Crislan Henrique da Silva de Sousa (born 13 March 1992), simply known as Crislan, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for River AC.

Crislan
Personal information
Full nameCrislan Henrique da Silva
de Sousa
Date of birth (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthTeresina, Brazil
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)Forward
Team information
Current team
River AC
Number10
Youth career
2010–2011Caiçara
2011Fluminense-PI
2011Comercial-PI
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012Comercial-PI1(0)
2012River13(6)
2012Belo Jardim (loan)8(0)
2012–2015Andraus0(0)
2013Athletico Paranaense (loan)12(3)
2013Boa Esporte (loan)4(0)
2014Athletico Paranaense (loan)13(4)
2014Náutico (loan)18(4)
2015Penapolense (loan)13(9)
2015–2020Braga22(3)
2016Tondela (loan)12(1)
2017Vegalta Sendai (loan)37(13)
2018Shimizu S-Pulse (loan)26(5)
2019Shonan Bellmare (loan)8(0)
2021Bucheon20(5)
2022–2023Brusque21(1)
2023Nakhon Ratchasima14(6)
2023Bhayangkara13(3)
2024–River AC7(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023

Player career

Born in Teresina, Piauí, Crislan made his senior debuts with Comercial before joining Belo Jardim in 2012, on loan from River.[2] He subsequently returned to the latter in April, appearing regularly and being the club's top scorer with six goals in Campeonato Piauiense.[3]

On 27 December 2012 Crislan joined Série A club Atlético Paranaense, initially assigned to the under-23 team.[4] Despite being a starter in 2013 Campeonato Paranaense, he was loaned to Boa Esporte on 26 September 2013, until December.[5]

Crislan only appeared rarely and subsequently returned to Furacão in January 2014. After being again with the under-23s, he joined Náutico on 10 July, on loan until the end of the season.[6]

On 29 November 2014 Crislan announced his departure from Timbu, and also signed for Penapolense.[7] After scoring nine goals in 2015 Campeonato Paulista, he was linked to Santos and a number of clubs from Rio de Janeiro.[8]

On 1 July 2015 Crislan signed a five-year deal with Braga.[9] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 16 August, starting in a 2–1 home win against Nacional, and scored his first goal late in the month, netting the third in a 4–0 home routing of Boavista

On 27 July 2016, he joined Tondela of Primeira Liga on a one-year loan.[10]

In 2021, Crislan joined Bucheon of K League 2.

In 2022, he moved to Brusque of Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.

Career statistics

Updated to 21 October 2023.[11][12]

ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Comercial-PI20111010
River2012136136
Belo Jardim (loan)20128080
Atlético Paranaense (loan)2013Série A12300123
Boa Esporte (loan)2013Série B4040
Atlético Paranaense (loan)2014Série A1140020134
Náutico (loan)2014Série B184184
Penapolense (loan)2015139139
Braga2015-16Primeira Liga132200051203
2016-17101020
Total1420020105100223
Tondela (loan)2016-17Primeira Liga1100010120
Vegalta Sendai (loan)2017J1 League29810753713
Shimizu S-Pulse (loan)2018J1 League2451010265
Shonan Bellmare (loan)2019J1 League602080
Bucheon2021K League 220521226
Brusque2022Série B21120231
Nakhon Ratchasima2022–23Thai League 114622168
Bhayangkara2023–24Liga 1133133
Career total17434592293105712026165

Honours

Braga

Vegalta Sendai

References