Jose Junior Pereira Ailton (born July 23, 1987), better known as Aílton Júnior, is a Brazilian football player who most recently played for Azerbaijan Premier League side AZAL.

Career

Brasil

Aílton passed a football school of

Santos FC Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a '' bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals i ...

and began his career here, but was not able to become a major player. In 2007, at the age of 20 he went to Tupi FC and played Série C for the next 2 years.

Hungary

He was transferred to

Kaposvári Rákóczi FC Kaposvári Rákóczi FC is a football club in Kaposvár, Hungary. Their home stadium is Stadion Kaposvár Rákoczi. The team is named after Francis II Rákóczi, a Transylvanian prince and national hero and they are also often referred to be ...

and after a brilliant season was signed by

Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, or simply FTC, is a professional football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hungarian football. Ferencváros ...

. In 2010, he played for the second team on a one-year loan, but was taken back after six months. For

he capped 41 times.

AZAL

In July 2012, Aílton went on trial with Azerbaijan Premier League side AZAL. Following his first friendly match with the team he signed a two-year contract. Aílton was released by AZAL at the end of his contract, having played 57 times in all competitions for the club.

Career statistics

References

External links

Player profile at HLSZ

Player profile at FTC

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1987 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Santos FC players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Shuvalan FK players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Azerbaijan Premier League players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Hungary Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub