Alessandro Padovani Celin (;

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: 셀린 ; born 11 September 1989 in Castelo, Espírito Santo,

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), is a Brazilian- Italian

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who plays as a

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for Italian

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club

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Club career

Atletico Mineiro (Academy)

Alessandro Celin started his steps in the youth team of Clube Atletico Mineiro when he was 14 years old.

Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense

Celin began his club career at ASA. He had played for the team in a number of matches in Campeonato Alagoano, a football league of the state of

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and was Champion of Algoas Championship in 2011. He made his debut, as well as the only match, in

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in 2011.

Gwangju FC

Celin joined K-League club

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on 27 July 2011. He made his debut for Gwangju FC playing against

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on 25 September 2011.

Trials with other clubs

After he played for

, he went for trials with different clubs, including

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club

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and West Ham United. However, the trials were not a success and he remained a

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South China

After Trials in England he ended up joining South China. On 29 December 2012, Steven Lo, the chairman of

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, announced that the club signed Celin. He went on playing 14 games and scoring 4 goals. He was one of the winning players in Hong Kong First Division League season 2012-13.

Volyn Lutsk

On 18 October 2013, Celin joined Ukrainian Premier League club

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Kelantan

On 20 January 2017, he signed for Kelantan FA (Malaysian Super League) to replace their previous import player,

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who was sent home after failed the club medical test with him had an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injury. On 6 May, he scored his first goal with a bicycle kick in a 3-2 win against Pahang.

Malaysia Super League career statistics

Honours

;ASA * Campeonato Alagoano: 2011 ;South China *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Celin, Alessandro Padovani 1989 births Living people People from Castelo, Espírito Santo Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Italian men's footballers Brazilian people of Italian descent Italian people of Brazilian descent Men's association football forwards K League 1 players Hong Kong First Division League players Liga I players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Ukrainian Premier League players Serie C players Serie D players Malaysia Premier League players South China AA players Gwangju FC players CS Concordia Chiajna players Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense players Rio Branco Atlético Clube players FC Volyn Lutsk players SS Juve Stabia players Saif Sporting Club players Kelantan F.C. players Arzachena Academy Costa Smeralda players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh Footballers from Espírito Santo