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, 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 | 41 | (20) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:42, 11 April 2024 (UTC) |
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. He is the second-highest all-time goal scorer in the Thai League 1.
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.[ citation needed ]
On 2013 he is winner Thai League T1 2013 Player of the month march and winner striker of the years award.[ citation needed ]
After short unsuccessful spell with 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. [1]
Cleiton Silva transferred to China League One side Shanghai Shenxin. [2]
In June 2020, Silva signed for Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC for one-year deal, with an option to extend for another year. [3]
In 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]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 41 | 32 | |||
2016 | Thai League T1 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 39 | 33 | |
2017 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | 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 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | 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 [lower-alpha 5] | 2 | — | 19 | 9 | ||
2021–22 | 19 | 9 | — | 4 [lower-alpha 5] | 1 | — | 23 | 10 | ||||
Total | 37 | 16 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 42 | 19 | ||||
East Bengal | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 6] | 2 | 25 | 14 | |
2023–24 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 29 | 13 | |||
Total | 40 | 20 | 8 | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | 54 | 27 | |||
Career total | 388 | 213 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 435 | 242 |
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