Luís Cláudio Carvalho da Silva (born 27 March 1987), commonly known as Cláudio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a

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for Chanthaburi United in Thai League 3.

Biography

Born in Jaguarari, Bahia, Cláudio started his career at

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. He signed his first professional contract with the club in August 2005, which last until in June 2009. He was loaned to Juventude in the second half of year 2007 for its

2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 51st edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on May 12, 2007, and ended on December 2, 2007. Format The format was identical to the 2006 edition. 20 teams competed, each team playing ...

. But after his false identity discovered, he was suspended. In June 2008, he added 1 more year to his contract with Palmeiras. He was loaned to

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B is commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B (Série B), and until 2022 was officially called Brasileirão Sportingbet by sponsorship reasons. It is the second tier of the Brazilian football league system ...

club Marília for a year in September 2008. He played twice in the national league, on 17 October and on 28 October. He also played for the team at

2009 Campeonato Paulista The 2009 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 108th season of São Paulo's top-flight professional football league. The season began on January 21 and ended on May 3. Corinthians were crowned the lea ...

. In July 2009, Swedish team Hammarby signed him for remainder of the season. The team finished as the 16th and relegated from

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. In February 2010 he was released by Palmeiras. He was signed by

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in June 2010 for

2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C In 2010, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 clubs divided in four groups, followed by a playoff round, from July 18 to November 21, 2010. The top four clubs, the ones which qualified t ...

, but never played. He was released in September, after Brasil failed to qualify for the second round. In February 2018 Cláudio signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with First Professional League team

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. At the end of June 2019, Cláudio joined Thai club Angthong.OFFICIAL : อ่างทองเปิดตัวกองหน้าดีกรีU-17ทีมชาติบราซิลล่าสกอร์
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International career

He played 3 times at

2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the eleventh edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Lima, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura and Iquitos in Peru between 16 September and 2 October 2005. Players born after 1 January 1988 could participa ...

. The team finished as the runner-up.

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