Thiago Carleto

Thiago Carleto
Personal information
Full nameThiago Carleto Alves
Date of birthMarch 24, 1989
Place of birthSão Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionLeft back
Club information
Current team
Botafogo
NumberTBA
Youth career
20052007Santos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
20072008Santos10(0)
20082010Valencia1(0)
20092010Elche (loan)8(2)
2010São Paulo5(1)
2011Olimpia (loan)3(0)
2011América-MG (loan)14(1)
2012→ Fluminense (loan)8(1)
2014Ponte Preta (loan)0(0)
2014→ Avaí (loan)10(1)
2015Botafogo (loan)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Thiago Carleto Alves or simply Carleto (born March 24, 1989), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Botafogo, on loan from São Paulo FC as a left back.

Career

Born in São Bernardo do Campo, Carleto was made professional debut for Santos in the São Paulo State Championship against Juventus-SP on April 11, 2007.[1]

Potential move to Europe

On November 25, 2008, it was announced that Spanish club Valencia CF signed Thiago until 2014.[2]

On August 20, 2009, he was loaned to Elche CF.[3]

Back to Brazil

In February 2010 after some days São Paulo announced to signed definitively the left back, who coming from Valencia, the footballer signed a contract until 2014.[4]

Olimpia

Following a year of diminishing possibilities of starring in the São Paulo first team, the club had given him permission to move to another club on a loan basis. As a result, Carleto has been signed to Olimpia Asuncion for the 2011 season.[5] But he failed to adapt to the new surroundings and following that ended the contract with Olimpia in three months after joining the club.

América-MG

On 6 May 2011, he moved to the newly promoted Brazilian Série A club América Mineiro on loan from São Paulo.

Fluminense

In January 2012, following América's relegation from Série A, Carleto was again loaned by São Paulo and will spend the 2012 season at Fluminense. Despite his good moment playing for tricolor carioca, Carleto return to São Paulo, owner of his rights, for 2013 season, being in Ney Franco's, coach of club, plans.[6]

Ponte Preta

In February, Carleto was hired to play for Ponte Preta in 2014 season. However, after just two months at Campinas side, in a game against his former club Santos FC, Carleto left the substitute bench during the game, when coach Vadão did the third substitution, the last one permitted in a football game. In six games for Macaca (being four as a substitute), Carleto scored one goal.[7]

Honours

Fluminense

References

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