Adaílton (footballer, born 1983)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adaílton José dos Santos Filho | ||
Date of birth | 16 April 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2002 | Vitória | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Vitória | 36 | (4) |
2004–2006 | Rennes | 42 | (0) |
2006 | Central Español | 3 | (0) |
2007–2010 | Santos | 50 | (3) |
2010–2012 | FC Sion | 66 | (3) |
2012 | Henan Jianye | 15 | (0) |
2013–2014 | FC Sion | 14 | (1) |
2013–2014 | → FC Chiasso (loan) | 26 | (2) |
2014 | Bahia | 4 | (0) |
2015 | Chicago Fire | 19 | (1) |
2016 | Miami FC | 16 | (0) |
National team | |||
2003 | Brazil U20 | 7 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Adaílton José dos Santos Filho, also known as Adaílton (born 16 April 1983) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a central defender.
Career[]
Club[]
Adaílton began his career with Vitória, where he captured three State League titles. In 2004, he was signed by Ligue 1 side Rennes and went on to appear in 42 league matches for the French club. In 2007, he returned to Brazil signing with Santos FC and quickly established himself with the club helping them to the 2007 Campeonato Paulista title. In August 2008, Adaílton renewed his contract with Santos FC, until December 2009 and signed in February 2010 for FC Sion. He became a regular starter for the Swiss side and helped the club capture the 2010–11 Swiss Cup. He left Sion during the summer of 2012 for Henan Jianye. As the club was relegated from the Chinese Super League, Adaílton returned to Sion during the next transfer window in the winter of 2013.[1]
After appearing regularly for Sion, Adaílton was sent on loan to Swiss league rival FC Chiasso. Adaílton featured regularly for Chiasso in his one season at the club making 26 league appearances and scoring two goals. At the conclusion of the Swiss league Adaílton returned to Brazil signing with Bahia. After only six months with the club in which he appeared in 4 matches, Adaílton left the club.[2]
On 30 December 2014 it was announced that Chicago Fire had signed Adaílton.[3]
International[]
Adaílton was a member the Brazil national under-20 football team that captured the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. During the tournament he scored his lone goal for Brazil in a 1–1 draw with the Czech Republic on 1 December 2003.[4]
Honours[]
- Paulista State League: 2007
- Bahia State League: 2002, 2003, 2004
- Nordeste Cup: 2003
- World Cup (U 20): 2003
References[]
- ^ Adailton fait son retour au FC Sion Archived 11 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – fc-sion.com (in French)
- ^ Adailton rescinde e não é mais jogador do Bahia – politicabahia.com (in Portuguese)
- ^ Chicago Fire sign Adaílton – chicago-fire.com
- ^ Czech Republic 1 - Brazil 1 – fifa.com
External links[]
- Adailton's profile, stats & pics
- Adaílton at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Adaílton at Sambafoot
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazil under-20 international footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- Stade Rennais F.C. players
- Santos FC players
- FC Sion players
- Henan Songshan Longmen F.C. players
- FC Chiasso players
- Esporte Clube Bahia players
- Chicago Fire FC players
- Miami FC players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Ligue 1 players
- Swiss Super League players
- Chinese Super League players
- Major League Soccer players
- North American Soccer League players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Association football defenders
- Sportspeople from Salvador, Bahia
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
- Footballers at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Brazilian football defender, 1980s birth stubs