Cleiton Silva

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveiraand the second or paternal family name is Silva.

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	51	(20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:43, 13 December 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,which he captains. He is the second-highest all-time goal scorer in the Thai League 1.

Career

BEC Tero Sasana

Silva's career took off in the 2012 season when incoming head coach Andrew Ord signed him to BEC Tero Sasana on a three-year deal. In his first season Cleiton won the Thai League T1 2012 Golden boot with 24 goals with Teerasil Dangda.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2013 he won the 2013 Thai Premier League Player of the month march and the striker of the year award.^{[ citation needed ]}

Muangthong United

After short unsuccessful spell with Delfines in Mexico, in late 2014 he signed for Muangthong United in Thai Premier League and scored five 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

Silva transferred to China League One side Shanghai Shenxin. ^[2]

Bengaluru FC

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]

East Bengal

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]}

Career statistics

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	Thai League 1	30	11	—		—		—		30	11
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. Includes Copa MX, Thai FA Cup, Chinese FA Cup, Super Cup
2. Appearances in Thai League Cup
3. Appearances in AFC Champions League
4. Appearances in Thailand Champions Cup
5. Appearances in AFC Cup
6. Appearances in Durand Cup

Honours

Muangthong United

• Thai League T1: 2016
• Thai League Cup: 2016
• Thailand Champions Cup: 2017

Chiangrai United

• Thailand Champions Cup: 2018

East Bengal

• Super Cup: 2024
• Durand Cup runner-up: 2023

Individual

• Thai Premier League Top Scorer: 2012, 2016
• Thai Premier League Striker of the Year: 2013
• Super Cup Highest Goalscorer: 2024 ^[11]
• Thai Premier League Player of the Month: March 2013 ^[12]

References

1. "Toyota Thai League Round 10: Bangkok Glass's fortress finally conquered". Football Channel Asia. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
2. "申鑫官宣前泰超金靴加盟 曾是蒙通联进亚冠功臣". Sina (in Chinese). 18 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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) – via Twitter.
4. "East Bengal announce signings of Cleiton Silva, Alex Lima, three other foreigners". khelnow.com. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
5. "Own goal decides season's first Kolkata Derby; ATK Mohun Bagan win". khelnow.com. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
6. "East Bengal 0 – 1 ATK Mohun Bagan". the-aiff.com. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
7. "East Bengal register first competitive win after seven months". khelnow.com. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
8. "East Bengal 4 – 3 Mumbai City". the-aiff.com. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
9. Cleiton Silva at Soccerway
10. Cleiton Silva at 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. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024.
12. เคลตันควงย็อคก้าคว้านักเตะ–โค้ชยอดเยี่ยมโตโยต้าไทยพรีเมียร์เดือนมีนาคม. goal.com (in Thai). 4 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.

External links

• Cleiton Silva at Soccerway
• Cleiton at Twitter