Ailton Ferreira Silva

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.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Ailton Silva
Ailton with VfB Stuttgart in 2017
Personal information
Full name Ailton Ferreira Silva
Date of birth (1995-03-16) 16 March 1995
Place of birth Lauro de Freitas, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Midtjylland
Youth career
0000–2013 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:15, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fluminense 2013 Brasileirão 2000—0020
2014 Campeonato Carioca 3000——30
Total 5000000050
Jacobina (loan) 2015 Campeonato Baiano 7000—70
Neftchi Baku (loan) 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League 32350—20393
Estoril (loan) 2016–17 Primeira Liga 1805110—241
Stuttgart 2017–18 Bundesliga 5000—50
Estoril (loan) 2017–18 Primeira Liga 1100000—110
Braga (loan) 2018–19 Primeira Liga 2000100030
Braga B (loan) 2018–19 LigaPro 1000000010
Qarabağ (loan) 2019–20 Azerbaijan Premier League 15110—122283
Career total 964111201421237

References
  1. "Нефтчи арендовал 20-летнего бразильца". azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. "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.
  3. "Ailton transferido para o Estugarda" (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  4. "VfB sign Ailton Ferreira Silva". VfB Stuttgart. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  5. "Ailton unterschreibt beim VfB bis 2021". kicker Online (in German). 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  6. "Ailton on loan to Estoril". Stuttgart. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  7. "Continued squad planning". VfB Stuttgart. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  8. "Ailton departs on loan". VFB Stuttgart. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  9. "VfB Stuttgart verabschiedet Abwehrspieler Ailton nach Midtjylland". kicker (in German). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  10. "Ailton". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2017.


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