Cleiton Silva

Cleiton Augusto Oliveira Silva (born 3 February 1987) is a Brazilian football player 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.

Cleiton Silva
Personal information
Full name Cleiton Augusto Oliveira Silva
Date of birth (1987-02-03) 3 February 1987
Place of birth São Geraldo da Piedade, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Bengaluru FC
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 Police Tero 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 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 February 2018

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 AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2008MadureiraSérie D----------
2009----------
2010OsotsapaThai League T1157------157
20112310------2310
2012BEC Tero SasanaThai League T13324------3324
20133020------3020
2013-2014DelfinesAscenso MX81------81
2014Muangthong UnitedThai League T1144------144
201533256621--4132
201628273333203633
2017Shanghai ShenxinChina League One261753----3120
2018Chiangrai United F.C.Thai League T120----2040
2018SuphanburiThai League T1129--------
201930110000--3011
2020–Bengaluru FCIndian Super League0000----00
Total 21213514125440235151

Honours
Muangthong United
Chiangrai United
Individual
  • Thai Premier League Top Scorer (2): 2012, 2016
  • Thai Premier League Player of the Month (1): 2013[5]
  • Thai Premier League Striker of the Year (1): 2013

References
  1. "Bengaluru FC sign Thai-League's all-time top scorer Cleiton Silva". www.goal.com. June 20, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. @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.
  5. เคลตันควงย็อคก้าคว้านักเตะ–โค้ชยอดเยี่ยมโตโยต้าไทยพรีเมียร์เดือนมีนาคม. goal.com (in Thai). 4 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.


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