Charles (footballer, born 1985)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Basílio and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Charles

Personal information
Full name	Charles Fernando Basílio da Silva
Date of birth	(1985-02-14) 14 February 1985
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)
2005	→ Ipatinga (loan)	5	(0)
2006	→ Cabofriense (loan)	2	(0)
2006–2007	→ Ipatinga (loan)	18	(0)
2008–2011	Lokomotiv Moscow	19	(0)
2011	→ Santos (loan)	4	(0)
2011	→ Cruzeiro (loan)	16	(4)
2012–2015	Cruzeiro	50	(3)
2013	→ Palmeiras (loan)	26	(3)
2016–2020	Antalyaspor	105	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career

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.

Honours

Ipatinga

• Campeonato Mineiro: 2005

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 2008

Santos

• Campeonato Paulista: 2011
• Copa Libertadores: 2011

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2013

External links

• Charles at Soccerway