newton obtained Lebanese citizenship through naturalization and represented Lebanon at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.Newton was born in Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil.
According to the annual reports of international transfers and returns to Brazil made by the Brazilian Football Confederation, he was transferred from Associação Atlética Portuguesa to the Saudi Arabian side Al-Wahda on December 26, 2002; from CFZ do Rio to Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli on October 25, 2004; from Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli to Associação Atlética Portuguesa on March 20, 2006; from Associação Atlética Portuguesa to the Malaysian team Penang FA on April 10, 2006 and from Penang FA to Associação Atlética Portuguesa on March 28, 2007.International career
Newton formerly represented the Lebanon national football team at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.
