Cleiton Silva
Cleiton Augusto Oliveira Silva (born 3 February 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC.[1] He is described as a skillful winger who will take on any defender with his dribbling and pace. He spent most of his career at Thailand.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cleiton Augusto Oliveira Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | São Geraldo da Piedade, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bengaluru | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Madureira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Madureira | 37 | (15) |
| 2010–2011 | Osotspa | 27 | (10) |
| 2012–2013 | BEC Tero Sasana | 63 | (42) |
| 2013–2014 | Delfines | 10 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Muangthong United | 79 | (57) |
| 2017 | Shanghai Shenxin | 26 | (17) |
| 2018 | Chiangrai United | 17 | (5) |
| 2018 | → Suphanburi (loan) | 12 | (9) |
| 2019 | Suphanburi | 30 | (11) |
| 2020– | Bengaluru | 15 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:40, 15 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
BEC Tero Sasana
His career took off in the 2012 season when incoming Head Coach Andrew Ord signed him to BEC Tero Sasana on a 3-year deal. In his first season Cleiton won the Thai League T1 2012 Golden boot with 24 goals with Teerasil Dangda
On 2013 he is winner Thai League T1 2013 Player of the month march and winner striker of the years award
Muangthong United
After short unsuccessful spell with Delfines in Mexico, in late 2014 he signed for Muangthong United in Thai Premier League and scored 5 goals during the second leg of the 2014 Thai Premier League. With a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over in the 2016 season Silva became the first foreigner to score 100 league goals in Thailand.[2]
Shanghai Shenxin
Cleiton Silva transferred to China League One side Shanghai Shenxin.[3]
Bengaluru FC
In June 2020, Silva signed for Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC for one year deal, with an option to extend for another year.[4]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | FACup | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2008 | Madureira | Série D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010 | Osotsapa | Thai League T1 | 15 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 7 |
| 2011 | 23 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 10 | ||
| 2012 | BEC Tero Sasana | Thai League T1 | 33 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 24 |
| 2013 | 30 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 20 | ||
| 2013-2014 | Delfines | Ascenso MX | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 |
| 2014 | Muangthong United | Thai League T1 | 14 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 4 |
| 2015 | 33 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 41 | 32 | ||
| 2016 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 33 | ||
| 2017 | Shanghai Shenxin | China League One | 26 | 17 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 31 | 20 |
| 2018 | Chiangrai United F.C. | Thai League T1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | Suphanburi | Thai League T1 | 12 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 11 | ||
| 2020– | Bengaluru FC | Indian Super League | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 5 |
| Total | 212 | 135 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 235 | 151 | ||
Honours
- Muangthong United
- Thai League T1 (1): 2016
- Thai League Cup (1): 2016
- Thailand Champions Cup (1): 2017
- Chiangrai United
- Individual
References
- "Bengaluru FC sign Thai-League's all-time top scorer Cleiton Silva". www.goal.com. June 20, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- "Toyota Thai League Round 10: Bangkok Glass's fortress finally conquered". Football Channel Asia. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- "申鑫官宣前泰超金靴加盟 曾是蒙通联进亚冠功臣". Sina. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- @bengalurufc (20 June 2020). "We've got him! The Thai League's all-time leading goalscorer is now Blue all through! Brazilian attacker Cleiton Silva has put pen to paper on a one-year deal with Bengaluru FC, with the option to extend by another year, the club can confirm. #NewBlue" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- เคลตันควงย็อคก้าคว้านักเตะ–โค้ชยอดเยี่ยมโตโยต้าไทยพรีเมียร์เดือนมีนาคม. goal.com (in Thai). 4 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
External links
- Cleiton Silva at Soccerway