Charles (footballer, born 1985)

Charles Fernando Basílio da Silva or simply Charles (born 14 February 1985), is a Brazilian former football defensive midfielder.

Charles
Personal information
Full name Charles Fernando Basílio da Silva
Date of birth (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Central Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2005 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Cruzeiro 67 (7)
2005Ipatinga (loan) 5 (0)
2006Cabofriense (loan) 2 (0)
2006–2007Ipatinga (loan) 18 (0)
2008–2011 Lokomotiv Moscow 19 (0)
2011Santos (loan) 4 (0)
2011Cruzeiro (loan) 16 (4)
2012–2015 Cruzeiro 50 (3)
2013Palmeiras (loan) 26 (3)
2016–2020 Antalyaspor 105 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Da Silva arrived at Cruzeiro in October 2003, at age 18, as a defender in the junior team. He was loaned to Ipatinga in 2005, when he won the State Championship. The next year, he was a defender with Cabofriense and returned to Ipatinga for the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Da Silva returned to Cruzeiro in May 2007 for his first opportunity in the professional team, where he remained until the end of August 2008, when 70% of rights were traded to Lokomotiv Moscow of Russia.

He played 67 games for Cruzeiro and scored 7 goals.

On 4 February 2013, in an exchange for Luan, he signed for Palmeiras until the end of season.[1]

Honours

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Ipatinga
Cruzeiro
Santos
Palmeiras

References

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