Cristiano (footballer, born 1999)
Brazilian footballer
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Cristiano Pereira de Oliveira (born 3 April 1999), simply known as Cristiano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Pelotas.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristiano Pereira de Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pelotas | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016 | Cruzeiro-RS | ||
| 2017–2020 | Ceará | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Ceará | 11 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Confiança (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2022 | → São José-RS (loan) | 16 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Iwate Grulla Morioka | 17 | (5) |
| 2024 | Volta Redonda | 19 | (3) |
| 2025 | Ypiranga-RS | 27 | (1) |
| 2025– | Pelotas | 6 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 November 2025 | |||
Career
Revealed by the youth sectors of Ceará, Cristiano was part of the champion squads of the Copa do Nordeste and the Brazilian Under-23 Championship in 2020.[1] Without getting much space, he was later loaned to EC São José, where he stood out as the team's top scorer. He was traded to Iwate Grulla Morioka where he played for two seasons,[2] returning to Brazil in 2024 to defend Volta Redonda.[3][4] For the 2025 season, Cristiano signed with Ypiranga de Erechim.[5] On September, Cristiano terminated his contract and signed with EC Pelotas.[6]
Honours
Ceará
Volta Redonda