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 | 48 | (20) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:33, 9 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editBEC Tero Sasana
editSilva's career took off in the 2012 season when incoming head coach Andrew Ord signed him to BEC Tero Sasana on a three-year deal. In his first season Cleiton won the Thai League T1 2012 Golden boot with 24 goals with Teerasil Dangda.[citation needed]
In 2013 he won the2013 Thai Premier League Player of the month march and the striker of the year 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 five 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
editSilva 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 | Thai League 1 | 30 | 11 | — | — | — | 30 | 11 | |||
| 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