Gladestony

Gladestony Estevão Paulino da Silva (born 5 August 1993), simply known as Gladestony, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Italian Serie D Group H club Fidelis Andria.

Gladestony

Personal information
Full name	Gladestony Estevão Paulino da Silva
Date of birth	(1993-08-05) 5 August 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Bebedouro, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Fidelis Andria
Youth career
2008	Santos
2009–2012	Desportivo Brasil
2011	→ Icasa (loan)
2011	→ Manchester United (loan)
2011–2012	→ Twente (loan)
2012	→ São Paulo (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Desportivo Brasil	0	(0)
2011	→ Icasa (loan)	1	(0)
2013	→ São Paulo (loan)	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Estoril (loan)	0	(0)
2014	→ Internacional (loan)	1	(0)
2015	Audax	3	(0)
2015–2017	Estoril	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Cartagena (loan)	4	(0)
2017	Catania	7	(1)
2017	→ Messina (loan)	14	(3)
2018–2019	Pro Vercelli	18	(2)
2019–2020	Siena	17	(1)
2020–2021	Seregno	20	(5)
2021–2024	Giugliano	93	(13)
2024–	Fidelis Andria	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Club career

Born in Bebedouro, São Paulo, Gladestony started his career at Santos in 2008, but moved to Desportivo Brasil in the following year, as a part of a partnership with Manchester United. After a year at Icasa, he moved to the English powerhouse, being subsequently loaned to FC Twente;^[1][2] he was also close friends with Paul Pogba during his spell at the Red Devils.^[3]

On 21 September 2012, Gladestony joined São Paulo,^[4] being promoted to the main squad in February the following year.^[5] He left the club on 5 July 2013, after making no senior appearances, and signed for Estoril Praia.^[6]

After being rarely used (only one UEFA Europa League and one Taça de Portugal match), Gladestony returned to his home country in December, and signed a one-year deal with Internacional.^[7] He made his Série A debut on 27 April 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Alan Patrick in a 2–2 away draw against Botafogo.^[8]

On 13 July 2015, Gladestony returned to Estoril, after agreeing to a two-year deal.^[9] After being released by Catania on 17 November 2017,^[10] he joined Pro Vercelli on 3 January 2018.^[11]

On 13 July 2019, he signed a 2-year contract with Siena.^[12]

On 11 August 2020 he joined Serie D club Seregno.^[13]

On 5 August 2021, he moved to Giugliano, also in Serie D.^[14] Giugliano was promoted to Serie C for the 2022–23 season.

References

1. "Tem brasileiro, do DB, campeão na Holanda" [There's a Brazilian, from DB, champion in the Netherlands]. Desportivo Brasil (in Portuguese). 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
2. "United youngster sent on loan to Twente". Talksport. 20 May 2011.
3. "Brasileiro revela: 'Pogba ama o Brasil, é sambista e me fazia dar autógrafos com ele'" [Brazilian reveals: 'Pogba loves Brazil, is a sambista and made me give autographs with him']. ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). 23 February 2015.
4. "Sao Paulo swoop for Man Utd trialists Gladstony, Lucas Evangelista". Tribal Football. 21 September 2012.
5. "Gladestony ganha chance com Ney Franco" [Gladestony wins chance with Ney Franco] (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 8 February 2013.
6. "Balcão de negócios! Zagueiro deixa São Paulo e vai para time português" [OTC business! Stopper leaves São Paulo and goes to Portuguese team]. Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 5 July 2013.
7. "Gladestony comemora acerto com o Inter: 'Quero ficar por muito tempo" [Gladestony celebrates signing with Inter: 'I want to stay for a long time']. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 11 December 2013.
8. "Sheik comanda reação na estreia pelo Bota e evita vitória do Inter: 2 a 2" [Sheik commands reaction in debut for Bota and avoids Inter's victory: 2–2]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 27 April 2014.
9. "Gladestony é reforço (Gladestony is an addition)" (in Portuguese). GD Estoril Praia. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
10. "Risoluzione consensuale del contratto con Gladestony Da Silva" [Consensual termination of the contract with Gladestony Da Silva]. calciocatania.it. Calcio Catania. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
11. "Ufficiale: Tesserato il centrocampista Gladestony da Silva" [Official: Signing of midfielder Gladestony da Silva]. fcprovercelli.it (in Italian). FC Pro Vercelli 1892. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
12. "Gladestony Estevao Paulino Da Silva nuovo giocatore bianconero" (Press release) (in Italian). Siena. 13 July 2019.
13. "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" (in Italian). Seregno. 11 August 2020.
14. "UFFICIALE: GLADESTONY E LEO ABREU SONO DUE NUOVI CALCIATORI DEL GIUGLIANO CALCIO 1928" (in Italian). Giugliano. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

External links

• Gladestony at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Gladestony at Soccerway