Cleyton (footballer, born 1983)

Cleyton
Personal information
Full name	Cleyton Alexandre Henrique Silva
Date of birth	8 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Jacareí, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
	Fluminense
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Jacareí (SP)
2002–2003	Messiniakos
2003–2006	Apollon Kalamarias
2006–2008	AEL
2008–2012	Panathinaikos
2010	→ Metalurh Donetsk (loan)
2012–2014	Kayserispor
2014	Dinamo Zagreb
2014–2015	Skoda Xanthi
2015–2016	Elazığspor
2016	Göztepe
2016–2017	Omonia
2017–2018	Ümraniyespor
2018–2019	Iraklis
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cleyton Alexandre Henrique Silva (born 8 March 1983) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Career

Cleyton is one of few footballers in Greece to have a dual passport, one of Brazilian and one of Greek 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 the Super League Greece in a 1–0 home of his club (Apollon Kalamarias) win against OFI Crete.

AEL

In the 2006–07 season Cleyton helped AEL 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 against Blackburn Rovers and Everton.

Panathinaikos

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 against PAOK and a fantastic overhead kick against Levadiakos.

Dinamo Zagreb

On 22 January 2014, Cleyton signed for Dinamo Zagreb after his former Kayserispor manager Robert 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 a Zagreb night club in the early morning hours of 27 March 2014 while heavily under the influence of alcohol.^[4]

Skoda Xanthi

On 2 September 2014, Cleyton signed a one-year contract for Xanthi for an undisclosed fee.^[5] On 20 September 2014, he made his debut with the club in a 2–0 home win against Levadiakos.

On 29 April 2015, Xanthi succeeded to reach the Greek Cup final for the first time in its history after a 0–0 draw with Iraklis. Cleyton Silva has twice won the Greek Cup, one with AEL in 2007 and one with Panathinaikos in 2010.^[6]

On 3 May 2015 in a 0–0 home draw against Asteras Tripoli where he lost a penalty Cleyton reached 200 appearances in Greek Super League.^[7]

Elazığspor and Göztepe

On 7 August 2015, despite numerous offer from Greek clubs, Cleyton decided to continue his career in Turkey signing a two years' contract for TFF First League club Elazığspor 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 for Iraklis, that seemed to be the proper club to continue his career.

Cleyton, who was a transfer target of Atromitos and Iraklis, chose to remain in Turkey and continue his career at Göztepe. The 33-year-old former player of Panathinaikos was then released by Elazigspor, but selected not to return in Greece, where he has spent the biggest part of his career.^[9]

Omonia Nicosia

On 18 June 2016, Cleyton signed a contract with Cypriot club Omonia 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]

Return to Turkey

On 5 July 2017, Cleyton signed a one-year contract with TFF First League club Ümraniyespor for an undisclosed fee.^[12]

Iraklis

On 7 September 2018, Cleyton joined Iraklis of the Football League on a free transfer.^[13]

Career statistics

As of 25 June 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental^[A]		Others^[B]		Total
Club	Season	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

Honours

AEL

Greek Cup: 2006–07

Panathinaikos

Xanthi

Greek Cup runner-up: 2014–15

Individual

Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2014–15^[14]

References

^ "Stats Centre: Cleyton Facts". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
^ "Nova Modra Desetka" (in Croatian). Sportske Novosti. 21 January 2014.
^ "Dinamo i Cleyton raskinuli ugovor" (in Croatian). GNK Dinamo Zagreb. 28 March 2014.
^ "Pijanka U Centru" (in Croatian). Sportske Novosti. 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014.
^ "Στη Ξάνθη ο Κλέιτον". sport24.gr. 2 September 2014.
^ "Δώστε μου την μπάλα κι εγώ θα σκοράρω κατά του Ολυμπιακού". contra.gr. 1 May 2015.
^ "Cleyton". soccerway.com.
^ "Κλέιτον: "Τα χρήματα και το πλάνο της Ελάζιγκσπορ έπαιξαν ρόλο"". www.gazzetta.gr.
^ "Göztepe announce Cleyton's capture". www.sdna.gr.
^ "Άρπαξε" Κλέιτον η Ομόνοια
^ "Κοινή συναινέσει λύση συνεργασίας με Σίλβα Κλέιτον". AC Omonia Nicosia. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
^ "Cleyton, Ümraniyespor ile anlasti". www.milliyet.com.tr. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^ "Ο Ηρακλής ανακοίνωσε τον Κλέιτον με εξαιρετικό video". www.sport24.gr. 7 September 2018.
^ "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠ: "Τσόρι", Καλτσάς και Πετράκης οι κορυφαίοι". ΤΑ ΝΕΑ (in Greek). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

External links

[1] "Stats Centre: Cleyton Facts". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2009.

[2] "Nova Modra Desetka" (in Croatian). Sportske Novosti. 21 January 2014.

[3] "Dinamo i Cleyton raskinuli ugovor" (in Croatian). GNK Dinamo Zagreb. 28 March 2014.

[4] "Pijanka U Centru" (in Croatian). Sportske Novosti. 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014.

[5] "Στη Ξάνθη ο Κλέιτον". sport24.gr. 2 September 2014.

[6] "Δώστε μου την μπάλα κι εγώ θα σκοράρω κατά του Ολυμπιακού". contra.gr. 1 May 2015.

[7] "Cleyton". soccerway.com.

[8] "Κλέιτον: "Τα χρήματα και το πλάνο της Ελάζιγκσπορ έπαιξαν ρόλο"". www.gazzetta.gr.

[9] "Göztepe announce Cleyton's capture". www.sdna.gr.

[10] "Άρπαξε" Κλέιτον η Ομόνοια

[11] "Κοινή συναινέσει λύση συνεργασίας με Σίλβα Κλέιτον". AC Omonia Nicosia. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

[12] "Cleyton, Ümraniyespor ile anlasti". www.milliyet.com.tr. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[13] "Ο Ηρακλής ανακοίνωσε τον Κλέιτον με εξαιρετικό video". www.sport24.gr. 7 September 2018.

[14] "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠ: "Τσόρι", Καλτσάς και Πετράκης οι κορυφαίοι". ΤΑ ΝΕΑ (in Greek). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

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