Personal information | |||
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Full name | Airton Moisés Santos Sousa | ||
Date of birth | (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25) | ||
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 |
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.
Club career
Born in Belém, Pará, Airton joined Palmeiras' youth setup in 2016, after a trial period. On 16 August 2019, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to Série B side Oeste until the end of the season.
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. On 12 December, after just one further appearance, he rescinded with Verdão and signed for Inter de Limeira.
On 20 August 2020, Airton signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Cruzeiro in the second division. He scored his first professional goal on 25 October, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw at Náutico.
On 23 July 2021, Airton agreed to a loan deal with Série A side Ceará until December. He made his top tier debut two days later, replacing Rick in a 0–0 away draw against Sport Recife.
Career statistics
- As of 3 November 2023
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 | 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
Atlético Goianiense
References
- "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
- Ceará profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Belém
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- SE Palmeiras players
- Oeste Futebol Clube players
- Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira) players
- Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
- Ceará Sporting Club players
- Atlético Clube Goianiense players
- Guarani FC players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen