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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)
2018Suphanburi(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)

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.

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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