Célio Santos
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Célio Ferreira dos Santos | ||
Date of birth | 20 July 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Paracatu, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kuching City | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2005 | URT-MG | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Ferroviário AC | ||
2006–2008 | AA Ponte Preta | ||
2009 | Cascavel CR | ||
2009 | → AA Ponte Preta (loan) | ||
2009–2010 | Shaanxi Zhongjian Chanba | 6 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Belenenses | 17 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Dacia Chișinău | 27 | (3) |
2012–2014 | Tavriya Simferopol | 26 | (1) |
2015 | Tractor Sazi | 9 | (1) |
2015 | Al-Shaab CSC | 11 | (0) |
2016 | Avaí | 12 | (0) |
2016 | Ulsan Hyundai | 10 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Muangthong United | 33 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Santa Cruz | 15 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Kasetsart | 8 | (0) |
2023– | Kuching City | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2021 |
Célio Ferreira dos Santos (born July 20, 1987), or simply Célio Santos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Malaysia Super League club Kuching City.
Honours
Club
- SCG Muangthong United
- Thai League Cup (1): 2017
- Mekong Club Championship (1): 2017
Eligibility controversy
An inquiry held by the Prime Minister of East Timor in 2016, heard that Celio Santos was one of seven Brazilian men's footballers to receive falsified baptism documents from Timor's Catholic Church, in order to make it appear he was eligible for Timorese nationality.[1]
All seven players were based in Asia at the time, but only one, Juninho, has played for Timor's controversial national side.
It is unclear when Célio Santos received his Timorese passport, which he received despite having no known means of eligibility, such as a family connection, or residency.[2]
References
- ^ "Deskonfia Paroquia Balun Falsifika Dokumentu, Kontribui Instabilidade – STL Online". suara-timor-lorosae.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-13.
- ^ Kerr, Jack (October 2015). "Success is No Longer Foreign to East Timor, but the Players Are". The New York Times.
External links
- Célio Santos – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Beijing Chengfeng F.C. players
- FC Dacia Chișinău players
- Avaí FC players
- Ulsan Hyundai FC players
- Muangthong United F.C. players
- Liga I players
- K League 1 players
- Chinese Super League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Iran
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Iran
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
- People from Paracatu, Minas Gerais
- Footballers from Minas Gerais
- SC Tavriya Simferopol players
- Brazilian football defender, 1980s birth stubs