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.
![]() Silva with Osotspa in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cleiton Augusto Oliveira Silva | ||
Date of birth | (1987-02-03) 3 February 1987 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | São Geraldo da Piedade, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club 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 | 27 | (10) |
2012–2013 | BEC Tero Sasana | 63 | (42) |
2013–2014 | Delfines | 10 | (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 | 33 | (14) |
2022– | East Bengal | 8 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:46, 12 August 2022 (UTC) |
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 | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Madureira | 2008 | Série D | ||||||||||
2009 | ||||||||||||
Osotsapa | 2010 | Thai Premier League | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 7 | |
2011 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 10 | |||
Osotsapa total | 38 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 17 | ||
BEC Tero Sasana |
2012 | Thai Premier League | 33 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 24 | |
2013 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 20 | |||
Tero Sasana total | 64 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 44 | ||
Delfines (loan) |
2013–14 | Ascenso MX | 8 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | |
Muangthong United |
2014 | Thai Premier League | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 4 | |
2015 | 33 | 25 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 41 | 32 | |||
2016 | Thai League T1 | 30 | 27 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 4[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] | 3 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 39 | 33 | |
2017 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | |||
Muangthong United total | 79 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 72 | ||
Shanghai Shenxin | 2017 | China League One | 26 | 17 | 5[lower-alpha 7] | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 20 | |
Chiangrai United | 2018 | Thai League 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 20 | 5 |
Suphanburi (loan) |
2018 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 9 | ||
Suphanburi | 2019 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 11 | ||
Suphanburi total | 42 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 20 | ||
Bengaluru | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 8] | 2 | 19 | 9 |
2021–22 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 8] | 1 | 23 | 10 | ||
Bengaluru total | 37 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 19 | ||
East Bengal | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 6 | 3 | 2[lower-alpha 9] | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 5 | |
Career total | 313 | 178 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 348 | 202 |
Muangthong United
Chiangrai United
Individual
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