Airton (footballer, born 1989)
Brazilian footballer
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Airton Santos de Oliveira (born 8 February 1989), simply known as Airton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Confiança.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Airton Santos de Oliveira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Rosa de Lima, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Confiança | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | Porto-PE | ||
| 2008 | Benfica (U19) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Sport Recife | ||
| 2009–2012 | Porto-PE | ||
| 2010 | → América-RN (loan) | ||
| 2010 | → Central (loan) | ||
| 2011 | → Náutico (loan) | ||
| 2012–2013 | ABC | ||
| 2013–2014 | Boa Esporte | ||
| 2013 | → Sampaio Corrêa (loan) | ||
| 2014 | → Paysandu (loan) | ||
| 2015 | Nacional-AM | ||
| 2015 | Capivariano | ||
| 2015 | Botafogo-PB | ||
| 2016 | Sergipe | ||
| 2016 | Juazeirense | ||
| 2016 | Paraíba de Cajazeiras | ||
| 2017 | ASA | ||
| 2017 | Porto-PE | ||
| 2018 | Cabofriense | ||
| 2018 | Uberlândia | ||
| 2018 | Novo Horizonte-GO | ||
| 2018–2023 | Brusque | 222 | (6) |
| 2024 | São Luiz | ||
| 2024 | Marcílio Dias | ||
| 2024 | Treze | ||
| 2025– | Confiança | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 October 2025 | |||
Career
Airton competed in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr. for Porto de Caruaru. He caught the attention of SL Benfica where he played for the under-19 team. He returned to Brazil with Sport, and played for other teams such as Náutico, Sampaio Corrêa, ABC, América-RN, Sergipe, ASA and Paysandu.[2]
For Brusque, Airton played from October 2018 to 2023, and won six titles,[3] played 222 matches and scored 6 goals.[4]
In December 2023, he was announced as a reinforcement of EC São Luiz.[5] On 2024 season also played for Marcílio Dias and Treze.[6] For the 2025 season, Aírton signed with AD Confiança.[7]
Honours
Sergipe
- Campeonato Sergipano: 2016
Brusque
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D: 2019
- Copa Santa Catarina: 2018, 2019
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2022
- Recopa Catarinense: 2020, 2023
Confiança
- Campeonato Sergipano: 2025