Ailton Ferreira Silva (born 16 March 1995), commonly known as Ailton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Amazonas.
Having started his career with Brazilian side Fluminense, he made his league debut for the club against Grêmio on 12 October 2013.
Ailton moved to Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftchi Baku on a season-long loan deal in June 2015. He made his league debut for the club against Kapaz on 9 August 2015. Ailton scored his first league goal for the club against QarabaÃÂ on 16 April 2016, scoring in the 74th minute.
The following season, Ailton moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Estoril on a season-long loan deal. He made his league debut against Rio Ave on 1 October 2016. Ailton scored his first goal for the club in the Taça de Portugal, scoring against Cova Piedade on 19 November 2016, scoring in the 21st minute.
In July 2017, Ailton joined VfB Stuttgart and agreed to a four-year-contract. The transfer fee paid to Estoril was reported as close to â¬1 million.
Ailton made his league debut for the club against Hertha BSC on 19 August 2017.
On 25 January 2018, Ailton was loaned out to Estoril until the end of the season. During his second spell at the club, he made his league debut against Tondela on 30 January 2018.
For the 2018âÂÂ19 season he was loaned out to Braga. Ailton made his league debut for the club against C.D. Nacional on 18 January 2019.
He also made an appearance for S.C. Braga B, making his debut for the club against Académica on 11 November 2018.
On 4 July 2019, Ailton was loaned out at QarabaÃÂ until the end of the season. He made his league debut for the club against Shamakhi on 16 August 2019. Ailton scored his first goal for the club against Zira on 15 February 2020, scoring in the 28th minute.
Ailton moved to Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland on a permanent transfer on 1 February 2021, the last day of the 2020âÂÂ21 transfer window. He made his league debut for the club against Lyngby on 4 March 2021.
On 24 August 2021, Pafos announced the signing of Ailton. He made his league debut for the club against Apollon on 23 October 2021.
Ailton scored on his league debut for Náutico against CRB on 28 April 2022, scoring in the 89th minute.
On 20 September 2022, Rodina Moscow announced the signing of Ailton. He made his debut for the club in the Russian Cup against Kosmos Dolgoprudny on 5 October 2022.