Cleiton Xavier
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cleiton Ribeiro Xavier | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | São José da Tapera, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CSA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | CSA | 8 | (2) |
| 2002–2008 | Internacional | 68 | (5) |
| 2005 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Brasiliense (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Gama (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Marília (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Figueirense (loan) | 61 | (12) |
| 2009–2010 | Palmeiras | 90 | (16) |
| 2010–2015 | Metalist Kharkiv | 109 | (46) |
| 2015–2016 | Palmeiras | 62 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Vitória | 42 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Brazil U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | Brazil | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2017 | |||
Cleiton Ribeiro Xavier (Ukrainian: Клейтон Шав'єр; born 23 March 1983) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He is known by his powerful and accurate free kicks, dribbling skills and passes.
Club career
[edit]In his early career, Cleiton Xavier played for CSA and Internacional, and was loaned out various times.
Palmeiras
[edit]In early 2009, Palmeiras signed Cleiton from the relegated Figueirense. Cleiton Xavier proved he had good talent in Palmeiras's first matches in the Libertadores Cup and in the São Paulo State Championship. On 29 April 2009 Cleiton Xavier scored an 87th minute away-goal against Colo-Colo in the Libertadores Cup that secured Palmeiras' progression to the knockout stages of the tournament, it was a very long-range shot inside the goalkeeper's left angle.[1]
Later in the Série A alongside teammate Diego Souza, Cleiton Xavier made an outstanding season with Palmeiras, leading the competition for 19 rounds, however Palmeiras finished 5th due to losses in the final matches and did not qualify for the Libertadores Cup. Cleiton Xavier was elected the 3rd best player of the season, even though he had an injury. In 2010, Cleiton Xavier remained with Palmeiras and also started well the year. He participated in Palmeiras's first ten goals in the São Paulo State Championship.
Metalist Kharkiv
[edit]On 14 July 2010, Cleiton Xavier transferred to FC Metalist Kharkiv for €4.5 million.[2] In 2013, he became popular for scoring a fastest equalizing goal from the starting line after the restart of the match against local league rival, Chornomorets. He then inspired them to a 3 – 1 victory which boosted their chances to qualify for next season Champions League campaign in which the victory lift them above another local rival who competing for the same spot, Dynamo Kyiv.[3]
Club statistics
[edit]- As of 28 January 2017
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Internacional | 2002 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2004 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 5 | |
| Brasiliense | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Figueirense | 2007 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 12 | ||
| Total | 61 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 12 | |
| Palmeiras | 2009 | 32 | 3 | — | 12 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 61 | 9 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 27 | 7 | |
| Total | 39 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 8 | 88 | 16 | |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2010–11 | 26 | 6 | — | 9 | 3 | — | 35 | 9 | ||
| 2011–12 | 25 | 10 | — | 12 | 2 | — | 37 | 12 | |||
| 2012–13 | 29 | 15 | — | 9 | 5 | — | 38 | 20 | |||
| 2013–14 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 7 | ||
| 2014–15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 16 | 11 | ||
| Total | 109 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 11 | — | 147 | 59 | ||
| Palmeiras | 2015 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Vitória | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 267 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 37 | 8 | 353 | 76 | |
Honours
[edit]- Internacional
- Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2003, 2004
- Figueirense
- Palmeiras
- Vitória
- Campeonato Baiano: 2017
References
[edit]- ^ Golazo – Cleiton Xavier vs Colo=Colo
- ^ Cleiton Xavier é negociado com time da Ucrânia. (in Portuguese). Palmeiras official site. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010 .
- ^ "Striker lobs keeper straight from kick-off – video". 25 April 2013.
External links
[edit]- Cleiton Xavier at Sambafoot (archived)
- CBF at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 February 2008) (in Portuguese)
- Guardian Stats Centre at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 August 2012)
- figueirense.com (in Portuguese)
- Cleiton Xavier at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Centro Sportivo Alagoano players
- SC Internacional players
- Sport Club do Recife players
- Brasiliense FC players
- Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players
- Marília Atlético Clube players
- Figueirense FC players
- SE Palmeiras players
- FC Metalist Kharkiv players
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Footballers from Alagoas
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen