Célio Santos

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.

Célio Santos
Personal information
Full name Célio Ferreira dos Santos
Date of birth (1987-07-20) 20 July 1987
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
2009AA 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 15 (0)
2021–2022 Kasetsart 8 (0)
2023– Kuching City 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2021

Honours

Club

SCG Muangthong United

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]

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.