Airton (footballer, born 1999)
Brazilian footballer
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Airton Moisés Santos Sousa (born 2 February 1999), known as Airton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for K League 1 club Anyang.
| 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 | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Anyang | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2024 | Atlético Goianiense | 90 | (7) |
| 2024 | → Guarani (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | Novorizontino | 27 | (1) |
| 2026– | Anyang | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 March 2026 | |||
Club career
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substitute for Betinho in a 0–2 home loss against Coritiba.[3] On 12 December, after just one further appearance, he rescinded with Verdão and signed for Inter de Limeira.[4]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
- 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
Atlético Goianiense