Célio Santos

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Dos Santos.
Célio Santos
Personal information
Full name Célio Ferreira dos Santos
Date of birth (1987-07-20) 20 July 1987 (age 37)
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 21 (1)
2021–2022 Kasetsart 31 (0)
2023– Kuching City 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023

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.

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]

Career statistics

As of 4 September 2023[3]
Club Season League State League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shaanxi Zhongjian Chanba 2010 Chinese Super League 6 0 — 0 0 — — — 6 0
Belenenses 2010–11 Liga de Honra 17 0 — 1 0 0 0 — — 18 0
Dacia Chișinău 2011–12 Moldovan National Division 27 3 — 0 0 — — — 27 3
Tavriya Simferopol 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 22 0 — 2 0 — 2 0 — 26 0
2013–14 4 1 — 0 0 — — — 4 1
Total 26 1 — 2 0 — 2 0 — 30 1
Tractor Sazi 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League 9 1 — — — 0 0 — 9 1
Al-Shaab CSC 2015–16 UAE Pro League 11 0 — — 5 0 — — 16 0
Santa Cruz 2016 Série B 6 0 5 0 0 0 — — 1 0 12 0
Ulsan Hyundai 2016 K League Classic 10 1 — 0 0 — — — 10 1
Muangthong United 2017 Thai League 1 31 1 — 5 1 3 0 5 0 — 44 2
2018 2 0 — 2 0 1 1 2 0 — 7 1
Total 33 1 — 7 1 4 1 7 0 — 51 3
Santa Cruz 2020 Série C 13 1 4 0 — — — 2 0 19 1
2021 — 4 0 1 0 — — 8 0 13 0
Total 13 1 8 0 1 0 — — 10 0 32 1
Kasetsart 2021–22 Thai League 2 31 0 — 0 0 0 0 — — 31 0
Kuching City 2023 Malaysia Super League 13 0 — 0 0 1 0 — — 14 0
Career total 182 8 13 0 11 1 10 1 9 0 11 0 236 10

Honours

Club

SCG Muangthong United

References

  1. ^ "Deskonfia Paroquia Balun Falsifika Dokumentu, Kontribui Instabilidade – STL Online". suara-timor-lorosae.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016.
  2. ^ Kerr, Jack (October 2015). "Success is No Longer Foreign to East Timor, but the Players Are". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Célio Santos at Soccerway


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