Alexandre Silva Cleyton
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Alexandre Henri Marco Silva Cleyton (born 8 March 1983) is a Brazil
Brazil
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ian born Greek
Greeks
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 footballer who plays for Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos FC
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Cleyton is one of few footballers in Greece to have a dual passport
Passport
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, one of Brazilian
Brazilian passport
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 and one of Greek
Greek passport
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 which he received on 13 November 2009, after spending 7 years in Greece which is what is needed to gain citizenship.

Larissa F.C

In the 2006–07 season he helped Larissa reach the Greek cup final and successfully win it. He was Larissa's top scorer in European competitions in the 2007/08 season, including goals against Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
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 and Everton
Everton F.C.
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Panathinaikos F.C

Cleyton signed for Panathinaikos in the summer of 2008 for a fee of €1,500,000. Since then he has scored 5 goals for the greens, one being a fantastic overhead kick against his former club Larissa.
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