Airton (footballer, born March 1990)

Airton
Personal information
Full name Airton Tirabassi[1]
Date of birth (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Boituva, Brazil[2]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 PT Prachuap
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Rio Branco 16 (1)
2011 Guaratinguetá 7 (0)
2012 Rio Branco 23 (1)
2012 Mogi Mirim 2 (0)
2013 CRB 2 (0)
2014 Ituano 6 (0)
2015 XV de Piracicaba 10 (0)
2016 São Bento 1 (0)
2016 → Luverdense (loan) 8 (1)
2017 Paraná 9 (0)
2017–2021 Avaí 67 (2)
2019 → Ponte Preta (loan) 23 (0)
2021 → Guarani (loan) 12 (1)
2021–2022 Nongbua Pitchaya 27 (2)
2022–2023 Port 21 (2)
2023– PT Prachuap 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Airton Tirabassi (born 12 March 1990) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Thai League 1 club PT Prachuap as a centre back.

Club career

Born in Boituva, Airton started his professional career with Rio Branco in 2010.[3] In the following years, he played for Guaratinguetá, Mogi Mirim and CRB.[4]

In 2014, Airton signed with Ituano and with the club, he went on to win the 2014 Campeonato Paulista. After a stint with XV de Piracicaba,[3] on 10 December 2015, Airton switched to São Bento.[5] On 3 May 2016, Airton joined Luverdense on a loan deal.[6] On 17 June, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 victory over Paraná Clube.[7] He left São Bento on 19 December after having made a single appearance in Campeonato Paulista.[8]

Airton signed with Paraná Clube on 13 January 2017.[9] He featured 15 times for the club and scored one goal in a Copa do Brasil match against Vitória. However, after failing to negotiate with the club about his salary, he did not renew his contract.[10] In May 2017, he moved to Serie A club Avaí.[11] On 18 June, he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 defeat against Vasco da Gama.[12][13]

On 1 January 2019, Airton moved to Ponte Preta.[14]

Club statistics

As of match played on 24 November 2018
Club Season League Cup State League Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rio Branco 2010[2] Paulista A1 — 0 0 16 1 16 1
Guaratinguetá 2011[2] Série B 3 0 0 0 4 0 7 0
Rio Branco 2012[2] Paulista A3 — 0 0 23 1 23 1
Mogi Mirim 2012[2] Série D 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
CRB 2013[2] Série C 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Ituano 2014[2] Série D 3 0 19 2 3 0 25 2
XV de Piracicaba 2015[2] Paulista A1 — 0 0 10 0 10 0
São Bento 2016[2] Série D 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Luverdense (loan) 2016[2] Série B 8 1 0 0 — 8 1
Paraná 2017[2] Série B 0 0 8 1 7 0 15 1
Avaí 2017[2] Série A 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
2018[2] Série B 31 0 2 0 5 0 38 0
Total 36 0 2 0 5 0 43 0
Career total 52 1 31 3 69 2 152 6

References

  1. ^ a b "Airton Tirabassi". Samba Foot. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Airton". Scoresway. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b "XV de Piracicaba acerta com Airton, campeão Paulista pelo Ituano [XV of Piracicaba hits with Airton, champion Paulista for Ituano]" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Zagueiro da Luverdense reforça o Paraná [Luverdense defender reinforces Paraná]" (in Portuguese). Parana Portal. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  5. ^ "São Bento anuncia zagueiro Airton, ex-XV de Piracicaba e CRB [ 60/5000 São Bento announces Airton defender, ex-XV of Piracicaba and CRB]" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Luverdense apresenta reforços para a série B [Luverdense presents reinforcements for the B series]" (in Portuguese). Luverdense Esporte Clube. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Luverdense 1 - 0 Parana" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Paulistão: Descontente com a reserva, zagueiro deixa o São Bento [Paulistão: Displeased with the reserve, defender leaves São Bento]" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Paraná apresenta o zagueiro Airton como reforço [Paraná presents Airton defender as reinforcer]" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Avaí se aproxima de acordo com dupla do Paraná: Airton e Diego Tavares [Avaí approaches in agreement with pair of Paraná: Airton and Diego Tavares]" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Avaí apresenta reforços para a Série A Avaí presents reinforcements for Serie A]" (in Portuguese). Avaí Futebol Clube. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Airton estreia contra o Vasco [Airton debuts against Vasco]" (in Portuguese). Avaí Futebol Clube. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Vasco da Gama 1 - 0 Avai". ESPN. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Elenco 2019: Ponte confirma lateral Diego Renan, zagueiro Airton e atacantes Hugo Cabral e Marlyson; Reginaldo e Nathan renovam contrato" [Cast 2019: Bridge confirms lateral Diego Renan, defender Airton and attackers Hugo Cabral and Marlyson; Reginaldo and Nathan renew contract] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ponte Preta. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.