Sueliton (footballer, born 1986)

Sueliton Pereira de Aguiar or simply Sueliton (born 19 August 1986), is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Paraná Clube as a right back.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is de Aguiar.
Sueliton
Personal information
Full name Sueliton Pereira de Aguiar
Date of birth (1986-08-19) 19 August 1986
Place of birth Vitória de Santo Antão, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Paraná
Youth career
2003 Vitória das Tabocas
2004–2007 Porto-PE
2008 7 de Setembro
2009 Sergipe
2009 Porto-PE
2010 Vitória das Tabocas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 ABC 6 (0)
2011 São José 13 (2)
2011–2012 Rayo Vallecano 0 (0)
2013 Criciúma 27 (2)
2014 Atlético Paranaense 30 (0)
2015 Joinville 6 (0)
2015 Figueirense 10 (0)
2016 Goiás 15 (0)
2017 Náutico 12 (1)
2018 Mirassol 0 (0)
2018 Criciúma 23 (0)
2019– Paraná 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2019

Career

Early career

Born in Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco, Sueliton began his career with Vitória das Tabocas. He then joined Pernambuco state club Porto-PE, remaining at the club for four years. The following seasons he played for 7 de Setembro, and Sergipe CS before returning to Porto during the 2009 season. The following season he re-joined Vitória das Tabocas before moving to Serie C club ABC Futebol Clube.

São José

For the 2011 season Sueliton moved to Campeonato Gaúcho side São José EC and quickly established himself as one of the top right backs in the league. In his one season with the club, he appeared in 13 matches and scored 2 goals, being selected as the best right back of the competition.[1]

Rayo Vallecano

On 2 June 2011 it was announced that Sueliton was joining newly promoted La Liga side Rayo Vallecano as the club's first signing for the upcoming First Division season.[2] However, he failed to appear in any league matches for the Madrid outfit, and rescinded his link on 20 December 2012.[3]

Criciúma

On 17 January 2013 Sueliton joined Criciúma EC.[4] After appearing regularly during the Campeonato Catarinense (with his side finishing first), he made his Série A debut on 7 July, starting in a 2–3 away loss against Atlético Mineiro.[5]

Sueliton scored his first goal in the main category of Brazilian football on 18 August, but in a 1–2 loss at Atlético Paranaense.[6] He finished the campaign with 27 appearances and two goals, as his side narrowly avoided relegation.

Atlético Paranaense

On 20 January 2014 Sueliton signed for Atlético Paranaense.[7] He easily beat competition of fellow newcomer Lucas Olaza, and appeared in 30 matches during the season.

Honours
ABC
Criciúma
Goiás

References
  1. "Video: Sueliton Pereira Aguiar - Melhor Lateral Direito do Gauchão 2011" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 May 2011 – via YouTube.
  2. "Sueliton jugará en Vallecas" (in Spanish). Marca. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  3. "Rayo y Sueliton llegan a un acuerdo para rescindir su contrato" [Rayo and Sueliton reach agreement to rescind his deal]. Rayo Herald (in Spanish). 20 December 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. "Lateral se apresenta no Tigre" [Full back is presented at Tigre] (in Portuguese). Criciúma's official website. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  5. "Time misto do Atlético Mineiro derrota o Criciúma no Independência" [Atlético Mineiro's mixed team defeats Criciúma in Independência] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  6. "Atlético-PR vence o Criciúma de virada e assume a quinta posição" [Atlético-PR defeats Criciúma with a comeback and takes the fifth place] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  7. "Segundo reforço, Sueliton é registrado e já pode estrear pelo Atlético-PR" [Second addition, Sueliton is registered and already can debut for Atlético-PR] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
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