| Ailton | |
| Fullname: | Ailton Ferreira Silva |
| Birth Date: | 1995 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Lauro de Freitas, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Left back |
| Currentclub: | Amazonas |
| Youthyears1: | –2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Fluminense |
| Years1: | 2013–2017 |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Clubs1: | Fluminense |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | → Jacobina (loan) |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps3: | 32 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Clubs3: | → Neftçi (loan) |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | → Estoril (loan) |
| Years5: | 2017–2021 |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Clubs5: | VfB Stuttgart |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Clubs6: | → Estoril (loan) |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps7: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Clubs7: | → Braga (loan) |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps8: | 15 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Clubs8: | → Qarabağ (loan) |
| Years9: | 2021 |
| Caps9: | 8 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Clubs9: | Midtjylland |
| Years10: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps10: | 5 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Clubs10: | Pafos |
| Years11: | 2022 |
| Caps11: | 4 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Clubs11: | → Náutico (loan) |
| Years12: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps12: | 0 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Clubs12: | Rodina Moscow |
| Years13: | 2024– |
| Caps13: | 0 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Clubs13: | Amazonas |
| Club-Update: | 14:12, 19 March 2024 |
Ailton Ferreira Silva (born 16 March 1995), commonly known as Ailton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Amazonas.
Having started his career with Brazilian side Fluminense, he made his league debut for the club against Grêmio on 12 October 2013.[1]
Ailton moved to Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftchi Baku on a season-long loan deal in June 2015.[2] He made his league debut for the club against Kapaz on 9 August 2015.[3] Ailton scored his first league goal for the club against Qarabağ on 16 April 2016, scoring in the 74th minute.[4]
The following season, Ailton moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Estoril on a season-long loan deal.[5] He made his league debut against Rio Ave on 1 October 2016.[6] Ailton scored his first goal for the club in the Taça de Portugal, scoring against Cova Piedade on 19 November 2016, scoring in the 21st minute.[7]
In July 2017, Ailton joined VfB Stuttgart[8] and agreed to a four-year-contract.[9] The transfer fee paid to Estoril was reported as close to €1 million.[10]
Ailton made his league debut for the club against Hertha BSC on 19 August 2017.[11]
On 25 January 2018, Ailton was loaned out to Estoril until the end of the season.[12] During his second spell at the club, he made his league debut against Tondela on 30 January 2018.[13]
For the 2018–19 season he was loaned out to Braga.[14] Ailton made his league debut for the club against C.D. Nacional on 18 January 2019.[15]
He also made an appearance for S.C. Braga B, making his debut for the club against Académica on 11 November 2018.[16]
On 4 July 2019, Ailton was loaned out at Qarabağ until the end of the season.[17] He made his league debut for the club against Shamakhi on 16 August 2019.[18] Ailton scored his first goal for the club against Zira on 15 February 2020, scoring in the 28th minute.[19]
Ailton moved to Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland on a permanent transfer on 1 February 2021, the last day of the 2020–21 transfer window.[20] He made his league debut for the club against Lyngby on 4 March 2021.[21]
On 24 August 2021, Pafos announced the signing of Ailton.[22] He made his league debut for the club against Apollon on 23 October 2021.[23]
Ailton scored on his league debut for Náutico against CRB on 28 April 2022, scoring in the 89th minute.[24]
On 20 September 2022, Rodina Moscow announced the signing of Ailton.[25] He made his debut for the club in the Russian Cup against Kosmos Dolgoprudny on 5 October 2022.[26]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fluminense | 2013 | Brasileirão Série A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Jacobina (loan) | 2015 | Campeonato Baiano | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Neftchi Baku (loan) | 2015–16 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 32 | 3 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |||
| Estoril (loan) | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Stuttgart | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | |||
| Estoril (loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Braga (loan) | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Braga B (loan) | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Qarabağ (loan) | 2019–20 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 15 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | 28 | 3 | |||
| Midtjylland | 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Pafos | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Náutico (loan) | 2022 | Brasileirão Série B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Rodina Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian First League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 110 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 145 | 8 | |||