Ailton (footballer, born 1995)
 Ailton with VfB Stuttgart in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ailton Ferreira Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Lauro de Freitas, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Fluminense | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Jacobina (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Neftçi (loan) | 32 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | → Estoril (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | VfB Stuttgart | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Estoril (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Braga (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Qarabağ (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2021– | Midtjylland | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:15, 1 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Ailton Ferreira Silva (born 16 March 1995), commonly known as Ailton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Danish club FC Midtjylland.
Career
Fluminense and loans
Having started his career with Brazilian side Fluminense, Ailton moved to Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftchi Baku on a season-long loan deal in June 2015,.[1] The following season, Ailton moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Estoril on a season-long loan deal.[2]
VfB Stuttgart and loans
In July 2017, Ailton joined VfB Stuttgart[3] and agreed to a four-year-contract.[4] The transfer fee paid to Estoril was reported as close to €1 million.[5]
On 25 January 2018, Ailton was loaned out to Estoril until the end of the season.[6]
For the 2018–19 season he was loaned out to Braga.[7]
On 4 July 2019, Ailton was loaned out at Qarabağ until the end of the season.[8]
Midtjylland
Ailton moved to Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland on a permanent transfer on 1 February 2021, the last day of the 2020–21 transfer window.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 1 August 2020[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fluminense | 2013 | Brasileirão | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Campeonato Carioca | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Jacobina (loan) | 2015 | Campeonato Baiano | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Neftchi Baku (loan) | 2015–16 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| Estoril (loan) | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| Stuttgart | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Estoril (loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Braga (loan) | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Braga B (loan) | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Qarabağ (loan) | 2019–20 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | 28 | 3 | |
| Career total | 96 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 123 | 7 | ||
References
- ^ "Нефтчи арендовал 20-летнего бразильца". azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "AILTON CHEGA PARA A DEFESA". estorilpraia.pt/ (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 24 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Ailton transferido para o Estugarda" (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "VfB sign Ailton Ferreira Silva". VfB Stuttgart. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Ailton unterschreibt beim VfB bis 2021". kicker Online (in German). 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Ailton on loan to Estoril". Stuttgart. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Continued squad planning". VfB Stuttgart. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Ailton departs on loan". VFB Stuttgart. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "VfB Stuttgart verabschiedet Abwehrspieler Ailton nach Midtjylland". kicker (in German). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Ailton". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
External links
- Ailton at Soccerway
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Bahia
- Association football defenders
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- Azerbaijan Premier League players
- Primeira Liga players
- Bundesliga players
- Fluminense FC players
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- S.C. Braga players
- Neftçi PFK players
- Qarabağ FK players
- FC Midtjylland players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
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