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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gladestony Estevão Paulino da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1993 | ||
| 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 | |||
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.
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