Ailton Ferreira Silva

Ailton Ferreira Silva (born 16 March 1995), commonly known as Ailton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Danish club FC Midtjylland.

Ailton Silva

Ailton with VfB Stuttgart in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Ailton Ferreira Silva
Date of birth	16 March 1995
Place of birth	Lauro de Freitas, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Club information
Current team	Midtjylland
Youth career
0000–2013	Fluminense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Fluminense	5	(0)
2015	→ Jacobina (loan)	7	(0)
2015–2016	→ Neftçi (loan)	32	(3)
2016–2017	→ Estoril (loan)	18	(0)
2017–2021	VfB Stuttgart	5	(0)
2018	→ Estoril (loan)	11	(0)
2018–2019	→ Braga (loan)	2	(0)
2019–2020	→ Qarabağ (loan)	15	(1)
2021–	Midtjylland	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:15, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

Fluminense and loans

Having started his career with Brazilian side Fluminense, Ailton moved to Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftchi Baku on a season-long loan deal in June 2015,.[1] The following season, Ailton moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Estoril on a season-long loan deal.[2]

VfB Stuttgart and loans

In July 2017, Ailton joined VfB Stuttgart[3] and agreed to a four-year-contract.[4] The transfer fee paid to Estoril was reported as close to €1 million.[5]

On 25 January 2018, Ailton was loaned out to Estoril until the end of the season.[6]

For the 2018–19 season he was loaned out to Braga.[7]

On 4 July 2019, Ailton was loaned out at Qarabağ until the end of the season.[8]

Midtjylland

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.[9]

Career statistics

As of 1 August 2020[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fluminense	2013	Brasileirão	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
	2014	Campeonato Carioca	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Jacobina (loan)	2015	Campeonato Baiano	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
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	0	0	0	0	1	0
Qarabağ (loan)	2019–20	Azerbaijan Premier League	15	1	1	0	—		12	2	28	3
Career total			96	4	11	1	2	0	14	2	123	7

References

1. "Нефтчи арендовал 20-летнего бразильца". azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
2. "AILTON CHEGA PARA A DEFESA". estorilpraia.pt/ (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 24 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
3. "Ailton transferido para o Estugarda" (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
4. "VfB sign Ailton Ferreira Silva". VfB Stuttgart. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
5. "Ailton unterschreibt beim VfB bis 2021". kicker Online (in German). 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
6. "Ailton on loan to Estoril". Stuttgart. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
7. "Continued squad planning". VfB Stuttgart. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
8. "Ailton departs on loan". VFB Stuttgart. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
9. "VfB Stuttgart verabschiedet Abwehrspieler Ailton nach Midtjylland". kicker (in German). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
10. "Ailton". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

External links

• Ailton Ferreira Silva at Soccerway