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Cleiton Silva

In thisPortuguese name,the first or maternalfamily nameisOliveiraand the second or paternal family name isSilva.

Cleiton Augusto Oliveira Silva(born 3 February 1987) is a Brazilian professionalfootballerwho plays as aforwardforIndian Super LeagueclubEast Bengal,which he captains. He is the second-highestall-time goal scorerin theThai League 1.

Cleiton Silva
Personal information
Full name Cleiton Augusto Oliveira Silva
Date of birth (1987-02-03)3 February 1987(age 37)
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)

Club career

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BEC Tero Sasana

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His career took off in the 2012 season when incoming Head CoachAndrew Ordsigned him toBEC Tero Sasanaon a 3-year deal. In his first season Cleiton won theThai League T12012Golden boot with 24 goals withTeerasil Dangda.[citation needed]

On 2013 he is winnerThai League T12013Player of the month march and winner striker of the years award.[citation needed]

Muangthong United

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After short unsuccessful spell withDelfinesin Mexico, in late 2014 he signed forMuangthong Unitedin 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

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Cleiton Silva transferred toChina League OnesideShanghai Shenxin.[2]

Bengaluru FC

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In June 2020, Silva signed forIndian Super LeagueclubBengaluru FCfor one-year deal, with an option to extend for another year.[3]

East Bengal

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In August 2022, Silva was announced as one of the five foreigners signed byEast Bengalfor the upcomingseason.[4]

On 28 August, he made his debut againstKolkata derbyrivalATK Mohun Baganin theDurand Cup,which ended in a narrow 1–0 loss. He came on as a half-time substitute for compatriotEliandro.[5][6]Six days later, he scored his first two goals for the club againstMumbai City,in a thrilling 4–3 win. He perfectly executed afree-kickand later the winner in the 81st-minute to handEast Bengaltheir first competitive win after seven months.[7][8]

Career statistics

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As of match played 20 June 2024[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^IncludesCopa MX,Thai FA Cup,Chinese FA Cup,Super Cup
  2. ^abAppearances inThai League Cup
  3. ^abAppearances inAFC Champions League
  4. ^abAppearances inThailand Champions Cup
  5. ^abAppearances inAFC Cup
  6. ^abAppearances inDurand Cup

Honours

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Muangthong United

Chiangrai United

East Bengal

Individual

References

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  1. ^"Toyota Thai League Round 10: Bangkok Glass's fortress finally conquered".Football Channel Asia.9 May 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 29 June 2017.Retrieved11 May2016.
  2. ^"Thân hâm quan tuyên trước thái siêu kim ủng gia nhập từng là mông liên lạc tiến á quan công thần".Sina(in Chinese). 18 February 2017.Retrieved19 February2017.
  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) – viaTwitter.
  4. ^"East Bengal announce signings of Cleiton Silva, Alex Lima, three other foreigners".khelnow.12 August 2022.Retrieved14 August2022.
  5. ^"Own goal decides season's first Kolkata Derby; ATK Mohun Bagan win".khelnow.28 August 2022.Retrieved28 August2022.
  6. ^"East Bengal 0 – 1 ATK Mohun Bagan".the-aiff.28 August 2022.Retrieved28 August2022.
  7. ^"East Bengal register first competitive win after seven months".khelnow.3 September 2022.Retrieved4 September2022.
  8. ^"East Bengal 4 – 3 Mumbai City".the-aiff.3 September 2022.Retrieved3 September2022.
  9. ^Cleiton Silvaat Soccerway
  10. ^Cleiton Silvaat BeSoccer
  11. ^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.Archivedfrom the original on 28 January 2024.
  12. ^เคลตันควงย็อคก้าคว้านักเตะ–โค้ชยอดเยี่ยมโตโยต้าไทยพรีเมียร์เดือนมีนาคม.goal(in Thai). 4 April 2013.Retrieved4 April2013.
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