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Cleiton Xavier

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Personal information
Full name
Cleiton Ribeiro Xavier
Date of birth
(1983-03-23) 23 March 1983 (age 35)
Place of birth
São José da Tapera, Brazil
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position
Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team

Vitória
Number
11
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

147

(59)
2015–2016
Palmeiras

62

(5)
2017–
Vitória

42

(7)
National team
2003
Brazil U20

5

(0)
2009
Brazil

0

(0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2017

Cleiton Ribeiro Xavier (Ukrainian: Клейтон Шав'єр; born 23 March 1983) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Vitória.[1] He is known by his powerful and accurate free kicks, dribbling skills and passes.




Contents






  • 1 Club career


    • 1.1 Palmeiras


    • 1.2 Metalist Kharkiv




  • 2 Club statistics


  • 3 Honours


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Club career


In his early career, Cleiton Xavier played for CSA and Internacional, and was loaned out various times.



Palmeiras


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.[2]


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


On 14 July 2010, Cleiton Xavier transferred to FC Metalist Kharkiv for €4.5 million.[3] 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.[4]



Club statistics


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


Internacional


  • Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2003, 2004

Figueirense


  • Santa Catarina State League: 2008

Palmeiras



  • Copa do Brasil: 2015


  • Campeonato Brasileiro: 2016


Vitória


  • Campeonato Baiano: 2017


References





  1. ^ https://esportes.terra.com.br/vitoria/diretor-do-vitoria-revela-que-acertou-contratacao-de-cleiton-xavier,4cb6a937adbe1a35307bbf564b3fd758a1l2vysb.html


  2. ^ Golazo – Cleiton Xavier vs Colo=Colo


  3. ^ Cleiton Xavier é negociado com time da Ucrânia. (in Portuguese). Palmeiras official site. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010 .


  4. ^ http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/25/quick-thinking-kharkiv-catch-keeper-off-guard-3666375/




External links




  • Cleiton Xavier at Sambafoot


  • CBF (in Portuguese) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-02-09)


  • Cleiton Xavier at TheFinalBall.com


  • Guardian Stats Centre at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-08-28)


  • figueirense.com (in Portuguese)









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