Cleberson Martins de Souza

Cleberson
Personal information
Full nameCleberson Martins de Souza
Date of birth17 August 1992
Place of birthMacatuba, Brazil
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Atlético Paranaense
Number4
Youth career
Cruzeiro
2010–2012Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–Atlético Paranaense73(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Cleberson Martins de Souza (born 17 August 1992), simply known as Cleberson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Atlético Paranaense as a central defender.

Club career

Cleberson was born in Macatuba, São Paulo. He joined Atlético Paranaense's youth setup in 2010, after starting it out at Cruzeiro.

On 19 May 2012, after appearing sparingly in the year's Campeonato Paranaense, Cleberson made his professional debut, playing the entire second half in a 4–1 away routing over Joinville for the Série B championship.[1] He appeared in 33 matches during the campaign, scoring his first goal on 24 November against Paraná,[2] as Furacão was promoted to Série A at first attempt.

A backup of Léo and Manoel, Cleberson only appeared in six matches during the 2013 season, making his debut in the main category on 26 May 2013, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Fluminense.[3] He scored his first goal in the competition on 24 November, netting the last of a 6–1 home routing over Náutico.[4]

After profitting from Léo's departure to Flamengo, Cleberson was made a starter by manager Miguel Ángel Portugal. On 5 September 2014 he signed a new deal with the club, running until 2017.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Atlético-PR goleia o Joinville por 4 a 1 na estreia na Série B do Brasileirão" [Atlético-PR thrashes Joinville by 4–1 in Brasileirão Série B's debut] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Fim do martírio: Atlético-PR empata com o Paraná e volta para a Série A" [End of the agony: Atlético-PR draws with Paraná and returns to Série A] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rafael Sobis e Samuel dão vitória aos reservas do Flu sobre o Atlético-PR" [Rafael Sobis and Samuel gives victory to the reserves of Flu over Atlético-PR] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Atlético-PR goleia o Náutico por 6 a 1 e reassume a vice-liderança" [Atlético-PR trashes Náutico by 6–1 and recovers second place] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Atlético-PR renova até 2018 com Marcos Guilherme e mais dois" [Atlético-PR renews until 2018 with Marcos Guilherme and two more] (in Portuguese). Terra. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

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