Gladestony

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gladestony

| image =

| fullname = Gladestony Estevão Paulino da Silva

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|8|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bebedouro, Brazil

| height = {{height|m=1.83}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Fidelis Andria

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2008 |youthclubs1 = Santos

| youthyears2 = 2009–2012 |youthclubs2 = Desportivo Brasil

| youthyears3 = 2011 |youthclubs3 = → Icasa (loan)

| youthyears4 = 2011 |youthclubs4 = → Manchester United (loan)

| youthyears5 = 2011–2012 |youthclubs5 = → Twente (loan)

| youthyears6 = 2012 |youthclubs6 = → São Paulo (loan)

| years1 = 2011–2014 |clubs1 = Desportivo Brasil |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2011 |clubs2 = → Icasa (loan) |caps2 = 1 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2013 |clubs3 = → São Paulo (loan) |caps3 = 0 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2013–2014 |clubs4 = → Estoril (loan) |caps4 = 0 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2014 |clubs5 = → Internacional (loan) |caps5 = 1 |goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2015 |clubs6 = Audax |caps6 = 3 |goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2015–2017 |clubs7 = Estoril |caps7 = 0 |goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2016–2017 |clubs8 = → Cartagena (loan) |caps8 = 4 |goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2017 |clubs9 = Catania |caps9 = 7 |goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2017 |clubs10 = → Messina (loan) |caps10 = 14 |goals10 = 3

| years11 = 2018–2019 |clubs11 = Pro Vercelli |caps11 = 18 |goals11 = 2

| years12 = 2019–2020 |clubs12 = Siena |caps12 = 17 |goals12 = 1

| years13 = 2020–2021 |clubs13 = Seregno |caps13 = 20 |goals13 = 5

| years14 = 2021–2024 |clubs14 = Giugliano |caps14 = 93 |goals14 = 13

| years15 = 2024– |clubs15 = Fidelis Andria |caps15 = 1 |goals15 = 0

| pcupdate = 5 May 2024

}}

Gladestony Estevão Paulino da Silva (born 5 August 1993), simply known as Gladestony, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Italian {{Italian football updater|FidelisAndria}} club Fidelis Andria.

Club career

Born in Bebedouro, São Paulo, Gladestony started his career at Santos in 2008, but moved to Desportivo Brasil in the following year, as a part of a partnership with Manchester United. After a year at Icasa, he moved to the English powerhouse, being subsequently loaned to FC Twente;{{cite news |url=http://www.desportivobrasil.com.br/noticias.php?idn=1102 |title=Tem brasileiro, do DB, campeão na Holanda |trans-title=There's a Brazilian, from DB, champion in the Netherlands |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402200910/http://www.desportivobrasil.com.br/noticias.php?idn=1102 |archivedate=2 April 2015 |work=Desportivo Brasil |date=25 April 2012 |language=pt }}{{cite news |url=http://talksport.com/sports-news/football/premier-league/7608/7/united-youngster-sent-loan-twente |title=United youngster sent on loan to Twente |work=Talksport |date=20 May 2011 }} he was also close friends with Paul Pogba during his spell at the Red Devils.{{cite news |url=http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/485832_brasileiro-revela-pogba-ama-o-brasil-e-sambista-e-me-fazia-dar-autografos-com-ele |title=Brasileiro revela: 'Pogba ama o Brasil, é sambista e me fazia dar autógrafos com ele' |trans-title=Brazilian reveals: 'Pogba loves Brazil, is a sambista and made me give autographs with him' |work=ESPN Brasil |date=23 February 2015 |language=pt }}

On 21 September 2012, Gladestony joined São Paulo,{{cite news |url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/sao-paulo-swoop-man-utd-trialists-gladstony-lucas-evangelista-3539811 |title=Sao Paulo swoop for Man Utd trialists Gladstony, Lucas Evangelista |work=Tribal Football |date=21 September 2012 }} being promoted to the main squad in February the following year.{{cite news |url=http://www.saopaulofc.net/noticias/noticias/futebol/2013/2/8/gladestony-ganha-chance-com-ney-franco/ |title=Gladestony ganha chance com Ney Franco |trans-title=Gladestony wins chance with Ney Franco |publisher=São Paulo FC |date=8 February 2013 |language=pt }} He left the club on 5 July 2013, after making no senior appearances, and signed for Estoril Praia.{{cite news |url=http://www.futebolinterior.com.br/futebol/Sao-Paulo-SP/noticias/2013-07/Balcao-de-negocios!-Gladestony-deixa-Sao-Paulo-e-vai-para-Estoril |title=Balcão de negócios! Zagueiro deixa São Paulo e vai para time português |trans-title=OTC business! Stopper leaves São Paulo and goes to Portuguese team |work=Futebol Interior |date=5 July 2013 |language=pt }}

After being rarely used (only one UEFA Europa League and one Taça de Portugal match), Gladestony returned to his home country in December, and signed a one-year deal with Internacional.{{cite news |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/2013/12/volante-gladestony-e-o-novo-reforco-do-time-sub-23-do-internacional.html |title=Gladestony comemora acerto com o Inter: 'Quero ficar por muito tempo |trans-title=Gladestony celebrates signing with Inter: 'I want to stay for a long time' |work=Globo Esporte |date=11 December 2013 |language=pt }} He made his Série A debut on 27 April 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Alan Patrick in a 2–2 away draw against Botafogo.{{cite news |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/jogo/brasileirao2014/27-04-2014/botafogo-internacional.html |title=Sheik comanda reação na estreia pelo Bota e evita vitória do Inter: 2 a 2 |trans-title=Sheik commands reaction in debut for Bota and avoids Inter's victory: 2–2 |work=Globo Esporte |date=27 April 2014 |language=pt }}

On 13 July 2015, Gladestony returned to Estoril, after agreeing to a two-year deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.estorilpraia.pt/pt/noticias/gladestony-e-reforco/|title=Gladestony é reforço (Gladestony is an addition)|publisher=GD Estoril Praia|language=pt|date=13 July 2015|access-date=13 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713201840/http://www.estorilpraia.pt/pt/noticias/gladestony-e-reforco/|archive-date=13 July 2015|url-status=dead}} After being released by Catania on 17 November 2017,{{cite news |title=Risoluzione consensuale del contratto con Gladestony Da Silva |trans-title=Consensual termination of the contract with Gladestony Da Silva |url=http://www.calciocatania.it/article.php?id=34275&l= |website=calciocatania.it |publisher=Calcio Catania |date=17 November 2017 |access-date=3 January 2018 }} he joined Pro Vercelli on 3 January 2018.{{cite news|date=3 January 2018|title=Ufficiale: Tesserato il centrocampista Gladestony da Silva|language=it|trans-title=Official: Signing of midfielder Gladestony da Silva|website=fcprovercelli.it|publisher=FC Pro Vercelli 1892|url=http://www.fcprovercelli.it/ufficiale-tesserato-centrocampista-gladestony-silva|url-status=dead|access-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073107/http://www.fcprovercelli.it/ufficiale-tesserato-centrocampista-gladestony-silva|archive-date=4 January 2018}}

On 13 July 2019, he signed a 2-year contract with Siena.{{cite press release|publisher=Siena|url=https://robursiena.it/2019/07/13/gladestony-estevao-paulino-silva-giocatore-bianconero/|title=Gladestony Estevao Paulino Da Silva nuovo giocatore bianconero|date=13 July 2019|language=it}}

On 11 August 2020 he joined Serie D club Seregno.{{cite web|publisher=Seregno|url=https://www.facebook.com/SeregnoCalcio/posts/3539936966016984|title=COMUNICATO UFFICIALE|date=11 August 2020|language=it}}

On 5 August 2021, he moved to Giugliano, also in Serie D.{{cite web|publisher=Giugliano|url=https://www.facebook.com/asdgiuglianocalcio1928/posts/114385977590130|title=UFFICIALE: GLADESTONY E LEO ABREU SONO DUE NUOVI CALCIATORI DEL GIUGLIANO CALCIO 1928|date=5 August 2021|accessdate=16 November 2021|language=it}} Giugliano was promoted to Serie C for the 2022–23 season.