| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cleyton Alexandre Henrique Silva | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-03-08)8 March 1983 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Jacareí,São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fluminense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Jacareí (SP) | |||
| 2002–2003 | Messiniakos | 15 | (7) |
| 2003–2006 | Apollon Kalamarias | 81 | (33) |
| 2006–2008 | AEL | 54 | (9) |
| 2008–2012 | Panathinaikos | 64 | (12) |
| 2010 | →Metalurh Donetsk (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Kayserispor | 43 | (5) |
| 2014 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Skoda Xanthi | 25 | (10) |
| 2015–2016 | Elazığspor | 14 | (2) |
| 2016 | Göztepe | 11 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Omonia | 33 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | Ümraniyespor | 32 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Iraklis | 23 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cleyton Alexandre Henrique Silva (born 8 March 1983) is a Brazilian former professionalfootballer who played as anattacking midfielder.
Cleyton is one of few footballers in Greece to have a dualpassport, one ofBrazilian and one ofGreek which he received on 13 November 2009, after spending seven years in Greece, making him eligible to gain Greek citizenship. On 19 September 2004, he made his debut in theSuper League Greece in a 1–0 home of his club (Apollon Kalamarias) win againstOFI.
In the 2006–07 season Cleyton helpedAEL reach the Greek cup final and win it. He was the club's top scorer in European competitions in the 2007–08 season, including goals againstBlackburn Rovers andEverton.
Cleyton signed for Panathinaikos[1] in the summer of 2008 for a fee of €1,700,000.
Cleyton started the 2011–12 season well, scoring very important goals for the greens such as a direct free kick againstPAOK and a fantastic overhead kick againstLevadiakos.
On 22 January 2014, Cleyton signed forDinamo Zagreb after his formerKayserispor managerRobert Prosinečki recommended him to the club.[2] On 28 March 2014, it was reported by the club that the two parties had mutually agreed to terminate the player's contract as a result of misconduct not tolerated by the club.[3] Croatian media reported that Cleyton provoked and engaged in a fight at aZagreb night club in the early morning hours of 27 March 2014 while heavily under the influence of alcohol.[4]
On 2 September 2014, Cleyton signed a one-year contract forSkoda Xanthi for an undisclosed fee.[5] On 20 September 2014, he made his debut with the club in a 2–0 home win againstLevadiakos.
On 29 April 2015, Xanthi succeeded to reach theGreek Cup final for the first time in its history after a 0–0 draw withIraklis. Cleyton Silva has twice won the Greek Cup, one withAEL in 2007 and one withPanathinaikos in 2010.[6]
On 3 May 2015 in a 0–0 home draw againstAsteras Tripoli where he lost a penalty Cleyton reached 200 appearances in GreekSuper League.[7]
On 7 August 2015, despite numerous offer from Greek clubs, Cleyton decided to continue his career in Turkey signing a two years' contract forTFF First League clubElazığspor for an undisclosed fee.[8] Due to financial problems, and after the first half of the season, Cleyton decided to return to Greece to play forIraklis, that seemed to be the proper club to continue his career.
Cleyton, who was a transfer target ofAtromitos andIraklis, chose to remain in Turkey and continue his career atGöztepe. The 33-year-old former player ofPanathinaikos was then released by Elazigspor, but selected not to return in Greece, where he has spent the biggest part of his career.[9]
On 18 June 2016, Cleyton signed a contract with Cypriot clubOmonia Nicosia.[10] He appeared in 41 games and scored 10 goals. On 26 May 2017 the club announced that Cleyton was released under a mutual agreement with the footballer.[11]
On 5 July 2017, Cleyton signed a one-year contract withTFF First League clubÜmraniyespor for an undisclosed fee.[12]
On 7 September 2018, Cleyton joinedIraklis of theFootball League on a free transfer.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[A] | Others[B] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Apollon Kalamarias | 2003–04 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | |
| 2004–05 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | ||
| 2005–06 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | ||
| Total | 81 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 33 | |
| AEL | 2006–07 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | – | 38 | 11 | ||
| Total | 54 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 13 | |
| Panathinaikos | 2008–09 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 31 | 7 | |
| 2009–10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 33 | 6 | ||
| Total | 63 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 15 | |
| Metalurh Donetsk (loan) | 2010–11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||
| Kayserispor | 2012–13 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 43 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 7 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2013–14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||
| Skoda Xanthi | 2014–15 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 2 | – | – | 35 | 12 | ||
| Elazığspor | 2015–16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||
| Göztepe | 2015–16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||
| Omonia | 2016–17 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 41 | 10 | |
| Ümraniyespor | 2017–18 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 1 | ||
| Iraklis | 2018–19 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 27 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 394 | 88 | 53 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 463 | 103 | |
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