Cleiton Silva

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Cleiton Silva
Cleiton Oliveira Silva (cropped).jpg
Silva with Osotspa in 2011
Personal information
Full name Cleiton Augusto Oliveira Silva
Date of birth (1987-02-03) 3 February 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth São Geraldo da Piedade, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
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 37 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:30, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Cleiton Augusto Oliveira Silva (born 3 February 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Bengaluru. He is the second highest goal scorer in Thai League 1 history.

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.[1]

Shanghai Shenxin[]

Cleiton Silva transferred to China League One side Shanghai Shenxin.[2]

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.[3]

Club statistics[]

As of 14 February 2022[4]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Madureira 2008 Série D - - - - - - - - - -
2009 - - - - - - - - - -
Osotsapa 2010 Thai League T1 15 7 - - - - - - 15 7
2011 23 10 - - - - - - 23 10
BEC Tero Sasana 2012 33 24 - - - - - - 33 24
2013 30 20 - - - - - - 30 20
Delfines 2013-2014 Ascenso MX 8 1 - - - - - - 8 1
Muangthong United 2014 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
Shanghai Shenxin 2017 China League One 26 17 5 3 - - - - 31 20
Chiangrai United 2018 Thai League T1 2 0 - - - - 2 0 4 0
Suphanburi 2018 12 9 - - - - - - - -
2019 30 11 0 0 0 0 - - 30 11
Bengaluru 2020–21 Indian Super League 18 7 0 0 0 0 5[a] 3 23 10
2021–22 15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 7
Career total 227 142 14 12 5 4 9 3 255 161
  1. ^ Appearances in the 2021 AFC Cup

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. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ @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.
  4. ^ Cleiton Silva at Soccerway
  5. ^ เคลตันควงย็อคก้าคว้านักเตะ–โค้ชยอดเยี่ยมโตโยต้าไทยพรีเมียร์เดือนมีนาคม. goal.com (in Thai). 4 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.

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