Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cleiton Augusto Oliveira Silva | ||
Date of birth | 3 February 1987 | ||
Place of birth | São Geraldo da Piedade, Brasil | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Shanghai Shenxin | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2008 | Madureira | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Madureira | 37 | (15) |
2010–2011 | Osotsapa | 27 | (10) |
2012–2013 | BEC Tero Sasana | 63 | (42) |
2013–2014 | Querétaro | 1 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Delfines (loan) | 15 | (2) |
2014–2017 | Muangthong United | 79 | (57) |
2017– | Shanghai Shenxin | 5 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 June 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 13, 2016 |
Cleiton Augusto Oliveira Silva (born 3 February 1987) is a Brazilian football player who plays for Shanghai Shenxin. He is described as a skillful winger who will take on any defender with his dribbling and pace.
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
After short spells with Querétaro and 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.
Cleiton Silva transferred to China League One side Shanghai Shenxin.