José Gildeixon Clemente de Paiva (3 September 1987 – 28 November 2016), commonly known as Gil, was a Brazilian

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who last played for Chapecoense as a

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. Gil was one of the victims when

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crashed on 28 November 2016.

Club career

Gil started his career at Santa Cruz-RN. In 2005, he joined

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after impressing on a trial, and subsequently became an undisputed starter for the side. He then had spells at

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and Série A club Vitória in 2009, making his division debut for the latter on 16 July in a 1–1 away draw against Náutico. Released by Vitória in December 2009, Gil signed for

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in Série B. Sparingly used by the club during the season, he moved to fellow second tier club Ponte Preta. In April 2011, after impressing in the year's

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, Gil agreed to a contract with

Coritiba Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as "Coxa-Branca" or "Coxa", is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest f ...

, but was only registered in June. He made his debut for the club on 1 July, replacing

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in a 3–1 home victory against Ceará. After several campaigns as a starter, Gil was loaned to fellow top tier side Chapecoense on 3 January 2015. He scored his first goal in the category on 30 May, but in a 1–3 loss at former club Ponte Preta. Gil rescinded his contract with ''Coxa'' in December 2015, and signed for ''Chape'' permanently.

Death

On 28 November 2016, whilst at the service of Chapecoense, Gil was among the fatalities of the

accident in the Colombian village of Cerro Gordo,

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Career statistics

Honours

;Coritiba *

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: 2012, 2013 ;Chapecoense *

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(posthumously)

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