Célio Santos

Célio Santos
Personal information
Full name	Célio Ferreira dos Santos
Date of birth	20 July 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Paracatu, Brazil
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
2004–2005	URT-MG
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006	Ferroviário AC
2006–2008	AA Ponte Preta
2009	Cascavel CR
2009	→ AA Ponte Preta (loan)
2009–2010	Shaanxi Zhongjian Chanba
2010–2011	Belenenses
2011–2012	Dacia Chișinău
2012–2014	Tavriya Simferopol
2015	Tractor Sazi
2015	Al-Shaab CSC
2016	Avaí
2016	Ulsan Hyundai
2017–2018	Muangthong United
2020–2021	Santa Cruz
2021–2022	Kasetsart
2023–2024	Kuching City
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 September 2023

Célio Ferreira dos Santos (born July 20, 1987), or simply Célio Santos, is a Brazilian former footballer who plays as a defender.

Eligibility controversy

An inquiry held by the Prime Minister of East Timor in 2016, heard that Celio Santos was one of seven Brazilian men's footballers to receive falsified baptism documents from Timor's Catholic Church, in order to make it appear he was eligible for Timorese nationality.^[1]

All seven players were based in Asia at the time, but only one, Juninho, has played for Timor's controversial national side.

It is unclear when Célio Santos received his Timorese passport, which he received despite having no known means of eligibility, such as a family connection, or residency.^[2]

Honours

Club

SCG Muangthong United

Thai League Cup (1): 2017
Mekong Club Championship (1): 2017

References

^ "Deskonfia Paroquia Balun Falsifika Dokumentu, Kontribui Instabilidade – STL Online". suara-timor-lorosae.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016.
^ Kerr, Jack (October 2015). "Success is No Longer Foreign to East Timor, but the Players Are". The New York Times.

External links

Célio Santos – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)

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[1] "Deskonfia Paroquia Balun Falsifika Dokumentu, Kontribui Instabilidade – STL Online". suara-timor-lorosae.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016.

[2] Kerr, Jack (October 2015). "Success is No Longer Foreign to East Timor, but the Players Are". The New York Times.

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