Gladestony

Gladestony
Personal information
Full name Gladestony Estevão Paulino da Silva
Date of birth (1993-08-05) 5 August 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Bebedouro, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fidelis Andria
Youth career
2008 Santos
2009–2012 Desportivo Brasil
2011 → Icasa (loan)
2011 → Manchester United (loan)
2011–2012 → Twente (loan)
2012 → São Paulo (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Desportivo Brasil 0 (0)
2011 → Icasa (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → São Paulo (loan) 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Estoril (loan) 0 (0)
2014 → Internacional (loan) 1 (0)
2015 Audax 3 (0)
2015–2017 Estoril 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Cartagena (loan) 4 (0)
2017 Catania 7 (1)
2017 → Messina (loan) 14 (3)
2018–2019 Pro Vercelli 18 (2)
2019–2020 Siena 17 (1)
2020–2021 Seregno 20 (5)
2021–2024 Giugliano 93 (13)
2024– Fidelis Andria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Gladestony Estevão Paulino da Silva (born 5 August 1993), simply known as Gladestony, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Italian Serie D Group H club Fidelis Andria.

Club career

Born in Bebedouro, São Paulo, Gladestony started his career at Santos in 2008, but moved to Desportivo Brasil in the following year, as a part of a partnership with Manchester United. After a year at Icasa, he moved to the English powerhouse, being subsequently loaned to FC Twente;[1][2] he was also close friends with Paul Pogba during his spell at the Red Devils.[3]

On 21 September 2012, Gladestony joined São Paulo,[4] being promoted to the main squad in February the following year.[5] He left the club on 5 July 2013, after making no senior appearances, and signed for Estoril Praia.[6]

After being rarely used (only one UEFA Europa League and one Taça de Portugal match), Gladestony returned to his home country in December, and signed a one-year deal with Internacional.[7] He made his Série A debut on 27 April 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Alan Patrick in a 2–2 away draw against Botafogo.[8]

On 13 July 2015, Gladestony returned to Estoril, after agreeing to a two-year deal.[9] After being released by Catania on 17 November 2017,[10] he joined Pro Vercelli on 3 January 2018.[11]

On 13 July 2019, he signed a 2-year contract with Siena.[12]

On 11 August 2020 he joined Serie D club Seregno.[13]

On 5 August 2021, he moved to Giugliano, also in Serie D.[14] Giugliano was promoted to Serie C for the 2022–23 season.

References

  1. ^ "Tem brasileiro, do DB, campeão na Holanda" [There's a Brazilian, from DB, champion in the Netherlands]. Desportivo Brasil (in Portuguese). 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  2. ^ "United youngster sent on loan to Twente". Talksport. 20 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Brasileiro revela: 'Pogba ama o Brasil, é sambista e me fazia dar autógrafos com ele'" [Brazilian reveals: 'Pogba loves Brazil, is a sambista and made me give autographs with him']. ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). 23 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Sao Paulo swoop for Man Utd trialists Gladstony, Lucas Evangelista". Tribal Football. 21 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Gladestony ganha chance com Ney Franco" [Gladestony wins chance with Ney Franco] (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 8 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Balcão de negócios! Zagueiro deixa São Paulo e vai para time português" [OTC business! Stopper leaves São Paulo and goes to Portuguese team]. Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 5 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Gladestony comemora acerto com o Inter: 'Quero ficar por muito tempo" [Gladestony celebrates signing with Inter: 'I want to stay for a long time']. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 11 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Sheik comanda reação na estreia pelo Bota e evita vitória do Inter: 2 a 2" [Sheik commands reaction in debut for Bota and avoids Inter's victory: 2–2]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 27 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Gladestony é reforço (Gladestony is an addition)" (in Portuguese). GD Estoril Praia. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Risoluzione consensuale del contratto con Gladestony Da Silva" [Consensual termination of the contract with Gladestony Da Silva]. calciocatania.it. Calcio Catania. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Ufficiale: Tesserato il centrocampista Gladestony da Silva" [Official: Signing of midfielder Gladestony da Silva]. fcprovercelli.it (in Italian). FC Pro Vercelli 1892. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Gladestony Estevao Paulino Da Silva nuovo giocatore bianconero" (Press release) (in Italian). Siena. 13 July 2019.
  13. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" (in Italian). Seregno. 11 August 2020.
  14. ^ "UFFICIALE: GLADESTONY E LEO ABREU SONO DUE NUOVI CALCIATORI DEL GIUGLIANO CALCIO 1928" (in Italian). Giugliano. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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