Airton Moisés Santos Sousa (born 2 February 1999), known as Airton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Guarani, on loan from Atlético Goianiense.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Airton Moisés Santos Sousa | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Belém, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Guarani (on loan from Atlético Goianiense) | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Paysandu | |||
| Remo | |||
| Desportiva Paraense | |||
| 2016–2019 | Palmeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Palmeiras | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Oeste (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Inter de Limeira | 11 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Cruzeiro | 52 | (6) |
| 2021 | → Ceará (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Atlético Goianiense | 108 | (9) |
| 2024– | → Guarani (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Belém, Pará, Airton joined Palmeiras' youth setup in 2016, after a trial period.[1] On 16 August 2019, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to Série B side Oeste until the end of the season.[2]
Airton made his professional debut on 19 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Betinho in a 0–2 home loss against Coritiba.[3] On 12 December, after just one further appearance, he rescinded with Verdão and signed for Inter de Limeira.[4]
On 20 August 2020, Airton signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Cruzeiro in the second division.[5] He scored his first professional goal on 25 October, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw at Náutico.[6]
On 23 July 2021, Airton agreed to a loan deal with Série A side Ceará until December.[7] He made his top tier debut two days later, replacing Rick in a 0–0 away draw against Sport Recife.[8]
Career statistics edit
- As of 3 November 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oeste | 2019 | Série B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Inter de Limeira | 2020 | Paulista | — | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Cruzeiro | 2020 | Série B | 30 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 57 | 6 | ||||
| Ceará | 2021 | Série A | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Atlético Goianiense | 2022 | Série A | 33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8[a] | 1 | — | 56 | 4 | |
| 2023 | Série B | 26 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 5 | |||
| Total | 59 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 100 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 107 | 7 | 36 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 15 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
Honours edit
Atlético Goianiense
References edit
- ^ "Herói do Cruzeiro contra o Atlético-MG, Airton rescindiu com Palmeiras e fez treinos improvisados na casa de empresário para ficar em forma" [Cruzeiro's hero against Atlético-MG, Airton rescinded with Palmeiras and made improvised trainings at his agent's house to remain fit] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Mercado da bola: Palmeiras empresta atacante ao Oeste" [Transfer market: Palmeiras loan forward to Oeste] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Coritiba vence, segue caça ao líder da Série B e aumenta crise no Oeste" [Coritiba win, remain hunting the Série B leader and raises the crisis at Oeste] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Inter de Limeira confirma rumor e apresenta atacante vindo do Palmeiras" [Inter de Limeira confirm rumour and present forward coming from Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Cruzeiro anuncia a contratação do atacante Airton, revelado pelo Palmeiras" [Cruzeiro announce the signing of forward Airton, raised at Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Airton celebra primeiro gol pelo Cruzeiro e como profissional" [Airton celebrates first goal for Cruzeiro and as a professional] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Contratação: Atacante Airton reforça o Ceará até o fim de 2021" [Signing: Forward Airton bolsters Ceará until the end of 2021] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Velocidade e habilidade: Guto Ferreira elogia Airton e Erick, reforços do Ceará" [Speed and skill: Guto Ferreira praises Airton and Erick, additions of Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Povo. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Airton at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ É campeão! Atlético-GO vira sobre Goiás na Serrinha e fatura Goianão, O Popular, 2 April 2022
External links edit
- Ceará profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)