# Ailton (footballer, born 1995)

Ailton Ferreira Silva (born 16 March 1995), commonly known as Ailton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back 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 Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftchi Baku on a season-long loan 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 Primeira Liga side Estoril 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 Taça de Portugal, scoring against Cova Piedade on 19 November 2016, scoring in the 21st minute.

### VfB Stuttgart

In July 2017, Ailton joined VfB Stuttgart 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 Hertha BSC on 19 August 2017.

### Second spell at Estoril

On 25 January 2018, Ailton was loaned out to Estoril until the end of the season. During his second spell at the club, he made his league debut against Tondela on 30 January 2018.

### SC Braga

For the 2018–19 season he was loaned out to Braga. 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 Shamakhi 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 Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland 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 on 4 March 2021.

### Pafos

On 24 August 2021, Pafos 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.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 27 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State League | State League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Fluminense | 2013 | Brasileirão Série A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fluminense | 2014 | Brasileirão Série A | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Fluminense | 2015 | Brasileirão Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Fluminense | 2016 | Brasileirão Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Fluminense | 2017 | Brasileirão Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Fluminense | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jacobina (loan) | 2015 | Campeonato Baiano | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Neftchi Baku (loan) | 2015–16 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 32 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| Estoril (loan) | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 |
| Stuttgart | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Stuttgart | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Stuttgart | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Stuttgart | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Stuttgart | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| Estoril (loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Braga (loan) | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Braga B (loan) | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Qarabağ (loan) | 2019–20 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 15 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | 28 | 3 |
| Midtjylland | 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Pafos | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Náutico (loan) | 2022 | Brasileirão Série B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Rodina Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian First League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 110 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 145 | 8 |