Cleiton Augusto Oliveira Silva (born 3 February 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club East Bengal,which he captains. He is the second-highest all-time goal scorer in the Thai League 1.
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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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Madureira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Madureira | 37 | (15) |
| 2010–2011 | Osotspa | 38 | (17) |
| 2012–2013 | BEC Tero Sasana | 64 | (45) |
| 2013–2014 | Delfines | 8 | (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) |
| 2020–2022 | Bengaluru | 37 | (16) |
| 2022– | East Bengal | 47 | (20) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:12, 23 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBEC Tero Sasana
editHis 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.[citation needed]
On 2013 he is winner Thai League T1 2013 Player of the month march and winner striker of the years award.[citation needed]
Muangthong United
editAfter 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
editCleiton Silva transferred to China League One side Shanghai Shenxin.[2]
Bengaluru FC
editIn June 2020, Silva signed for Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC for one-year deal, with an option to extend for another year.[3]
East Bengal
editIn August 2022, Silva was announced as one of the five foreigners signed by East Bengal for the upcoming season.[4]
On 28 August, he made his debut against Kolkata derby rival ATK Mohun Bagan in the Durand Cup, which ended in a narrow 1–0 loss. He came on as a half-time substitute for compatriot Eliandro.[5][6] Six days later, he scored his first two goals for the club against Mumbai City, in a thrilling 4–3 win. He perfectly executed a free-kick and later the winner in the 81st-minute to hand East Bengal their first competitive win after seven months.[7][8]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Madureira | 2008 | Série D | 37 | 15 | — | — | — | 37 | 15 | |||
| 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Osotsapa | 2010 | Thai Premier League | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | |||
| 2011 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | 23 | 10 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 17 | — | — | — | 38 | 17 | |||||
| BEC Tero Sasana |
2012 | Thai Premier League | 33 | 25 | — | — | — | 33 | 25 | |||
| 2013 | 31 | 20 | — | — | — | 31 | 20 | |||||
| Total | 64 | 45 | — | — | — | 64 | 45 | |||||
| Delfines (loan) |
2013–14 | Ascenso MX | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Muangthong United |
2014 | Thai Premier League | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||
| 2015 | 33 | 25 | 6 | 6 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 41 | 32 | |||
| 2016 | Thai League T1 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 2[c] | 0 | 4[b] | 3 | 39 | 33 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1[d] | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 79 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 97 | 72 | ||
| Shanghai Shenxin | 2017 | China League One | 26 | 17 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 31 | 20 | ||
| Chiangrai United | 2018 | Thai League 1 | 17 | 5 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 20 | 5 | |
| Suphanburi (loan) | 2018 | Thai League 1 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | |||
| Suphanburi | 2019 | 30 | 11 | — | — | — | 30 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 20 | ||
| Bengaluru | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 18 | 7 | — | 1[e] | 2 | — | 19 | 9 | ||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 9 | — | 4[e] | 1 | — | 23 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 16 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 42 | 19 | ||||
| East Bengal | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 2 | 25 | 14 | |
| 2023–24 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 5 | — | 4[f] | 0 | 30 | 13 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 20 | 8 | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | 55 | 27 | |||
| Career total | 389 | 213 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 436 | 242 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa MX, Thai FA Cup, Chinese FA Cup, Super Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Thai League Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ a b Appearances in Thailand Champions Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in AFC Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Durand Cup
Honours
editMuangthong United
Chiangrai United
East Bengal
- Super Cup: 2024
- Durand Cup runner-up: 2023
Individual
- Thai Premier League Top Scorer: 2012, 2016
- Thai Premier League Striker of the Year: 2013
- Super Cup Highest Goalscorer: 2024[11]
- Thai Premier League Player of the Month: March 2013[12]
References
edit- ^ "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 (in Chinese). 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.
- ^ "East Bengal announce signings of Cleiton Silva, Alex Lima, three other foreigners". khelnow.com. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Own goal decides season's first Kolkata Derby; ATK Mohun Bagan win". khelnow.com. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "East Bengal 0 – 1 ATK Mohun Bagan". the-aiff.com. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "East Bengal register first competitive win after seven months". khelnow.com. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "East Bengal 4 – 3 Mumbai City". the-aiff.com. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ Cleiton Silva at Soccerway
- ^ Cleiton Silva at BeSoccer
- ^ Rawat, Akhil (28 January 2024). "12 years of pall of gloom lifted: East Bengal win a spine-chiller to take home Kalinga Super Cup". AIFF Media Team. Bhubaneswar: AIFF. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024.
- ^ เคลตันควงย็อคก้าคว้านักเตะ–โค้ชยอดเยี่ยมโตโยต้าไทยพรีเมียร์เดือนมีนาคม. goal.com (in Thai). 4 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
External links
edit- Cleiton Silva at Soccerway
- Cleiton at Twitter