Célio Santos

Célio Santos
Personal information
Full name	Célio Ferreira dos Santos
Date of birth	20 July 1987 (age 34)
Place of birth	Paracatu, Brazil
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Kasetsart
Number	29
Youth career
2004–2005	URT-MG
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006	Ferroviário AC
2006–2008	AA Ponte Preta
2009	Cascavel CR
2009	→ AA Ponte Preta (loan)
2009–2010	Shaanxi Zhongjian Chanba
2010–2011	Belenenses
2011–2012	Dacia Chișinău
2012–2014	Tavriya Simferopol
2015	Tractor Sazi
2015	Al-Shaab CSC
2016	Avaí
2016	Ulsan Hyundai
2017–2018	Muangthong United
2020–2021	Santa Cruz
2021–	Kasetsart
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 October 2021

Célio Ferreira dos Santos or simply Célio Santos (born July 20, 1987) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santa Cruz as a defender.

Honours[]

Club[]

SCG Muangthong United

Thai League Cup (1): 2017
Mekong Club Championship (1): 2017

Eligibility controversy[]

An inquiry held by the Prime Minister of East Timor in 2016, heard that Celio Santos was one of seven Brazilian footballers to receive falsified baptism documents from Timor's Catholic Church, in order to make it appear he was eligible for Timorese nationality.^[1]

All seven players were based in Asia at the time, but only one, Juninho, has played for Timor's controversial national side.

It is unclear when Célio Santos received his Timorese passport, which he received despite having no known means of eligibility, such as a family connection, or residency.^[2]

References[]

^ http://suara-timor-lorosae.com/deskonfia-paroquia-balun-falsifika-dokumentu-kontribui-instabilidade/^{[dead link]}
^ Kerr, Jack (October 2015). "Success is No Longer Foreign to East Timor, but the Players Are". The New York Times.

External links[]

Célio Santos – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)

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[1] ttp://suara-timor-lorosae.com/deskonfia-paroquia-balun-falsifika-dokumentu-kontribui-instabilidade/^{[dead link]}

[2] Kerr, Jack (October 2015). "Success is No Longer Foreign to East Timor, but the Players Are". The New York Times.

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