Adaílton da Silva Santos (born 26 December 1979 in Salvador Bahia), best known as Adaílton, is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. His career started in 2000 when he played for

Barreiras Barreiras is a city located in the west of the state of Bahia, Brazil. It is the most important urban, political, technological and economic center of the western region of the state. Its economy is based on livestock raising and agriculture. In ...

. He then played for

Criciúma Esporte Clube Criciúma Esporte Clube is a Brazilian professional club based in Criciúma, Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina founded on 13 May 1947. Criciúma is the most successful team from Santa Catarina, having won the 1991 Copa do Brasil, the 2002 ...

and in France with AS Nancy-Lorraine, winner of the

Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1993 and, unlike the Coupe de France ...

in 2006. Adailton retired from professional football because of a serious leg injury according to Ligue 1 club Nancy on 18 October 2008.

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* 1979 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Criciúma Esporte Clube players AS Nancy Lorraine players Ligue 1 players Men's association football defenders 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-defender-1970s-stub