Ailton Ferreira Silva (born 16 March 1995), commonly known as Ailton, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Amazonas.

Career

Fluminense

Having started his career with Brazilian side Fluminense, he made his league debut for the club against Grêmio on 12 October 2013.

Neftçi

Ailton moved to

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side Neftchi Baku on a season-long

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deal in June 2015. He made his league debut for the club against Kapaz on 9 August 2015. Ailton scored his first league goal for the club against Qarabağ on 16 April 2016, scoring in the 74th minute.

Estoril

The following season, Ailton moved to Portuguese

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side

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on a season-long loan deal. He made his league debut against Rio Ave on 1 October 2016. Ailton scored his first goal for the club in the

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, scoring against Cova Piedade on 19 November 2016, scoring in the 21st minute.

VfB Stuttgart

In July 2017, Ailton joined

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and agreed to a four-year-contract. The transfer fee paid to Estoril was reported as close to €1 million. Ailton made his league debut for the club against

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on 19 August 2017.

Second spell at Estoril

On 25 January 2018, Ailton was loaned out to

until the end of the season. During his second spell at the club, he made his league debut against

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on 30 January 2018.

SC Braga

For the 2018–19 season he was loaned out to

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. Ailton made his league debut for the club against C.D. Nacional on 18 January 2019. He also made an appearance for S.C. Braga B, making his debut for the club against Académica on 11 November 2018.

Qarabağ

On 4 July 2019, Ailton was loaned out at Qarabağ until the end of the season. He made his league debut for the club against

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on 16 August 2019. Ailton scored his first goal for the club against Zira on 15 February 2020, scoring in the 28th minute.

Midtjylland

Ailton moved to

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club

FC Midtjylland Football Club Midtjylland (, "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast. The club is the result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Superliga, which they ...

on a permanent transfer on 1 February 2021, the last day of the 2020–21 transfer window. He made his league debut for the club against

Lyngby Kongens Lyngby (, Danish language, Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping stre ...

on 4 March 2021.

Pafos

On 24 August 2021,

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announced the signing of Ailton. He made his league debut for the club against Apollon on 23 October 2021.

Náutico

Ailton scored on his league debut for Náutico against CRB on 28 April 2022, scoring in the 89th minute.

Rodina Moscow

On 20 September 2022, Rodina Moscow announced the signing of Ailton. He made his debut for the club in the Russian Cup against Kosmos Dolgoprudny on 5 October 2022.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ailton 1995 births Living people Footballers from Bahia People from Lauro de Freitas Men's association football defenders Brazilian men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Azerbaijan Premier League players Primeira Liga players Bundesliga players Danish Superliga players Cypriot First Division players Fluminense FC players G.D. Estoril Praia players VfB Stuttgart players S.C. Braga players Neftçi PFK players Qarabağ FK players FC Midtjylland players Pafos FC players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia FC Rodina Moscow players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen