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Enílton Menezes Miranda (born October 11, 1977) is a Brazilian footballer. In 2012, he played as a striker for Comercial.

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Full name Enílton Menezes de Miranda
Date of birth (1977-10-11) 11 October 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.76 m
Playing position Second Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Boavista-RJ
1997–1998 Sion
1998–2000 → Yverdon (loan)
2000 Sion
2000–2001 Yverdon
2001 Coritiba 14 (3)
2002 Tigres 23 (1)
2003 Atlético Mineiro 2 (0)
2003–2005 Vitória EC 16 (1)
2005 Juventude (loan) 25 (17)
2006–2009 Palmeiras 26 (8)
2007 Omiya Ardija (loan) 11 (0)
2007 Vasco (loan) 9 (1)
2008 Sport Recife (loan) 0 (21)
2009 Paulista FC (loan) 0 (0)
2010 Paysandu 0 (0)
2010 Brasiliense 10 (3)
2012 Bangu 0 (0)
2012 Comercial (RP) 0 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Enílton's Football Journey

Enílton started his professional football career in Brazil. He later played for teams in Switzerland, Mexico, and Japan, before returning to play for various clubs in Brazil.

Early Career and Move to Mexico

In 2002, Enílton joined Tigres UANL, a team in Mexico. He moved there from Coritiba in Brazil. However, he decided to end his contract with Tigres early to go back to Brazil and play for Atlético Mineiro.

Contract Dispute and Return to Brazil

After joining Atlético Mineiro, Enílton was sold to Esporte Clube Vitória in 2003. Because he had ended his contract with Tigres early, Tigres took legal action against him. The case went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which decided that Enílton had to pay Tigres money for breaking his contract. Atlético Mineiro was also held responsible for their part in the contract issue.

Playing for Palmeiras and Loan Spells

In December 2005, Enílton signed a three-year contract with Palmeiras, a well-known Brazilian club. From 2007 to 2009, while still under contract with Palmeiras, he was loaned out to several other clubs. This means he temporarily played for different teams like Omiya Ardija in Japan, Vasco, Sport Recife, and Paulista FC in Brazil. He even extended his contract with Palmeiras until the end of 2009.

Later Career Clubs

After his time with Palmeiras, Enílton continued to play for various clubs. In January 2010, he joined Paysandu. Later that year, in March, he moved to Brasiliense, where he played until May 2011. He was released from Brasiliense in January 2011.

In 2012, Enílton signed with Bangu to play in the Rio de Janeiro state league. In February of the same year, he joined Comercial de Ribeirão Preto.

Club Statistics

Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Switzerland League
1998/99 Yverdon-Sport Nationalliga B 9 1
1999/00 Nationalliga A 18 4
1999/00 Sion Nationalliga B 13 8
2000/01 Nationalliga A 14 4
Brazil League
2001 Coritiba Série A 14 3
Mexico League
2002/03 Tigres UANL Primera División 23 1
Brazil League
2003 Atlético Mineiro Série A 2 0
Vitória 10 0
2004 7 1
2005 Juventude 25 17
2006 Palmeiras 26 8
Japan League
2007 Omiya Ardija J1 League 11 0
Brazil League
2007 Vasco da Gama Série A 9 1
2008 Sport Recife 21 0

Honours and Trophies

Enílton won several important titles during his career with different clubs:

Vitória
  • Campeonato Baiano: 2004 (This is a state championship in Brazil)
Sport
  • Campeonato Pernambucano: 2008 (Another state championship in Brazil)
  • Copa do Brasil: 2008 (A major national cup competition in Brazil)

See also

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