Caion (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Sousaand the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.

Caion

Caion with Navy in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Herlison Caion de Sousa Ferreira
Date of birth	(1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Caxias, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2007	Icasa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Iraty
2009	Ferroviário
2009–2010	Gangwon	7	(1)
2012	Caxias	18	(2)
2012–2014	Mirassol	6	(5)
2012	→ Bragantino (loan)	8	(3)
2013	→ Náutico (loan)	5	(1)
2013	→ Chapecoense (loan)	7	(0)
2014	→ GO Audax (loan)	7	(1)
2014	→ Portuguesa (loan)	5	(0)
2014–2015	Al Shorta		(1)
2015–2016	HB Køge	11	(1)
2016	Cruzeiro–RS	13	(4)
2016	Atlético Goianiense	5	(0)
2016–2017	Juventude	19	(2)
2017	Paysandu	11	(2)
2018	Daegu FC	5	(0)
2018	Navy	16	(4)
2019	Paysandu	11	(2)
2019	PT Prachuap	15	(6)
2019	→ Chonburi (loan)	14	(7)
2020	Chonburi	11	(6)
2020–2021	Suphanburi	14	(7)
2021	Muangkan United	17	(12)
2022	Selangor	22	(14)
2023	Kuala Lumpur City	14	(1)
2023	Hanoi	9	(8)
2024	Chonburi	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2024

Herlison Caion de Sousa Ferreira (born 5 October 1990), simply known as Caion, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Thai League 1 club Chonburi. ^[1]

Club career

Early career

Born in Caxias, Maranhão, Caion made his senior debuts with Iraty SC in 2008, after being a youth player for Icasa in the previous year.

In 2009, he joined Ferroviário. After three months playing for the side in the state leagues, he moved abroad. ^[2]

Gangwon FC

On 30 March 2009, Caion joined K-League newly formed side Gangwon FC, ^{[3] [4]} thus becoming the club's first-ever Brazilian player.

He made his debut for Gangwon on 5 May, against Incheon United, for that year's League Cup, assisting Park Jong-Jin in Gangwon's first goal. He made his league debut on 25 July, against Busan I'Park, as a substitute. Caion scored his first goal in the last match of 2009 K-League, netting the winner against Jeju United.

In the following season, Caion only played in the reserve league, rescinded his link in June 2010.

Back to Brazil

After cancelling his link with Gangwon, Caion returned to Brazil, but only joined a side in November 2011, signing with Caxias. ^[5] On 25 May 2012, he moved to Mirassol. ^[6]

On 6 September, after scoring five goals in only six matches, Caion joined Bragantino on loan. ^[7] After his return to Mirassol, he netted twice in a 6–2 routing over Palmeiras on 27 March 2013. ^[8]

On 13 May Caion joined Série A side Náutico. ^[9] However, three months later he moved to Chapecoense. ^[10]

In January 2014 Caion joined newly promoted side Grêmio Osasco Audax. ^[11] On 23 April, he moved to Portuguesa. ^[12] However, two months later he was released by Lusa. ^[13]

Move to Iraq

In August 2014, Caion joined Al Shorta, the defending Iraqi Premier League champions. Caion became the club's second ever Brazilian player after Cristiano da Silva Santos who left the club in June 2014. Caion scored his first goal in a 2-1 win over Al-Minaa in the league, opening the scoring in the match with an exquisite left-foot finish across the goalkeeper and into the net. He scored his second and final goal in the 2015 AFC Cup as Al-Shorta beat Al-Jazeera 4–0 to top their group and advance to the knockout stage.

HB Køge

In August 2015 Caion signed a contract with the Danish 1st Division club HB Køge. ^[14] In January 2016 he and the club agreed to end the contract. ^[15]

Chonburi FC (loan)

In June 2019, Caion signed a contract with Chonburi FC on loan from PT Prachuap and scored in his debut help team won over Buriram United 1–0.

Selangor

On 27 December 2021, it was confirmed that Caion had signed with Malaysia Super League club Selangor for 2022 season. ^[16]

Hanoi FC

On 24 June 2023, it was confirmed that Caion had signed with V.League 1 club Hanoi FC in the mid-season transfer window. ^[17] The following day, he made his league debut in a 2–1 away win against Khanh Hoa FC. On 17 July, Caion scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 home win over Binh Dinh. ^[18] On 2 August, Caion scored twice in a 3–1 win against rivals Haiphong FC. Ten days later, he scored his second hat-trick for the club, helping his side to a 3–1 away league victory against Dong A Thanh Hoa. Ending his first V.League 1 campaign with 8 goals in 9 games.

Career statistics

As of 21 June 2010

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Total
2009	Gangwon FC	K League 1	7	1	1	0	2	0	10	1
2010			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			7	1	1	0	2	0	10	1

References

1. "UPDATE! ตลาดนักเตะ ชลบุรี เอฟซี ฤดูกาล 2023/24 เลกที่ 2" (in Thai). Chonburi Football Club. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
2. "CONFEDERAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE FUTEBOL – TRANSFERÊNCIAS PARA O EXTERIOR (Transfers Abroad)" (in Portuguese). CBF. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014.
3. "(FW:까이용) 까이용" (in Korean). Gangwon FC fansite (Narcia). 23 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
4. 브라질 공격수 '까이용' 영입-투(최종) (in Korean). Gangneung MBC. 23 March 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
5. S.E.R. Caxias apresenta atacante para a temporada 2012 (SER Caxias presents forward for 2012 season); Caxias's official website, 22 November 2011 (in Portuguese)
6. Atacante Caion deixa o Caxias e acerta com Mirassol (Forward Caion leaves Caxias and signs with Mirassol); Peleia FC, 25 May 2012 (in Portuguese)
7. Mirassol empresta o atacante Caion ao Bragantino (Mirassol loans forward Caion to Bragantino); Globo Esporte, 6 September 2012 (in Portuguese)
8. Em novo vexame, Verdão leva seis em um tempo e perde para Mirassol (In new disappointment, Verdão suffers six goals before half-time and loses to Mirassol); Globo Esporte, 27 March 2013 (in Portuguese)
9. Carrasco do Palmeiras no Paulistão é novo reforço do Náutico (Palmeiras' tormentor in Paulistão is Náutico's new reinforcement); Gazeta Esportiva, 13 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
10. Chapecoense acerta com o atacante Caion, ex-Timbu, e mais um zagueiro (Chapecoense signs with forward Caion, former Timbu player, and with a stopper); Globo Esporte, 13 August 2013 (in Portuguese)
11. Elenco do Grêmio Osasco Audax realiza apresentação para Campeonato Paulista (Grêmio Osasco Audax's roster make presentation to Campeonato Paulista); SP Notícias, 15 January 2014 (in Portuguese)
12. Série B: Portuguesa acerta com lateral-esquerdo Eduardo e Caion (Série B: Portuguesa signs with left-back Eduardo and Caion); Futebol Interior, 23 April 2014 (in Portuguese)
13. Série B: Portuguesa faz faxina e dispensa quase um time inteiro (Série B: Portuguesa cleans up squad and releases almost an entire team); Futebol Interior, 17 June 2014 (in Portuguese)
14. HB Køge skriver med brasiliansk angriber Archived 2016-01-28 at the Wayback Machine ; HB Køge, 26 August 2015 (in Danish)
15. Caion stopper i HB Køge Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine ; HB Køge, 17 January 2016 (in Danish)
16. "RASMI : Herlison Caion Is RED!". selangorfc.com. 27 December 2021.
17. "CLB bóng đá Hà Nội chiêu mộ thành công Herlison Caion" (in Vietnamese). hanoifc.com.vn. 24 June 2023.
18. "Ha Noi vs. Binh Dinh - 17 July 2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

External links

• Caion – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Caion at Soccerway