Ailton

Ailton Jose Almeida (born 20 August 1984 in Hematita, Santa Maria de Itabira, Minas Gerais), simply known as Ailton (Brazilian Portuguese: [a.ˈiwto]), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Orgryte IS.

Club Career

Orgryte IS

He moved to F.C. Copenhagen from Swedish Orgryte IS on 1 January 2007 for 22 million Danish kroner, which by then was transfer record for a Danish club. Both F.C. Copenhagen and Brondby IF struggled for Almeida's signature, but after some hesitation from Brondby IF, he ended up at F.C. Copenhagen.

F.C. Copenhagen

Scoring in his only second game for F.C. Copenhagen against Brondby IF in one of the New Firm matches, he was considered a new star and a start of a new era for the club, which for many years had suffered from the lack of goals from the strikers, however, he did not manage to follow up his performance, and was subsequently placed on the bench as a substitute. On 15 April 2007, Ailton scored on a bicycle kick in F.

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