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 C Group C club Giugliano.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gladestony Estevão Paulino da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bebedouro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Giugliano | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| 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– | Giugliano | 37 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2022 | |||
Club career edit
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 edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "United youngster sent on loan to Twente". Talksport. 20 May 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sao Paulo swoop for Man Utd trialists Gladstony, Lucas Evangelista". Tribal Football. 21 September 2012.
- ^ "Gladestony ganha chance com Ney Franco" [Gladestony wins chance with Ney Franco] (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 8 February 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gladestony Estevao Paulino Da Silva nuovo giocatore bianconero" (Press release) (in Italian). Siena. 13 July 2019.
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" (in Italian). Seregno. 11 August 2020.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: GLADESTONY E LEO ABREU SONO DUE NUOVI CALCIATORI DEL GIUGLIANO CALCIO 1928" (in Italian). Giugliano. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
External links edit
- Gladestony at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Gladestony at Soccerway
